Nitala, Niṭala: 11 definitions
Introduction:
Nitala 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexNitala (नितल).—A region of Pātāla, of red soil.*
- * Viṣṇu-purāṇa II. 5. 2-3.
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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryniṭāḷā (निटाळा).—m W An extremely hot summer-season. 2 Used as a Of the very height of the hot season.
--- OR ---
nitaḷa (नितळ).—a Clear, pure, without feculence--oil, water &c. Ex. kātaḷa phōḍūna ni0 pāṇī || ānta basalī kamaḷārāṇī ||. 2 Smooth and shining, bright, glossy, glistening.
--- OR ---
nitaḷa (नितळ).—n The name of a hell. See saptapātāla.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishniṭāḷā (निटाळा).—m An extremely hot summer- season. a Of the very height of the hot season.
--- OR ---
nitaḷa (नितळ).—a Clear, pure. Bright, glossy.
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 dictionaryNiṭala (निटल).—(Sometimes written niṭila) The forehead; निटिलतटचुम्बित (niṭilataṭacumbita) Daśakumāracarita 4.15.
Derivable forms: niṭalam (निटलम्).
--- OR ---
Nitala (नितल).—One of the seven divisions of the lower regions; see पाताल (pātāla).
Derivable forms: nitalam (नितलम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiṭala (निटल).—n.
(-laṃ) The forehead. E. ni before, ṭal to be marked, (with frowns, &c.) affix ac; also with ghañ added niṭāla .
--- OR ---
Nitala (नितल).—m.
(-laḥ) One of the seven divisions of Patala or hell. E. ni not, (known,) tala depth. nitānte, ekānte ca .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiṭala (निटल).—[neuter] forehead.
--- OR ---
Niṭāla (निटाल).—[neuter] forehead.
--- OR ---
Nitala (नितल).—[neuter] a cert. hell.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Niṭala (निटल):—(or niṭāla or niṭila) n. the forehead, [Kāvya literature]
2) Niṭāla (निटाल):—(or niṭala or niṭila) n. the forehead, [Kāvya literature]
3) Nitala (नितल):—[=ni-tala] n. one of the 7 divisions of the lower regions, [Upaniṣad; Purāṇa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Niṭala (निटल):—[ni-ṭala] (laṃ) 1. n. The forehead.
2) Nitala (नितल):—[ni-tala] (laḥ) 1. m. A hell.
[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 corpusNiṭala (ನಿಟಲ):—[noun] = ನಿಟಿಲ [nitila].
--- OR ---
Niṭaḷa (ನಿಟಳ):—[noun] = ನಿಟಿಲ [nitila].
--- OR ---
Niṭaḷa (ನಿಟಳ):—[noun] a kind of tree (= ತಡಸ [tadasa]or ತಡಸಲು [tadasalu] ?).
--- OR ---
Niṭāla (ನಿಟಾಲ):—[noun] = ನಿಟಿಲ [nitila].
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: Nitalai, Nitalaikkotu, Nitalaksha, Nitalam, Nitalana, Nitalanem, Nitalatcan, Nitalavitiya, Nitalekshana.
Ends with: Avanitala, Dharanitala, Jakkanitala, Kshaunitala, Nivalanitala, Pahanitala, Panitala, Samnitala, Tinitala.
Full-text: Nitalaksha, Nitila, Nitalam, Naitala, Nitalyela, Nitalai, Nitalanem, Nitalekshana, Shishupala, Yamadamshtraka, Kambala.
Relevant text
Search found 11 books and stories containing Nitala, Niṭāḷā, Niṭālā, Nitaḷa, Niṭala, Niṭāla, Ni-tala, Ni-ṭala, Niṭaḷa; (plurals include: Nitalas, Niṭāḷās, Niṭālās, Nitaḷas, Niṭalas, Niṭālas, talas, ṭalas, Niṭaḷas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter LVII - Cosmogeny of Hell and the nether regions < [Agastya Samhita]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 175 - The Greatness of Kapileśvara (kapila-īśvara-tīrtha) < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 11 - Viṣṇu’s Exploration of the Lower Part of the Liṅga < [Section 3b - Arunācala-khaṇḍa (Uttarārdha)]
Chapter 6 - Curse to Brahmā and Others < [Section 1 - Kedāra-khaṇḍa]
Free India < [October – December, 1997]
The Brahma Purana (by G. P. Bhatt)