Kutuhala, Kutūhala: 19 definitions
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Kutuhala means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Hindi. 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 Kutuhal.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Kutūhala (कुतूहल) refers to one who is “enthusiastic”, as mentioned in the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.27. Accordingly as Brahmā narrated to Nārada:—“[...] once a great sacrifice was started by Dakṣa, [...] The guardians of the quarters (dikpāla) became the gatekeepers and watchmen. They were well-equipped in arms and had many attendants to assist them. They were very enthusiastic (kutūhala)”.
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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Kutūhala (कुतूहल) refers to “eagerness” (for playing in the mud, dust, water etc.), according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 11, “On the keeping of elephants and their daily and seasonal regimen”]: “29. In the winter season, when the rays of the sun are frosty cold, he eats shrubs, creepers, and tendrils in which vigor and sap are developed; with eagerness for play (keli-kutūhala) in mud, dust, and water, the elephant generally manifests an accumulation of phlegm rather (than the other humors) [jambālapāṃsujalakelikutūhalena prāyaḥ kaphopacayameva gajo bibharti]”.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
kutūhala : (nt.) excitement; curiosity.
Kutūhala, (m. nt.) tumult, excitement; Dāvs. V, 22; DhA. III, 194 (v. l. kot°). a° (adj.) unperturbed, not shamming J. I, 387 (expl. by avikiṇṇa-vaco of straight speech). See also kotūhala.
1) kutūhala (ကုတူဟလ) [(ti) (တိ)]—
[kutūhala+ṇa]
[ကုတူဟလ+ဏ]
2) kutūhala (ကုတူဟလ) [(na) (န)]—
[ku+tula+a．kuṃ pāpaṃ tulayatīti kutūlahaṃ．,ṭī．173]
[ကု+တုလ+အ။ ကုံ ပါပံ တုလယတီတိ ကုတူလဟံ။ ဓာန်၊ဋီ။၁၇၃]
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
kutūhala (कुतूहल).—n S Sport, play, pastime, fun, diversion.
kutūhala (कुतूहल).—n Play, pastime, fun.
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
Kutūhala (कुतूहल).—a.
1) Wonderful.
2) Excellent, best.
3) Praised, celebrated.
-lam 1 Desire, curiosity; उज्झित- शब्देन जनितं नः कुतूहलम् (ujjhita- śabdena janitaṃ naḥ kutūhalam) Ś.1; यदि विलासकुलासु कुतूहलम् (yadi vilāsakulāsu kutūhalam) Gītagovinda 1. (papau) कुतूहलेनेव मनुष्यशोणितम् (kutūhaleneva manuṣyaśoṇitam) R.3.54;13.21;15.65.
2) Eagerness.
3) What excites curiosity, anything pleasing or interesting, a curiosity.
4) Delight, pleasure अकृत मधुरैरम्बानां मे कुतूहलमङ्गकैः (akṛta madhurairambānāṃ me kutūhalamaṅgakaiḥ) Uttararāmacarita 1.2.
Kutūhala (कुतूहल).—mfn.
(-laḥ-lā-laṃ) 1. Excellent, best, praised, celebrated. 2. Surprising, wonderful. n.
(-laṃ) 1. Eagerness, vehemence, impetuosity. 2. Desire, inclination. 3. Curiosity. E. ku bad tūl to send forth, ka affix, and ha inserted; or kutū an oil bottle, and hal to make limes or furrows; or ku the earth, and tud to vex or tease; the etymologies however are all fanciful; the word is also written kautūhala.
Kutūhala (कुतूहल).—n. 1. Eagerness, [Nala] 1, 16; abl. Eagerly. 2. Curiosity, [Nala] 13, 48. 3. Desire, [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] 67, 12. 4. A surprising object, [Pañcatantra] 124, 9.
Kutūhala (कुतूहल).—[neuter] the same (also [with] prati or [locative]); anything curious, interesting, or amusing.
1) Kutūhala (कुतूहल):—n. ([from] kutas and hala, ‘calling out’ ?), curiosity, interest in any extra-ordinary matter, [Sāhitya-darpaṇa] etc.
2) inclination, desire for (prati [locative case] or in [compound]), [Śakuntalā] etc.
3) eagerness, impetuosity
4) what excites curiosity, anything interesting, fun, [Pañcatantra]
5) mfn. surprising, wonderful, [Horace H. Wilson]
6) excellent, celebrated, [Horace H. Wilson] (cf. kautūhala.)
Kutūhala (कुतूहल):—[kutū-hala] (laṃ) 1. n. Eagerness; desire. a. Excellent.
Kutūhala (कुतूहल):—n.
