Kolata, Kolāṭa, Kōlāḷ: 4 definitions

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Kolata means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term Kōlāḷ can be transliterated into English as Kolal or Kolali, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Kolāṭa (कोलाट).—An asura who was slain by Caṇḍa Kāli.*

  • * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 28. 42.
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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kolatā (कोलता):—[=kola-tā] [from kola] f. the state of a hog, [Śiśupāla-vadha xiv, 86.]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Koḻata (ಕೊೞತ):—[noun] that has come to existence recently or very recently or that was not existing before; new.

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Koḻal (ಕೊೞಲ್):—[noun] a high-pitched wind instrument, with or without reed, consisting of a long, slender (usu. bamboo) tube, played by blowing across a hole near one end and fingering the holes along its length; a flute.

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Kōlāṭa (ಕೋಲಾಟ):—

1) [noun] a folk-dance performed by a group of people, in which short sticks are stuck rhythmically in harmony to the song sung; a kind of morris-dance.

2) [noun] a fighting with arrows.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Kōlāḷ (கோலாள்) [kōl-āḷ] noun < கோல்¹ [kol¹] +. Charioteer; தேர்ப்பாகன். அங்கவன்றன் கோலாளைக் கொன்று [therppagan. angavanran kolalaig konru] (பாரதவெண்பா [parathavenpa] 799).

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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