Musala, Muṣalā, Muśala, Mushala, Musa-ala: 39 definitions
Introduction:
Musala means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, 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.
The Sanskrit terms Muṣalā and Muśala can be transliterated into English as Musala or Mushala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Musal.
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Musala (मुसल) refers to “pestles” or “clubs” and represents one of the various weapons equipped by the Daityas in their war against Lalitā, according to the Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa 4.22. Accordingly, “[...] thereupon, crores of Daityas producing reverberating chattering noise furiously prepared themselves (to fight) against Parameśvarī (Lalitā). [...] Crores of Daityas were fully equipped with coats of mail and had the following weapons and missiles in their hands [viz.: Musalas (pestles, clubs)], and thousands of similar weapons and missiles very dreadful and capable of destroying living beings”.
Musala (मुसल):—A weapon of Śeṣa; to exterminate all the Yādavas by the curse of sages; came out of Sāmba’s womb which was powdered and thrown into the sea; a piece was devoured by a fish, and a hunter who got it, shot it against Kṛṣṇa sitting, little knowing that he was the Lord; it was the cause of the Lord departing to heaven; other pieces became kuśa grass whih became in the hands of the Yādavas iron sticks with which they struck one another and died.
Musala (मुसल).—A Brahmavādī son of Viśvāmitra. (Śloka 53, Chapter 4, Anuśāsana Parva).
1) Musala (मुसल) refers to a “(mortar) threshing rod”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.54 (“Description of the duties of the chaste wife”).—Accordingly, as a Brahmin lady said to Pārvatī: “[...] She shall not talk to any woman who disparages or hates her husband. She shall not stand alone anywhere nor shall she take bath in the nude. A chaste lady shall never sleep on a mortar threshing rod (musala) [nolūkhale na musale na], a broom, a grinding stone, a machine or on the threshold. Except at the time of sexual intercourse she shall never show her maturity and initiative. She shall like whatever her husband is interested in. [...]”.
2) Muśala (मुशल) refers to “mortars” and was used as a weapon in battle, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.9 (“Śiva’s campaign”).—Accordingly, as Śiva with the Gods attacked Tripura: “[...] The leading gods as huge as mountains went ahead delighted and well-armed with all sorts of missiles, plough-shares, mortars (muśala), iron clubs and uprooted trees as huge as mountains. [...]”.
1a) Musala (मुसल).—Diti not to sit on, in her pregnancy.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 7. 38.
1b) A weapon of Śeṣa;1 to exterminate all the Yādavas by the curse of sages; came out of Sāmba's womb which was powdered and thrown into the sea; a piece was devoured by a fish, and a hunter who got it, shot it against Kṛṣṇa sitting, little knowing that he was the Lord; it was the cause of the Lord departing to heaven; other pieces became kuśa grass which became in the hands of the Yādavas iron sticks with which they struck one another and died.2
Musala (मुसल) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. XIII.4.52, XIII.4) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Musala) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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.
Shilpashastra (iconography)
Musala is the name of the Indian woon pestle, which is an ordinary cylindrical rod of hard wood. There is no scope for the introduction of various shapes in relation to this plain weapon, and consequently it has remained unaltered in its form from early times.
Musala (मुसल, “pestle”).—According to mythology, hala and musala are the original weapons of Ananta. They are also known as vaiṣṇava-praharanāni. The Harivaṃśa says they were first made available to Balarāma before his fight with King Jarāsandha of Rājagṛha. Sunanda and Saṃvartaka were the respective names of his divine weapons.
Musala (मुसल, “pestle”) refers to one of the several “attributes” (āyudha) or “accessories” of a detiy commonly seen depicted in Hindu iconography, defined according to texts dealing with śilpa (arts and crafs), known as śilpaśāstras.—Musala is the name of the Indian wooden pestle, which is an ordinary cylindrical rod of hard wood. It can be used as an offensive weapon.
Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.
Dhanurveda (science of warfare)
Musala (मुसल) refers to a kind of weapon (mace or club). It is a Sanskrit word defined in the Dhanurveda-saṃhitā, which contains a list of no less than 117 weapons. The Dhanurveda-saṃhitā is said to have been composed by the sage Vasiṣṭha, who in turn transmitted it trough a tradition of sages, which can eventually be traced to Śiva and Brahmā.
Musala (मुसल) or “pestle” refers to the weapon produced from the left foot of Nārāyaṇa, as discussed in chapter 10 of the Ṛṣirātra section of the Sanatkumārasaṃhitā: an encyclopedic Sanskrit text written in over 3500 verses dealing with a variety of topics such as yoga, temple-building, consecration ceremonies, initiation and dhanurveda (martial arts).—Description of the chapter [śastralakṣaṇa]: Sanatkumāra offers to recount the story of how the weapons of the Lord came into being when the gods requested Nārāyaṇa to help them in their encounters with the demons. At their request He produced [e.g., the musala-pestle from His left foot] [...]. He also composed a handbook, known as the Dhanurveda, which has been passed down from generation to generation. It tells how to use these weapons, both as astra or as śastra effectively.
Dhanurveda (धनुर्वेद) refers to the “knowledge of warfare” and, as an upaveda, is associated with the Ṛgveda. It contains instructions on warfare, archery and ancient Indian martial arts, dating back to the 2nd-3rd millennium BCE.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Muśala (मुशल) (Cf. Mudgara) refers to a “mortar”, according to the Ṣaṭsāhasrasaṃhitā, an expansion of the Kubjikāmatatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.—Accordingly, “The man of knowledge should mark the sacred fields located in the towns. Thus (this) category has been explained externally; now listen (to how it is) in the home. Prayāga is in the middle (of the house). Varuṇā is present in the door. Kollāpura is in the scissors. The stove is Aṭṭahāsaka. One should know that the threshing floor is Jayantī and Caritra is the mortar (in which grain is cleaned or threshed). The winnowing fan is said to be Ekāmraka and Devikoṭa is the grinding stone. (Thus there are) the dish (used to cover water jars), the bedstead, mortar (muśala), threshold, stove, winnowing fan and grinding stone. [...]”.
Muṣalā (मुषला) refers to one of the “thousand names of Kumārī”, as mentioned in the Kumārīsahasranāma, which is included in the 10th chapter of the first part (prathamabhāga) of the Rudrayāmala-Uttaratantra: an ancient Tantric work primarily dealing with the practice of Kuṇḍalinī-yoga, the worship of Kumārī and discussions regarding the Cakras. This edition is said to be derived of the Rudrayāmalatantra and consists of 6000 verses in 90 chapters (paṭalas) together with the Saralā-Hindīvyākhyopetam (i.e., the Rudrayamalam Uttaratantram with Sarala Hindi translation).—Muṣalā is mentioned in śloka 1.10.132.—The chapter notes that one is granted the rewards obtained by reciting the text even without the performance of pūjā (worship), japa, snāna (bathing) and puraścaryā
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)
1) Musala (मुसल) refers to a “pestle” (for powdering ingredients), according to the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā: an ancient Sanskrit text from the Pāñcarātra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viṣacikitsā, which represents the Ayurvedic study on Toxicology (Viṣavidyā or Sarpavidyā).—The tenth Adhyāya prescribes antidotes for Rājilā snake venom.—According to the Kāśyapasaṃhitā verse X.25: “Four to five handful or morsels of Turmeric, Vegā and root powdered with a pestle (musala-prahṛta) must be boiled with a quarter measure of water. This must be used as Taila or oil. Vegāsthi Taila must be smeared on the victim. The same can be mixed with lukewarm water and the victim be bathed with it. This effectively alleviates the poison”.
