Krikalasa, Krikalasha, Kṛkalāsa, Kṛkalāśa: 11 definitions
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Krikalasa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 terms Kṛkalāsa and Kṛkalāśa can be transliterated into English as Krkalasa or Krikalasa or Krikalasha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Kṛkālasa (कृकालस) refers to a “lizard”.—The Kaśyapasmṛti states that if a lizard (Kṛkālasa) and serpent are killed, the offend er must fast for three nights and donate metal (Loha).
Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Kṛkalāsa (कृकलास).—A lizard, chameleon; प्राणं न विच्छिन्द्यादपि कृकलासस्य (prāṇaṃ na vicchindyādapi kṛkalāsasya) Bṛ. Up.1.5.14; पत्रोर्णं चोरयित्वा तु कृकलत्वं निगच्छति (patrorṇaṃ corayitvā tu kṛkalatvaṃ nigacchati) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 13.111.14; कृकलासं गिरिनिभं वीक्ष्य विस्मितमानसाः (kṛkalāsaṃ girinibhaṃ vīkṣya vismitamānasāḥ) Bhāgavata 1.64.3.
Derivable forms: kṛkalāsaḥ (कृकलासः).
See also (synonyms): kṛkala, kṛkalāśa.
Kṛkalāśa (कृकलाश).—m.
(-śaḥ) See the next.
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Kṛkalāsa (कृकलास).—m.
(-saḥ) A lizard, chameleon. E. kṛka the throat, and las to play, &c. affix aṇ; also kṛkalāśa.
Kṛkalāsa (कृकलास).—m. A lizard, a chameleon, Mahābhārata 13, 3455.
Kṛkalāsa (कृकलास).—[masculine] lizard, chameleon.
Kṛkalāsa (कृकलास):—m. a lizard, chameleon, [Maitrāyaṇī-saṃhitā; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa etc.]
1) Kṛkalāśa (कृकलाश):—[kṛka-lāśa] (śaḥ) 1. m. A lizard.
2) Kṛkalāsa (कृकलास):—[kṛka-lāsa] (saḥ) 1. m. Idem.
Kṛkalāśa (कृकलाश):—m. = kṛkalāsa [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 2, 5, 11.] [Weber’s Indische Studien 1, 118.]
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Kṛkalāsa (कृकलास):—m. Eidechse, Chamäleon [Amarakoṣa 2, 5, 12.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1299.] [Vājasaneyisaṃhitā 24, 20.] [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 14, 4, 3, 22.] [Kauśika’s Sūtra zum Atuarvaveda 8. 47.] [Mahābhārata 13, 3455. 3457.] [Suśruta 1, 108, 4.] [Weber’s Verzeichniss No. 897.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 8, 10, 11.] Davon nom. abstr. kṛkalāsatva [Mahābhārata 13, 332.] — Vgl. kārkalāseya .
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Kṛkalāsa (कृकलास):—[Weber’s Indische Studien.4,4. 8.] [Rāmāyaṇa.7,18,33.] [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 28,8. 50,3. 79,24.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 10,64,3.] [Oxforder Handschriften 92,b,32] (krakalāsa die Hdschr.).
Kṛkalāsa (कृकलास):—m. Eidechse , Chamäleon [Maitrāyaṇi 3,14,21.]
Kṛkalāsa (कृकलास) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Kaṃkalāsa.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Kṛkalāsa (ಕೃಕಲಾಸ):—
1) [noun] Any of numerous small lizards of Chamaeleontidae family, with prehensile tails and the ability to change colour according to their surroundings; a chameleon.
2) [noun] the small house-lizard Lacerta gecko ( = Gecko swinhonis, = G. subpalmatus).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Krika, Lasa, La-sa.
Starts with: Krikalasadipika, Krikalasadipikatantra, Krikalasaka, Krikalasamukha, Krikalasashanti, Krikalasatirtha, Krikalasatva.
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