Kshullaka, Kṣullaka: 13 definitions
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Kshullaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Kṣullaka can be transliterated into English as Ksullaka or Kshullaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: OpenEdition books: Vividhatīrthakalpaḥ (Kāvya)Kṣullaka (क्षुल्लक) in Sanskrit refers to “small, insignificant”, as is mentioned in the Vividhatīrthakalpa by Jinaprabhasūri (13th century A.D.): an ancient text devoted to various Jaina holy places (tīrthas).—(CDIAL 3732).
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykṣullaka (क्षुल्लक).—a (S) Little or small. 2 fig. Light, low, mean, insignificant, trivial, unworthy;--as a person, an action, an affair or a matter. 2 Used as s n A foible, folly, failing, weakness, defect.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishkṣullaka (क्षुल्लक).—a Little or small. Light, low. n A failing, folly.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKṣullaka (क्षुल्लक).—a.
1) Little, minute; अथो ये क्षुल्लका इव सर्वे ते क्रिमयो हताः (atho ye kṣullakā iva sarve te krimayo hatāḥ) Av.2.32.5.
2) Low, vile.
3) Insignificant.
4) Wicked, malicious.
5) Poor.
6) Pained, distressed.
7) Hard.
8) Young.
-kaḥ Small shell.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṣullaka (क्षुल्लक).—mfn.
(-kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) 1. Little; small. 2. Hard. 3. Poor, indigent. 4. Low, vile. 5. Wicked, malicious, abandoned. 6. Young, youngest. 7. Pained, distressed, m.
(-kaḥ) A small shell. E. kṣulla as above, kan added, also khullaka.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṣullaka (क्षुल्लक).—[kṣulla + ka], adj., f. kā, Small, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 4, 30, 29.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṣullaka (क्षुल्लक).—[adjective] minute, small.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kṣullaka (क्षुल्लक):—[from kṣulla] mf(ā)n. ([Naighaṇṭuka, commented on by Yāska iii, 2]) little, small, [Atharva-veda ii, 32, 5; Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa i; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] low, vile, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] poor, indigent, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] wicked, malicious, abandoned, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] hard, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] youngest, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) [v.s. ...] pained, distressed, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
8) [v.s. ...] m. a small shell, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
9) [v.s. ...] Name of a prince, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa] ([varia lectio] kṣulika)
10) [v.s. ...] n. a sort of play or game (= muṣṭi-dyūta), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṣullaka (क्षुल्लक):—[(kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) a.] Little; poor; young; hard; vile, wicked; pained. m. A small shell.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Kṣullaka (क्षुल्लक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Khuḍḍa, Khuḍḍaga, Khullaya.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKṣullaka (ಕ್ಷುಲ್ಲಕ):—
1) [adjective] = ಕ್ಷುಲ್ಲ [kshulla].
2) [adjective] full of avarice; greedy; covetous.
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Kṣullaka (ಕ್ಷುಲ್ಲಕ):—
1) [noun] a man without food, shelter, etc.; a completely impoverished man; a destitute.
2) [noun] a man who acts unwisely or imprudently; a stupid man.
3) [noun] a man of low birth.
4) [noun] a man who is niggardly; not generous or liberal; an ignoble, unkind or unfair man.
5) [noun] a man who lies habitually; a liar.
6) [noun] a class of savage tribesmen living on hunting.
7) [noun] a member of that class.
8) [noun] a thick heavy, spiral shell, bearing short projections, of various marine gastropod molluscs of the family Strombidae; a small conch.
9) [noun] an alloy of copper with up to one-third tin; bronze.
10) [noun] a Jaina mendicant who wears loin cloth and covers his body with a piece of unsewn cloth (?).
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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