2) Musalā (मुसला) is the name of an ingredient used in the treatment of snake-bites such as those caused by the Asṛṅmaṇḍalī-snakes, according to the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā.—Accordingly, one of the treatments is mentioned as follows: “[...] Lepa or ointment made from the roots of Punarnāvā, Ambaṣṭhā, Musalā and Kimśuka mixed with cowdung must be applied. Milk of latex yeilding trees boiled with white grains (rice) must be given after it cools down. Cool drinks arrest the poison of Asṛṅmaṇḍalī snakes”.
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.
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
1) Musala (मुसल) or “pestle” refers to one of the various ornaments and weapons of Viṣṇu to be contemplated upon, as discussed in chapter 13 of the Sāttvatasaṃhitā: one of the most ancient of Pāñcarātra Āgamas consisting of roughly 3500 verses which stresses the theological standpoint of the oneness of God despite his various vyūhas (modes of existence), vibhavas (manifestations) and avatāras (incarnations).—Description of the chapter [astra-bhūṣaṇa-devatā-dhyāna-vidhi]: Although generally speaking the gods have four arms, four faces, many ornaments, yet when they are worshipped they are to be imagined with only two arms, one head, etc. (1-2). Bhagavān says Viṣṇu has the following ornaments, and the descriptions are given as if the items are personified: [e.g., musala-pestle (14b)] [...] It is said that they are to be contemplated standing beside the Lord, with one hand on the hip, the other hand by some in waving a fly-whisk and by others in brandishing a warning finger. Some of the above are also identified with cosmic entities—sun, moon, death, etc. (26-34).
2a) Musala (मुसल) or Musalamudrā refers to one of the “twenty-six ritual hand gestures” (mudrās) mentioned in the sixth chapter of the Nāradīyasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra document comprising over 3000 verses in 30 chapters presenting in a narrative framework the teachings of Nārada to Gautama, dealing primarily with modes of worship and festivals.—Description of the chapter [mudrā-lakṣaṇa]: Gautama asks Nārada about mudrās, by using which one can please the Lord (1) Nārada then names and describes how to form with the hands 26 gestures: namely, [e.g., musala-mudrā] [....]. All the preceding are mudrās appropriate to use when worshipping the Lord in His central shrine.
2b) Musala (मुसल) or Musalamudrā refers to one of the fifty-three Mudrās (ritual hand gestures) described in chapter 22 (Caryāpāda) of the Padmasaṃhitā: the most widely followed of Saṃhitā covering the entire range of concerns of Pāñcarātra doctrine and practice (i.e., the four-fold formulation of subject matter—jñāna, yoga, kriyā and caryā) consisting of roughly 9000 verses.—Description of the chapter [mudrālakṣaṇa-vidhi]: Brahmā asks the meaning, uses and varieties of mudrā-gestures. Bhagavān says these finger movements are ways to fend off evil and to prevent those taking pleasure in harming others. Furthermore, they please the Lord-so long as they are demonstrated in private (1-5a). He then names and describes 53 mudrā-gestures: [e.g., musala (52-53a)] [...]
2c) Musala (मुसल) or Musalamudrā refers to one of the Mudrās (gestures) discussed in chapter 31 of the Mārkaṇḍeyasaṃhitā.—Description of chapter [mudrā-vidhāna]: As a part of worship [pūjāṅga], it is ordained in the śāstras that certain mudrā-gestures be done to please the gods (1). The ones listed and described are [e.g., Musala-mudrā] [...]. When some of these are to be used in the worship of God is given (49b-58).
