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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kulāya (कुलाय).—

1) The nest of a bird; कूज (kūja)न्तकपोतकुक्कुटकुलाः कूले कुलायद्रुमाः (ntakapotakukkuṭakulāḥ kūle kulāyadrumāḥ) Uttararāmacarita 2.9; N.1.141.

2) The body; त्वदनुपथं कुलायमिदमात्मसुहृत्प्रियवत् (tvadanupathaṃ kulāyamidamātmasuhṛtpriyavat) (carati) Bhāgavata 1.87.22, प्राणेन रक्षन्नवरं कुलायम् (prāṇena rakṣannavaraṃ kulāyam) Bṛ. Up.4.3.12.

3) A place or spot in general; विश्वंभरकुलाये तं न पश्यन्ति (viśvaṃbharakulāye taṃ na paśyanti) Bṛ. Up.1.4.7.

4) A woven texture, a web.

5) A case or receptacle.

Derivable forms: kulāyaḥ (कुलायः), kulāyam (कुलायम्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kulāya (कुलाय).—m.

(-yaḥ) 1. A nest. 2. A place, a spot in general. n.

(-yaṃ) The body. E. kula family, and ay to go, ac aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kulāya (कुलाय).—n. and m. A nest, [Pañcatantra] 94, 16.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kulāya (कुलाय).—[masculine] [neuter] texture, web, nest, case.

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

1) Kulāya (कुलाय):—n. (in later language also as m., [Pañcatantra] etc.) a woven texture, web, nest (of a bird), case or investing integument, receptacle, home, [Atharva-veda; Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa] etc.

2) the body as the dwelling-place of the soul, [Atharva-veda; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa xiv; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

3) the kennel or resting-place of a dog, [Pāṇini 1-3, 21], [vArttika] 4

4) a place, spot in general, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) (with agneḥ, [Vaitāna-sūtra]; or with indrāgnyoḥ, [Tāṇḍya-brāhmaṇa; Āśvalāyana-śrauta-sūtra etc.]) Name of a particular Ekāha (cf. aindrāgna-k.)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kulāya (कुलाय):—(yaḥ) 1. m. A nest; any place.

[Sanskrit to German]

Kulaya in German

context information

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.

Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Kulaya (कुलय) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Kulaka.

context information

Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kulāya (ಕುಲಾಯ):—[noun] the structure made or the place chosen by birds for sheltering themselves and for laying their eggs; a nest.

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Kulāya (ಕುಲಾಯ):—[noun] a cap to cover the head upto the neck including the ears of children; a kind of bonnet; a coif.

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Kuḷāya (ಕುಳಾಯ):—[noun] the structure made or the place chosen by birds for sheltering themselves and for laying their eggs.

context information

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)

Starts with: Kulayaga, Kulayaka, Kulayana, Kulayanilaya, Kulayanilayin, Kulayanilayita, Kulayastha, Kulayay, Kulayayat.

Ends with: Aindragnakulaya, Akulaya, Anukulaya, Kirukulaya, Mukulaya, Munjakulaya, Paryakulaya, Pratikulaya, Shanakulaya, Sucikulaya, Utkulaya, Vishvambharakulaya, Vyakulaya.

Full-text (+5): Kulayastha, Kulayanilayin, Kulayika, Kulayanilaya, Kulayanilayita, Vishvambharakulaya, Kulavi, Kulayi, Indragnyorayanam, Kulaka, Shanakulaya, Kulayin, Kakakulayagandhika, Munjakulaya, Aindragnakulaya, Kulayayat, Sucikulaya, Anusayin, Kulayini, Kulayaka.

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The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)

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