Kuttala, Kuṭṭāla, Kuttālā: 5 definitions
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Kuttala means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Tamil. 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaKuṭṭāla (कुट्टाल).—Seat of a famous Śiva temple in South India, originally a Viṣṇu temple. There is a story about its conversion into the present Śiva temple as follows:—
Agastya, on his journey to the south, reached Tirukkutralam (Kuṭṭālam) in the Tirunelveli Zilla on the southern borders of Tamil Nadu. The temple there was dedicated to Viṣṇu, and the Vaiṣṇavas (devotees of Viṣṇu) prevented Agastya from entering the temple with ashes on his forehead. At once he transformed himself into a devotee of Viṣṇu, and was permitted entry into the temple. As Viṣṇu wanted to show the world that he and Śiva were one and the same, and also the greatness of Agastya, the idol of Viṣṇu was all on a sudden changed into a Śiva Liṅga. Since then the temple has remained a Śiva Temple. (Skanda Purāṇa).
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
Sanskrit dictionary
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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 corpusKuttāḷa (ಕುತ್ತಾಳ):—[noun] = ಕುತ್ತವಳ [kuttavala].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconKuttālā (குத்தாலா) noun Christmas rose. See கடுரோகிணி. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [kadurogini. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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