2d) Musala (मुसल) or Musalamudrā is the name of a Mudrā (“ritual hand-gestures”) mentioned in in chapter 13 of the Viśvāmitrasaṃhitā.—Description of the chapter [mudrā-adhyāya]: Kāśyapa asks what are the various types of mudrā-gestures, and Viśvāmitra complies by first defining mudrā as that by seeing which one derives pleasure (“mu-”) and then by counseling that whoever practices these mudrās must do so in secrecy (1-6). Thereupon he names and briefly describes how to perform a number of mudrās [e.g., musala]
2e) Musala (मुसल) or Musalamudrā refers to one of the 81 Mudrās (hand-gestures) described in chapter 2 of the Ṛṣirātra section of the Sanatkumārasaṃhitā.—[Cf. the chapter mudrā-lakṣaṇa].
Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Musala (मुसल) is a Sanskrit word for a weapon translating to “club”. Sculptures or other depictions of Hindu dieties are often seen holden this weapon in their hand.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Musalā (मुसला) is the name of Dūtī (i.e., messengers of Lord Vajrapāṇi) mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa: one of the largest Kriyā Tantras devoted to Mañjuśrī (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Mañjuśrī and were taught to and by Buddha Śākyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including Musalā).
Muṣala (मुषल) refers to a “pestle” and represents one of the items held in the left hand of Heruka: one of the main deities of the Herukamaṇḍala described in the 10th century Ḍākārṇava chapter 15. Heruka is positioned in the Lotus (padma) at the center; He is the origin of all heroes; He has 17 faces (with three eyes on each) and 76 arms [holding, for example, muṣala]; He is half black and half green in color; He is dancing on a flaming sun placed on Bhairava and Kālarātrī.
Musala (मुसल) refers to a “club”, according to the Guru Mandala Worship (maṇḍalārcana) ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi, which refers to the primary pūjā and sādhanā practice of Newah Mahāyāna-Vajrayāna Buddhists in Nepal.—Accordingly, “Oṃ homage to the fierce Vajrapāṇi, great vajra-anger, a Bhairava, With gigantic fangs, grasping in hand a sword, club (musala), ax and noose”.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Musala (मुसल) refers to a “cudgel”, according to chapter 2.2 [ajitanātha-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.—(musalena ca yaṣṭi0). Meyer, p. 154, has the compound musalayaṣṭi (Mörserkolbenstange, Keulenstange). Shamasastry separates the words. Their commentator defines it—or them—as “pointed rods of khadira wood”.
Accordingly: “Sagara put in his heart archery and the characteristics of other weapons just from hearing them, as easily as his own name. He attained skill in fighting with the bow, sword and shield, dagger, arrow, axe, lance, javelin, club, kampaṇa (?), staff, spear, pike, plow-share, mace, cudgel (i.e., musala), pattiṣa, duḥsphoṭa (?), bhuṣaṇḍhī sling, arrow, trident, dart, and other weapons in conformity with the manuals. He became filled with all the arts like the full moon with digits, and he was adorned with good qualities, reverence, etc., like ornaments”.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
musala : (m.) a pestle.
Musala, (m. nt.) (cp. Vedic musala. The etym. is probably to be connected with mṛd (see maddati)) 1. a pestle (whilst udukkhala is “mortar, ” cp. J. II, 428 & see udukkhala) D. I, 166=Pug. 55; DhA. II, 131 (+suppa). ‹-› 2. a club A. II, 241; VvA. 121.—3. a crowbar J. I, 199; PvA. 258 (°daṇḍa). (Page 539)
[Pali to Burmese]
musala—
(Burmese text): ကျည်ပွေ့။
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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
musala (मुसल).—n S A pestle &c. See the popular form musaḷa.
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musaḷa (मुसळ).—n (musala S) A pestle, esp. a wooden pestle used in husking rice. 2 A beam or an upright (any one of the three) of a sugarmill.
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musaḷā (मुसळा) [or ळ्या, ḷyā].—a (musaḷa) Sturdy, strapping, stalwart, lusty and loutish. 2 Applied as musaḷajhujhyā q. v.
musaḷa (मुसळ).—n A pestle. A beam of a sugar- mill. musaḷa pāṅgharaṇēṃ or ḍōkyālā bāndhaṇēṃ To begin a shameless behaviour. musaḷāsa aṅkura phuṭaṇēṃ To resume one's social rela- tions-after long illness &c. sagaḷēṃ musaḷa kērānta Used of an impossibility or a matter regarded as incredible.
