Krimila, Kṛmīlā, Kṛmilā, Kṛmila: 12 definitions
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Krimila means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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 Kṛmīlā and Kṛmilā and Kṛmila can be transliterated into English as Krmila or Krimila, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaKṛmila (कृमिल).—A king born in the Puru dynasty. There was a king in the dynasty called Bāhyāśva, who had five sons called Sṛñjaya, Bṛhadiṣu, Mukula, Kṛmila and Yavīnara. In later years they became famous as Pāñcālas. (Agni Purāṇa, Chapter 278).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1) Kṛmila (कृमिल).—A son of Bhajamāna.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 44. 50.
2) Kṛmīlā (कृमीला).—Capital city of Kṛmi.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 74. 22; Vāyu-purāṇa 99. 22.
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.
In Buddhism
General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: archive.org: Personal and geographical names in the Gupta inscriptions (buddhism)Kṛmilā (कृमिला).—In the Buddhist literature, we get various forms for the city of Kṛmilā: Kimilā, Kimmilā and Kimbilā. The name of an inhabitant of the city is given as Kimila, Kimmilā or Kimbilā. Malālasekera recognises the spellings Kimilā or Kimbilā and Kimila or Kimbila, but prefers the forms Kimbilā and Kimbilā.
Kimilā can be the Pali form of Sanskrit Kṛmilā (or Krimilā), and Kimmilā can be derived from the other Sanskrit variant Kirmilā. Two Suttas, the Kimilāsutta and Kimilasutta, were preached by the Buddha when he was camping at the city of Kimilā (Kṛmilā) said to have been situated on the bank of the Gaṅgā. The river is now at a short distance from the villages of Valgūdar and Rajauna, on the site of which the ancient city stood.
India history and geography
Source: archive.org: Personal and geographical names in the Gupta inscriptionsKṛmilā (कृमिला) or Kṛmilāviṣaya is a place-name classified as a viṣaya and mentioned in the Gupta inscriptions. The Gupta empire (r. 3rd-century CE), founded by Śrī Gupta, covered much of ancient India and embraced the Dharmic religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. The word Kṛmilā means “a fruitful woman” or “a placefull of worms” and the word Kṛmi forming its first part is sometimes also written as Krimi.
The viṣaya or district of Kṛmilā also spelt as Krimilā is mentioned in [Gupta] inscription No. 40. Certain old seals found at Nālandā prove the existence of Kṛmilā before the Pāla occupation of Bihar. The village Kavāla in the Krimilāviṣaya known from one such seal can be identified with modern Kawāli not far from Valgūdar. The viṣaya or district of Kṛmilā is also mentioned in the records of the Pālas of Bengal and Bihar.
According to M. S. Pandey the name of the modern village Kiul has some resemblance with the name Kṛmilā and it is not unlikely that the city may have been somewhere in that locality. Sircar is himself not sure about the identification of Kṛmilā with Valgūdar and seems to prefer the claim of modern Kawali not being far from Valgūdar Kṛmilā. But in the district Gazetteer of Monghyr it is the village of Kiul which is mentioned and not Kawali. Hence we prefer the view of Dr. Pandey.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKṛmila (कृमिल).—a. Having worms, wormy.
See also (synonyms): kṛmiṇa.
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Kṛmilā (कृमिला).—A fruitful woman.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryKrimila (क्रिमिल).—(1) name of a mountain: Mahā-Māyūrī 253.32; (2) name of a maharṣi: Mahā-Māyūrī 257.5.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṛmila (कृमिल).—mfn.
(-laḥ-lā-laṃ) Having worms, wormy. f.
(-lā) A fruitful woman, one bearing many children. E. kṛmi a worm, and lā to receive, to get, affix ḍa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṛmila (कृमिल).—[kṛmi + la], adj., f. lā, Wormy, [Suśruta] 1, 191, 7.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kṛmila (कृमिल):—[from kṛmi] mf(ā)n. having worms, wormy, [Suśruta]
2) Kṛmilā (कृमिला):—[from kṛmila > kṛmi] f. a woman bearing many children, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of a town (called after Kṛmi), [Harivaṃśa 1678.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṛmila (कृमिल):—[(laḥ-lā-laṃ) a.] Having worms. f. A fruitful woman.
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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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