Shakala, Sakalā, Sakala, Śākala: 34 definitions

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The Sanskrit term Śākala can be transliterated into English as Sakala or Shakala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Shakal.

In Hinduism

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: Wisdom Library: Kubjikāmata-tantra

Sakalā (सकला):—First of the eight Mātṛs born from the body of Ātmī, according to the Kubjikāmata-tantra. These eight sub-manifestations (mātṛ), including Sakalā, symbolize the different kinds of souls, as well as the impurities by which these souls are bound (except for Niṣkala or Śiva). They are presided over by the Bhairava Caṇḍa and his consort Brāhmī. Ātmī is the second of the Eight Mahāmātṛs, residing within the Mātṛcakra (third of the five cakras) and represents the ātman.

Source: bhagavadgitausa.com: Kashmir Saivism

Sakala is a state of objective consciousness. When you look at a flower intently, you become the flower; the self-awareness is gone; the subjectivity dissolves in the object. This is complete objectivity of Sakala state. This is starting point in the fifteen steps in the ascent. You move from Sakala Pramatri of looking at the flower and become aware of yourself, the flower disappears; you remain and become you, the perceiver. The next step is to forget yourself and leave the object (flower) and you behind. [...]

Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions

Sakala (सकल) refers to a form of Śiva, according to the Kiraṇatantra chapter 49 (dealing with vratacaryā).—Accordingly, “Garuḍa spoke: ‘You have taught me, O great Lord, the activities of the Neophyte, the Putraka and the Ācārya. Tell me those of the Sādhaka’. The Lord spoke: ‘[...] The highest of the observances is the Raudra-vrata. On accomplishing that, one becomes [equal to] the Sakala [form of Śiva]. For attaining siddhi, the Sādhaka should perform a mantra-observance that is appropriate [to the mantra in question]’”.

Source: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra Tantra

Śakala (शकल) refers to the “split (belly)” (of the moon), according to the Netratantra of Kṣemarāja: a Śaiva text from the 9th century in which Śiva (Bhairava) teaches Pārvatī topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.—Accordingly, [verse 2.22cd-28ab]—“From this authority, the seventy-million mantras arise. The terminal letter shining with various light, [which is the] split belly of the moon (śaśāṅka-śakala-udara) [j], is placed upon a hook [u], and yoked with the last rising horizon [i.e., the wind or last labial nasalization] []. That which is described is celebrated in the world as the supreme Amṛta [sa], this is the highest dwelling place. [...]”.

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Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

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Shilpashastra (iconography)

Source: Red Zambala: Hindu Icons and Symbols | Introduction

The material realm (sakala) is a reflection of the transcendental realm (niṣkala).

Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (shilpa)

Śakala (शकल) refers to the “scales of a fish” and represents one of the various substances used in the process of creating a Canvas, in the ancient Indian art of Painting (citra), according to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.—Canvas is a kind of surface on which a painter can draw a picture. In ancient time walls are seen to be plastered with different substances (i.e., śakala—scales of a fish) and these were prepared for Painting. [...] In the Mānasollāsa also, lime is prescribed to make a canvas. The mixture, thus prepared for canvas is mixed with vālukā i.e., sand and it should be soaked in water having śakala i.e., the scales of a fish and then the mixture should be kept aside for a month for drying. When the paste is completely dried up, it will be ready for use as plaster and the painters can apply this on a wall according to their necessity.

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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.

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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Śākala (शाकल).—A city made famous in the Purāṇas. Once it was the capital of the Madra kingdom. (Sabhā Parva Chapter 32, Verse 14), Modern scholars opine that the modern Siyalkot was the old Śākala.

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Sakala (सकल) and Sakala both refer to epithets of Śiva, as explained in the Śivapurāṇa 1.5.—Accordingly, “Śiva alone is glorified as Niṣkala (nameless and formless) since He is identical with supreme Brahman. He is also Sakala as He has an embodied form. He is both Sakala and Niṣkala. It is in his Niṣkala aspect that the liṅga is appropriate. In the Sakala aspect the worship of his embodied form is appropriate. Since He has the Sakala and Niṣkala aspects He is worshipped both in the phallic and in the embodied form by the people and is called the highest Brahman. Other deities, not being Brahman, have no Niṣkala aspect anywhere”.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Śākala (शाकल).—The king of the Madras; see under Aśvapati.*

  • * Matsya-purāṇa 208. 5.
Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and places

Śākala (शाकल) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. II.29.13) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Śākala) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.

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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.

