Kulacala, Kula-acala, Kulācala: 12 definitions
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Kulacala 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Kulachala.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Kulācala (कुलाचल).—(kulaparvata) Kulaparvatas are seven in number, Viz. Mahendra, Malaya, Sahya, Śuktimān, Ṛkṣavān, Vindhya, Pāriyātra. (Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 9, Verse 11).
Kulācala (कुलाचल).—The lofty hill to which the Pāṇḍyan Malayadhvaja retired for tapas. Traversed by rivers Candravasā, Tamraparṇī, and Vaṭodaka. Hermitages in.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa III. 13. 41: 23. 39: IV. 28. 33 and 35: VIII. 4. 8.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
kulācala (कुलाचल).—m S A common name for seven mountains celebrated in the Puraṇs. See saptaparvata.
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kuḷācaḷa (कुळाचळ).—m See kulācala or saptaparvata.
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
Kulācala (कुलाचल).—a principal mountain, one of a class of seven mountains which are supposed to exist in each division of the continent; their names are :-महेन्द्रो मलयः सह्यः शुक्तिमान् ऋक्षपर्वतः । विन्ध्यश्च पारियात्रश्च सप्तैते कुलपर्वताः (mahendro malayaḥ sahyaḥ śuktimān ṛkṣaparvataḥ | vindhyaśca pāriyātraśca saptaite kulaparvatāḥ) ||
Derivable forms: kulācalaḥ (कुलाचलः).
Kulācala is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kula and acala (अचल). See also (synonyms): kulādri, kulaparvata, kulaśaila.
Kulācala (कुलाचल).—m.
(-laḥ) A mountain, one of a class of seven principal mountains, which are supposed to exist in each Varsha or division of a continent: those of Bharata Varsha, India are Mohendra, Malaya, Sahya, Sukitman, Riksha, Vindyha, and Pariputra. E. kula a race, and acala a mountain; also kulādri, &c.
Kulācala (कुलाचल).—m. a principal mountain.
Kulācala is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kula and acala (अचल).
1) Kulācala (कुलाचल):—[from kula] m. = kula-giri, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa; Kathāsaritsāgara]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a Dānava ([varia lectio] for kulākula), [Harivaṃśa]
Kulācala (कुलाचल):—[kulā+cala] (laḥ) 1. m. Any one of the seven Indian mountains.
Kulācala (कुलाचल):—(kula + acala) m.
1) Hauptberg, Hauptgebirge: sarve kulācalāḥ mahendramalayādayaḥ [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 7, 14, 32.] vom Mandara [8, 7, 9.] kulācalendra [3, 13, 40. 23, 39. 6, 17, 3.] Sieben Hauptberge (in Uebereinstimmung mit [Viṣṇupurāṇa 174]) aufgezählt [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 2, 3, 4.] Vgl. kulaparvata . —
2) Nomen proprium eines Dānava [Harivaṃśa] [LANGL. II, 408] (die Calc. Ausg.: kulākula).
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Kulācala (कुलाचल):—
1) [Spr. 3638.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 119, 19.]
Kulācala (कुलाचल):—m. —
1) Hauptberg , -gebirge. —
2) Nomen proprium eines Dānava. kulākula und kulākuli v.l.
Kulācala (कुलाचल) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Kulāala.
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
Kulācala (ಕುಲಾಚಲ):—[noun] = ಕುಲಶೈಲ [kulashaila].
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Kuḷācala (ಕುಳಾಚಲ):—[noun] = ಕುಳಶೈಲ [kulashaila].
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 (+0): Kula, Kola, Acala.
Full-text (+0): Kulaparvata, Kulacalam, Cattakulacalam, Kuladri, Ashtakulacala, Kulaala, Vatodaka, Kulagiri, Candravasa, Kulaparvvata, Kulashaila, Pariyatra, Paripatra, Malayadhvaja, Kulakula, Tamraparni, Shveta, Naga.
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