Krishnacala, Kṛṣṇācala, Krishna-acala: 6 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Kṛṣṇācala can be transliterated into English as Krsnacala or Krishnacala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Krishnachala.
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Kṛṣṇācala (कृष्णाचल).—an epithet of the mountain Raivataka.
Derivable forms: kṛṣṇācalaḥ (कृष्णाचलः).
Kṛṣṇācala is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kṛṣṇa and acala (अचल).
Kṛṣṇācala (कृष्णाचल).—m.
(-laḥ) The mountain Raivata, part of the western portion of the Vind'hya chain; it is also one of the nine principal mountains. that separate the same divisions or Varshas of the known world. E. kṛṣṇa black, and acala a mountain.
Kṛṣṇācala (कृष्णाचल):—[from kṛṣṇa] m. ‘black mountain’, Name of the mountain Raivata (part of the western portion of the Vindhya chain; also one of the nine principal chains that separate the nine divisions or Varṣas of the known world), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Kṛṣṇācala (कृष्णाचल):—[kṛṣṇā+cala] (laḥ) 1. m. The mountain Raivataka, in the western part of the Vindhya chain.
Kṛṣṇācala (कृष्णाचल):—(kṛṣṇa + acala) m. ein Beiname des Gebirges Raivata [GAṬĀDH. im Śabdakalpadruma] — Vgl. kṛṣṇagiri .
Kṛṣṇācala (कृष्णाचल):—m. das Gebirge Raivata.
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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Partial matches (+0): Krishna, Acala.
Full-text (+0): Krishnagiri.
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