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musaḷā (मुसळा).—
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
Muśala (मुशल).—A staff, stick; मुशलशब्दश्च दण्डे प्रसिद्धः (muśalaśabdaśca daṇḍe prasiddhaḥ) ŚB. on MS.4.2.18.
Derivable forms: muśalam (मुशलम्).
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Musala (मुसल).—
1) A mace, club; मुसला इव मे घ्नन्ति नेमे बाणाः शिखण्डिनः (musalā iva me ghnanti neme bāṇāḥ śikhaṇḍinaḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 6.119.62.
2) A pestle (used for cleaning rice); मुसलमिदमियं च पातकाले मुहुरनुयाति कलेन हुंकृतेन (musalamidamiyaṃ ca pātakāle muhuranuyāti kalena huṃkṛtena) Mu.1.4; Manusmṛti 6.56.
3) A kind of surgical instrument.
4) The clapper of a bell (Mar. loḷī).
5) Name of a constellation.
Derivable forms: musalaḥ (मुसलः), musalam (मुसलम्).
Muṣala (मुषल).—m.
(-laḥ) 1. A club, a mace. 2. A pestle for cleaning rice. f. (-lī) 1. A house-lizard. 2. A plant, (Curculigo orchioides:) see muśalī, musala, and musalī .
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Musala (मुसल).—n.
(-laṃ) 1. A pestle, a wooden pestle used for cleaning rice. 2. A club. f. (-lī) 1. A plant, (Curculigo orchioides.) 2. A houselizard. E. mus to break, aff. kalac; it is also read with its compounds and derivatives muṣala, muṣalī, and sometimes muśala, &c.
Muśala (मुशल).—muṣala muṣ + ala (see mus), and musala mus + ala, I. m. n. A pestle, a club, [Arjunasamāgama] 10, 5 (ṣ). Ii. f. li. A house-lizard.
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Muṣala (मुषल).—see muśala and musala.
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Musala (मुसल).—[mus + ala], also muṣala muṣ + ala (see mus), n. 1. A pestle, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 3, 88 (s). 2. A club. Cf. muśala.
Musala (मुसल).—[masculine] [neuter] pestle, mace, club, bell-clapper.
1) Muśala (मुशल):—likā, lin See musala etc.
2) Muṣala (मुषल):—lya See musala etc.
3) Musala (मुसल):—[from mus] mn. (often spelt muśala or muṣala; cf. [Uṇādi-sūtra i, 108 [Scholiast or Commentator]]) a pestle, ([especially]) a wooden pestle used for cleaning rice, [Atharva-veda] etc., etc.
4) [v.s. ...] a mace, club, [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc. (cf. cakra-m)
5) [v.s. ...] the clapper of a bell, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
6) [v.s. ...] a [particular] surgical instrument, [Suśruta]
7) [v.s. ...] a [particular] constellation, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]
8) [v.s. ...] the 22nd [astronomy] Yoga or division of the moon’s path, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
9) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a son of Viśvāmitra, [Mahābhārata]
1) Muṣala (मुषल):—(laḥ) 1. m. A club; a pestle for cleaning rice. f. (lī) A house lizard; a plant (Curculigo orch.).
2) Musala (मुसल):—(laṃ) 1. n. A pestle, &c. like muṣala.
Muṣala (मुषल):—s. musala .
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Musala (मुसल):—(oxyt. [UJJVAL.] zu [Uṇādisūtra 1, 108]) [Prātiśākhya zur Vājasaneyisaṃhitā 3, 80.] gaṇa savanādi zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 8, 3, 110.] Häufig fehlerhaft mit ṣa und śa (vgl. [UJJVAL. a. a. O.]) geschrieben.
