Kurula: 10 definitions
Introduction:
Kurula 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.
In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: SaṅgītaśiromaṇiKurula (कुरुल, “curl”) refers to one of the fifteen aspects of gamaka (embellishments, ornamentation) that are used in Indian classical music (gāndharva), according to the Saṅgītaśiromaṇi 14.83-94. These gamakas refer to essential elements of the sthāyas (technical phrases) of rāgas (melodic modes). Accordingly, “when a vali is rendered as a soft sound in the throat and in a more complex form (granthila, lit “knotted”), it is considered to be a kurula”.
Source: archive.org: Northern Indian Music Volume IKurula (कुरुल, “curl”) refers to one of the gamakas (graces):—The curl (kurula), now called ghasīṭa.—“Kuirula is like vali but performed softly with a contracted throat”. (Saṅgītaratnākara 2.3.93)
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykurūḷa (कुरूळ).—a (karula S) Curled; formed in ringlets--hair.
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 dictionaryKurula (कुरुल).—A lock of hair, especially on the forehead.
Derivable forms: kurulaḥ (कुरुलः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKurula (कुरुल).—m.
(-laḥ) A curl or lock of hair, especially on the forehead.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKurula (कुरुल):—m. a curl or lock of hair (especially on the forehead), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKurula (कुरुल):—(laḥ) 1. m. A curl of hair.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusKuruḷa (ಕುರುಳ):—[noun] a kind of variation of sound by pulling a string of a musical instrument, in a measured manner.
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: Kurulai.
Full-text: Kurala, Kuruluvali, Gamaka, Kurulu, Kurali, Kavaru.
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