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Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

Śākala (शाकल).—A word frequently used in the Mahabhasya for a grammatical operation or injunction (विधि (vidhi)) which forms a specific feature of the grammar of शाकल्य (śākalya), viz. that the vowels इ, उ,ऋ (i, u, ), and लृ (lṛ) remain without phonetical combination and a shortening of them, if they are long;cf.इको (iko)sसवर्णे शाकल्यस्य ह्रस्वश्च (savarṇe śākalyasya hrasvaśca) P.VI. 1. 127; शाकल्यस्य इदं शाकल्यम् । (śākalyasya idaṃ śākalyam |) ; cf. also M.Bh. on P.VI.1.77, VI.1.125,VI. 1.27;VI.2.52, VII.3.3 and VIII. 2.108; (2) pupils of शाकल्य (śākalya); cf. शाकल्यस्य छात्राः शाकलाः (śākalyasya chātrāḥ śākalāḥ) M. Bh. on P. IV.I.18;(3) a village in the Vahika district; cf. शाकलं नाम वाहीकग्रामः (śākalaṃ nāma vāhīkagrāmaḥ) M. Bh. on IV.2.104 Vart. 3.

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Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.

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Kavya (poetry)

[«previous next»] — Shakala in Kavya glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Kathāsaritsāgara

Śākala (शाकल) is the name of an ancient city in the Madra country, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 44. Accordingly, as Vajraprabha said to Naravāhanadatta: “of old there was in the country of the people of Madra a town named Śākala; Candraprabha, the son of Aṅgāraprabha, was king of it”.

Also “... in that city [Śākala] great rejoicing took place on account of his arrival; in one place there was the occupation of dancing, in another the delight of music; in one place the amusement of drinking, in another the toilet rites of fair-eyed ladies; in another the voice of bards loud in the praise of him [Sūryaprabha] who had obtained what he desired”.

The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Śākala, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Naravāhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the vidyādharas (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Guṇāḍhya’s Bṛhatkathā consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.

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Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.

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Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (vaishnavism)

Sakala (सकल) refers to “all (the streams of knowledge)”, according to the Vedānta Deśika’s Yatirājasaptati.—When we come to the poem’s understanding of the divinity of Rāmānuja we find a wide spectrum of meanings. [...] Verse 28 is particularly eloquent in describing and encapsulating all his nurturing and protecting qualities, which are compared to those present everywhere in nature itself—as the mountain from which originate all the streams of knowledge (sakala-vidyā), the tree under which the weary traveler wandering in saṃsāra takes rest, the rising sun that keeps the illusionary darkness of those with distorted views at bay and the full moon that brings to high tide the ocean of the Vedas.

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Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).

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Ayurveda (science of life)

Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)

Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha Chikitsa

Śakala (शकल) refers to “filtering (of juices)” (in a cloth), according to the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā: an ancient Sanskrit text from the Pāñcarātra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viṣacikitsā—an important topic from Āyurveda which deals with the study of Toxicology (Viṣavidyā or Sarpavidyā).—Kāśyapa prescribes various antidotes to quell the poison by administering them through nasal drugs, collyrium, ointment, herbal drinks and diet. According to Kāśyapasaṃhitā (verse VIII.16)—“The juice of Katakāsthi filterd in a cloth (vastra-śakala) and treated nasally also kills poison. It can be used to massage the victim”.

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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.

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Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: Wisdom Library: Pancaratra (Samhita list)

Śakala (शकल) is the name of an ancient Pāñcarātra Saṃhitā mentioned in 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.—[Cf. Jñānapāda chapter 1, verses 99-114]—First is explained the folly of following more than one Saṃhitā for a single series of rituals. Then the names of the 108 Tantras of the Pāñcarātra corpus are named [e.g., Śakala]. Even those who repeat these 108 titles will gain salvation.

Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

Sakala (सकल) refers to the “manifested form” of the Lord (Śrī-Bhagavān), as discussed in the fourth chapter of the Jayākhyasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra Āgama text composed of 4500 verses in 33 chapters dealing with topics such as mantra (formulas), japa (repetitions), dhyāna (meditations), mudrā (gesticulations), nyāsa (concentrations) etc.—Description of the chapter [śuddhasarga-brahmatattva-ākhyāna]:—[...] Nārada asks further how Vāsudeva performs His threefold activities. Śrībhagavān replies that by His own powers of concentration He allows His bhaktas to achieve emancipation through mantras. These mantras He has given, mantras pointing both to His formless state [niṣkala] and to His manifested forms [sakala]. The latter [kind of mantras [sakala] give enjoyment; the former kind of mantras [niṣkala] give mokṣa (release) (26b-33). Nārada asks to know more about mantras and their practice by virtue [vīrya] of which one is led to emancipation. [...]

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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.

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In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections

Sakala (सकल) refers to “all” (the rules of conduct for a mendicant), according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “Glory to the great tree that is stopping the influx of karma whose opponent is conquered, which is rooted in all the rules of conduct for a mendicant (sakala-samiti-mūla), whose great trunk is restraint, whose full branches are tranquillity, which is covered with the blossom of virtue [and] is beautiful because of producing whole fruit through the reflections. [Thus ends the reflection on] stopping the influx of karma”.

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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.

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Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Shakala in India is the name of a plant defined with Cinnamomum verum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Camphora mauritiana Lukman. (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club (1892)
· Flora Cochinchinensis (1790)
· Bijdragen tot de flora van Nederlandsch Indië (1826)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Flora de Filipinas (1837)
· Eph. Nat. Cur. Dec.