1) m. n. gaṇa ardharcādi zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher.2,4,31.] [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa.3,5,14.] [Siddhāntakaumudī 250,b,8.] a) Mörserkolben, Stössel [Amarakoṣa 2, 9, 25.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1017.] [Anekārthasaṃgraha 3, 678.] [Medinīkoṣa l. 123.] [VIŚVA] bei [UJJVAL.] [Atharvavedasaṃhitā 10, 9, 26. 11, 3, 3. 12, 3, 13.] [Taittirīyasaṃhitā 1, 6, 8, 3.] [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 12, 5, 2, 7.] [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 3, 7, 19. 17, 5, 3. 20, 1, 40.] [Kauśika’s Sūtra zum Atuarvaveda 29. 61. 81. 87.] [ĀŚV. GṚHY. 4, 3, 14.] [KAṆ. 5, 1, 2. 3.] [Harivaṃśa 2204] (muvala die ältere Ausg.). [Prabodhacandrodaja 21, 12.] sannamusale wenn der Mörserkolben ruht [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 6, 56.] [Mahābhārata 12, 8831.] ulūkhalamusala und musalolukhala s. u. ulūkhala 1. gṛhītvā granthimuśalaṃ(?) mūḍho bhikṣuravādayat [Kathāsaritsāgara 65, 135.] st. dessen einfach granthi [136.] — b) Keule [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 225.] [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 8, 315. 11, 110.] [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 3, 257.] [Mahābhārata 3, 12093. 12201.] [Harivaṃśa 5115] [?(Manu’s Gesetzbuch). Rāmāyaṇa Gorresio 1, 41, 21. Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 19, 3. 69, 17. Viṣṇupurāṇa 607. Bhāgavatapurāṇa 4, 10, 25 (Manu’s Gesetzbuch). Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 116, 18 (Nalopākhyāna).] kāla [Rāmāyaṇa Gorresio 1, 30, 13.] kaṅkāla [Rāmāyaṇa] [SCHL. 1, 29, 13. 56, 11] (kaṅkāla, musala ed. Bomb. an beiden Stellen). dantamuṣalaprahāraiḥ (mahāgajasya) [Pañcatantra 69, 1.] cakramuṣalo nāma saṃgrāmaḥ mit Diskus und Keule ausgeführt [Harivaṃśa 5346.] Am Ende eines adj. comp. f. ā [Harivaṃśa 15827.] — c) ein best. chirurgisches Instrument [Suśruta 2, 29, 5. 15.] — d) eine best. Constellation [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka 12, 1. 11.] —
2) m. Nomen proprium eines Mannes gaṇa gargādi zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 4, 1, 105.] eines Sohnes des Viśvāmitra [Mahābhārata 13, 252] (musala ed. Bomb.). —
3) f. ī a) Curculigo orchioides [Amarakoṣa 2, 4, 4, 7.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] [VIŚVA a. a. O.] Salvinia cucullata Roxb. [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] [VIŚVA.] — b) Hauseidechse [Amarakoṣa 2, 5,12.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1297.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] [VIŚVA.] — Vgl. kandarpamusala, mausala, mausalya .
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Mūṣala (मूषल):—[Suśruta 1, 377, 5] fehlerhaft für musala .
Musala (मुसल):——
1) m. n. — a) Mörserkolben , Stössel. — b) Keule [Āpastamba’s Dharmasūtra] — c) der Klöppel an einer Glocke [Kathāsaritsāgara 65,135.] — d) ein best. chirurgisches Instrument. — e) eine best. Constellation. —
2) m. Nomen proprium eines Sohnes des Vicvāmitra. —
3) f. musalī — a) Curculigo orchioides [Rājan 7,117.] [Materia medica of the Hindus 250.] — b) Salvinia cucullata. — c) Hauseidechse [Rājan 19,64.]
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Mūṣala (मूषल):—fehlerhaft für musala.