1) Neugier, das Interesse für eine ungewöhnliche Erscheinung, dringendes Verlangen: ramyavastusamāloke lolatā syātkutūhalam [Sāhityadarpana 150.] praviśantīṃ tu tāṃ dṛṣṭvā anujagmustatra bālā grāmiputrāḥ kutūhalāt [Nalopākhyāna 13, 23.] tasyāḥ samīpe tu nalaṃ praśaśaṃsuḥ kutūhalāt [1, 15.] upakośāmathābhyarthya rājñā tvatikutūhalāt . sadasyudghāṭitā tatra mañjūṣā sphoṭitārgalā .. [Kathāsaritsāgara 4, 80.] ujjhitaśabdena janitaṃ naḥ kutūhalam tadā malācchrotumicchāmaḥ [Chezy’s Ausgabe des Śākuntala 19, 15.] apyasti te śakuntalādarśanaṃ prati kutūhalam [39, 9.] apyasti śakuntalādarśane kutūhalam [Śākuntala] [BÖHT. 29, 4.] tadasmākamapyatra viṣaye mahatkutūhalaṃ vartate [Pañcatantra 97, 10.] [Gītagovinda 1, 3.] nijakutūhalaviracitaṃ dhūrtasamāgamanāma prahasanam aus eigenem Verlangen d. i. zu meinem eigenen Vergnügen [Dhūrtasamāgama 67, 12.] mit dem obj. comp.: devarājakutūhalāt [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 48, 19.] kutūhalena mit Gier, gierig: papāvanāsvāditapūrvamāśugaḥ kutūhaleneva manuṣyaśoṇitam [Raghuvaṃśa 3, 54.] —
2) was Neugier —, Theilnahme erregt, eine unterhaltende Erscheinung, Spass: paśya paśya kutūhalam [Pañcatantra 124, 9.] paryaṭanadṛṣṭānekakutūhalakathanena [163, 22.] — Nach [Amarakoṣa 1, 1, 7, 31.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 926] und [Medinīkoṣa l. 151] = kutuka, kautuka, kautūhala (nach [Śabdakalpadruma] = apūrvavastudidṛkṣādyatiśaya d. i. Neugier); nach [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 4, 288] = adbhuta; nach [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] und [Medinīkoṣa] = śasta oder praśasta. Nach [Śabdakalpadruma] und [Wilson’s Wörterbuch] in den beiden letzten Bedd. adj. — In diesem Worte scheint wie in kutuka das pron. interr., viell. sogar kutas, enthalten zu sein; hala bed. hier wohl Ruf, Geschrei (vgl. kolāhala, halāhala). — Vgl. karaṇakutūhala.
Kutūhala (कुतूहल):—n. —
1) Neugier , Interesse für , Verlangen nach ( prati , Loc. oder im Comp. vorangehend) , Vergnügen , Lust an Etwas. kṛt Adj. Neugier erregend , curios [Harṣacarita 185,7.] —
2) was Neugier erregt , einer interessante Erscheinung , etwas Amüsantes.
Kutūhala (कुतूहल) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Kuūhala.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Kutūhala (कुतूहल) [Also spelled kutuhal]:—(nm) curiosity inquisitiveness; wonder; ~[lī] curious, inquisitive.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Kutūhala (ಕುತೂಹಲ):—
1) [noun] the state of being surprised; feeling aroused by something unusual, unexpected, strange or incredible; wonder or astonishment; a surprise.
2) [noun] eagerness to know or learn; curiosity.
3) [noun] a disappointing or being disappointed; disappointment.
4) [noun] a lively party or game; merriment; gaiety; frolic.
5) [noun] a very glad feeling; happiness; great pleasure; delight; joy.
6) [noun] ಕುತೂಹಲನಾಗು [kutuhalanagu] kutūhalanāgu (a man) to become interested, curious; ಕುತೂಹಲಳಾಗು [kutuhalalagu] kutūhalaḷāgu (a woman) to become interested, curious.
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Kutūhaḷa (ಕುತೂಹಳ):—[noun] = ಕುತೂಹಲ [kutuhala].
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Kūtūhala (ಕೂತೂಹಲ):—
1) [noun] the state of being surprised; feeling aroused by something unusual, unexpected, strange or incredible; wonder or astonishment; a surprise.
2) [noun] eagerness to know or learn; curiosity.
3) [noun] a disappointing or being disappointed; disappointment.
4) [noun] a lively party or game; merriment; gaiety; frolic.
5) [noun] a very glad feeling; happiness; great pleasure; delight; joy.
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: Kutu, Ku, Kutuhala, A, Jue, Hala, Tula, Na.
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