Alternative spellings of this word include Kulalachakra.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Wisdom Library: Skanda-purana

Kulālacakra (जलमज्जन) refers to a “potter’s wheel”, according to the Skandapurāṇa 1.2.38 (“The Position of the Higher World”).—Accordingly, “[...] After reaching the zodiac Karkaṭaka (Cancer) he begins the transit to the South. Just as the external ring of the potter’s wheel whirls quickly, so also in the course of the Southern transit the Sun moves quickly. On account of the excessive velocity, he moves with the support of the path of the wind. Hence, he passes over a great deal of ground in a short period. Just as the middle part of the potter’s wheel [i.e.,  kulālacakra-madhyastha] moves slowly so also, during the Northern transit the Sun moves slowly. Hence he covers a smaller ground in the course of a greater period. [...]”.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Kulālacakra (कुलालचक्र).—The potters’ wheel, likened to the wheel of saṃsāra; the lump of clay becomes a full pot by the constant revolving of the wheel;¹ the movements of the sun and moon compared to.²

• 1) Vāyu-purāṇa 14. 19, 38; 50. 141.
• 2) Matsya-purāṇa 124. 69; 125. 52; Viṣṇu-purāṇa II. 8. 27.

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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 Jainism

Jain philosophy

Source: archive.org: Anekanta Jaya Pataka of Haribhadra Suri

Kulālacakra (कुलालचक्र) refers to a “potter’s wheel”, as mentioned in the Anekāntajayapatākā-prakaraṇa, a Śvetāmbara Jain philosophical work written by Haribhadra Sūri.—[Cf. Vol. II, P. 199, l. 26]—‘kulālacakracīvarādi’ means a potter, his wheel, a piece of cloth etc. ‘Cira’ occurs in Taittirīya Brāhmaṇa and ‘cīvara’ in Aṣṭādhyāyī. Their derivations along with the etymologies of kareṇu, gaura, tuṇḍicela and musāragalva are pointed out by Suniti Kumar Chatterji in his article “Some Etymological Notes” published in “A Volume of Indian and Iranian Studies” (pp 68-74) presented to Sir E Denison Ross

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kulālacakra (कुलालचक्र).—a potter's disk; यथा कुलालचक्रेण भ्रमता सह भ्रमताम् (yathā kulālacakreṇa bhramatā saha bhramatām) Bhāgavata 5.22.2.

Derivable forms: kulālacakram (कुलालचक्रम्).

Kulālacakra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kulāla and cakra (चक्र).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kulālacakra (कुलालचक्र):—[=kulāla-cakra] [from kulāla] n. a potter’s disk, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa v, 22, 2.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Kulalacakra in German

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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 corpus

Kulālacakra (ಕುಲಾಲಚಕ್ರ):—[noun] a rotating horizontal disk, mounted on a vertical shaft and turned by foot, long stick or by a motor, upon which clay is moulded into bowls, pots, etc.; a potteṛs wheel.

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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: Kulala, Cakra.

Starts with: Kulalacakrasana.

Full-text: Kulalacakrasana, Kulala, Abhisara.

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