Musala (मुसल) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Musala.
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
Mūsala (मूसल) [Also spelled musal]:—(nm) a spigot; pounder; pestle; ~[lacaṃda] stout, sturdy (person); ~[loṃ ḍhola bajānā] to be extremely happy; ~[lacaṃda, vāla bhāta meṃ] a wrong man in a wrong place, an intruder.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Musala (मुसल) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Musala.
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
Muśala (ಮುಶಲ):—
1) [noun] a long, round tool for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar; a pestle.
2) [noun] a pestle or mace-like weapon.
3) [noun] a short, thick stick; a staff.
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Musala (ಮುಸಲ):—
1) [noun] a long, round tool for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar; a pestle.
2) [noun] a pestle-like weapon.
3) [noun] a heavy medieval war club; a mace.
4) [noun] the moving part inside a bell, that strikes the side of the bell; a tongue; a clapper.
5) [noun] a kind of medical implement used in surgery.
6) [noun] a Northern constellation in the Milky Way, between Cygnus and Andromeda; the Lacerta.
7) [noun] ಮುಸಲಾಗ್ರ ಬುದ್ಧಿ [musalagra buddhi] musalāgra buddhi the quality of being very slow in perceiving, feeling or understanding; lack of intelligence; bluntness.
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Musala (ಮುಸಲ):—[noun] = ಮುಸಲ್ಮಾನ [musalmana].
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Musaḷa (ಮುಸಳ):—[noun] = ಮುಸಲ [musala]1.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Musala (मुसल):—n. a rice pounder; pestle; club; hammer;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Partial matches: A la, Musha, Ala.
Starts with (+14): Mosalla, Mucalai, Mucalakan, Musalabhipataraha, Musaladanda, Musaladandaparimana, Musaladevata, Musaladhara, Musaladhare, Musalagga, Musalaghata, Musalaghattitaka, Musalahasta, Musalahati, Musalajhujhya, Musalaka, Musalakamma, Musalakanda, Musalakhanda, Musalakicca.
Full-text (+121): Kandarpamushala, Musalamusali, Cakramushala, Musalaka, Musalayudha, Musaladhara, Musalin, Musalasala, Musalasana, Mucalam, Musalita, Mausalya, Musra, Musalya, Musali, Mausala, Mosalla, Musalapani, Kankalamusala, Musaladanda.
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Brihat Jataka by Varahamihira [Sanskrit/English] (by Michael D Neely)
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 237 - Greatness of Vajreśvara (Vajra-īśvara) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 63 - Dhanuḥsāhasraka (dhanuḥsāhasraka-īśvara-liṅga) < [Section 2 - Caturaśīti-liṅga-māhātmya]
Chapter 9 - The Greatness of Mahiṣakuṇḍa and Rudrasaras < [Section 1 - Avantīkṣetra-māhātmya]
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 262 < [Hindi-English-Nepali (1 volume)]
Page 482 < [Tamil-Hindi-English, Volume 2]
Page 99 < [Gujarati-Hindi-English, Volume 3]
Harivamsha Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter 34 - The Mountains Set Asuras Fighting with the Gods < [Book 3 - Bhavishya Parva]
Chapter 41 - The Incarnations of Vishnu < [Book 1 - Harivamsa Parva]
Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
Chapter 5 - On the defeat of the Dānava forces of Mahiṣa < [Book 5]
Chapter 14 - On the killing of Tāmra and Cikṣura < [Book 5]
Chapter 13 - On the killing of Vāskala and Durmukha < [Book 5]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.5.93 < [Chapter 5 - Lord Nityānanda’s Vyāsa-pūjā Ceremony and His Darśana of the Lord’s Six-armed Form]
Verse 3.3.109 < [Chapter 3 - Mahāprabhu’s Deliverance of Sarvabhauma, Exhibition of His Six-armed Form, and Journey to Bengal]
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