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

sakala : (adj.) whole; entire.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Sakala, (adj.) (cp. Sk. sakala) all, whole, entire Vin. II, 109; Vism. 321; SnA 132; PvA. 93, 97, 111. Cp. sākalya. (Page 660)

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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.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

śakala (शकल).—n (S) A piece or bit, esp. a slice.

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śakala (शकल).—f ( A Form &c.) A device, contrivance, expedient, stratagem; a scheme or invention for effecting. v kāḍha, pāḍa, kara, yōja, nigha. 2 f n Face, form, air, cast, features, aspect; appearance or apparent quality and character (of an affair or a matter).

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sakala (सकल).—a (S) Whole, entire, complete, perfect. 2 All or every one; the whole number, mass, or quantity.

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sakala (सकल).—a & n (Better sakhala) Low or short: also a low spot or place.

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sakaḷa (सकळ).—a (sakala S) Whole or entire. 2 All or every one; the whole quantity or the whole number.

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sakaḷa (सकळ).—ad R sakaḷavēḷīṃ ad R (sa, kāḷa, & vēḷa) Early in the morning. 2 In good time, betimes, in sufficient time beforehand. Ex. tū cākarī sōḍaṇāra asalāsa tara malā sakaḷavēḷīṃ sāṅga mhaṇajē dusarā kōṇhī pāhīna.

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sakāḷa (सकाळ).—f ē (sukāla S) Early morning, the season about sunrise.

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sakāḷa (सकाळ).—ad sakāḷāṃ or ḷīṃ ad (sakāḷa) Tomorrow morning. 2 Early in the morning: also in the morning.

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sākaḷa (साकळ) [or सांकळ, sāṅkaḷa].—f (śṛṅkhalā S) A chain: and, when considered with reference to sāṅkaḷī, a large chain. 2 A chain or row (of teeth).

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

śakala (शकल).—n A bit, slice. f A device. f n Features.

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sakala (सकल).—a Whole, entire. All or everyone.

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sakaḷa (सकळ).—a Whole. All. ad Early in the morning. In good time, betimes.

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sakāḷa (सकाळ).—f Early morning. ad In the morning.

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sakāḷa (सकाळ).—ad sakāḷāṃ-ḷīṃ ad To-morrow morning.

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sākaḷa (साकळ).—f A chain.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śakala (शकल).—[śak-kalak Uṇādi-sūtra 1.19]

1) A part, portion, piece, fragment, bit; ताभ्यां स शकलाभ्यां च दिवं भूमिं च निर्ममे (tābhyāṃ sa śakalābhyāṃ ca divaṃ bhūmiṃ ca nirmame) Manusmṛti 1.13; उपलशकलमेतद्भेदकं गोमयानाम् (upalaśakalametadbhedakaṃ gomayānām) Mu.3.15; R.2.46;5.73.

2) A pot-sherd; प्रतिगृह्य पुटेनैव पाणिना शकलेन वा (pratigṛhya puṭenaiva pāṇinā śakalena vā) Manusmṛti 6.28.

3) A spark; उद्यत्कृशानुशकलेषु खुराभि- घातात् (udyatkṛśānuśakaleṣu khurābhi- ghātāt).

-lam 1 Bark.

2) The scales (of a fish).

3) A half; as in चन्द्रशकलम् (candraśakalam).

4) Cinnamon.

Derivable forms: śakalaḥ (शकलः), śakalam (शकलम्).

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Śākala (शाकल).—a. (- f.) [शकल-अन् (śakala-an)]

1) Relating to a piece (śakala).

2) Relating, belonging to or derived from the शाकल (śākala)s.

-laḥ A school of the Ṛgveda or the followers of this school (pl.)

-lam 1 A brown variety of sandal; शाकलं कपलमिति (śākalaṃ kapalamiti) Kau. A.2.11.

2) A chip, piece.

3) The text or ritual of शाकल्य (śākalya).

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Sakala (सकल).—a.

1) Together with the parts.

2) All, whole, entire, complete.

3) Having all the digits, full (as the moon); as in सकलेन्दुमुखी (sakalendumukhī).

4) Having a soft or low sound.

-lam 1 Everything.

2) The whole.

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Sakāla (सकाल).—a. Seasonable, opportune.

-lam ind. Seasonably, betimes, early in the morning.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Śakalā (शकला).—(-śakalā), see asthi-ś°.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śakala (शकल).—mn.

(-laḥ-laṃ) A part, a portion, a piece. n.

(-laṃ) 1. Skin. 2. Bark. 3. A kind of (black) pigment or die. 4. The scales of a fish. E. śak to be able, kalac Unadi aff.

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Sakala (सकल).—mfn.

(-laḥ-lā-laṃ) All, whole, entire. f.

(-lā) 1. Together with a part. 2. Entire. 3. With all the digits, full, (as the moon.) 4. Having a soft or low sound. E. sa with, kalā a part, ac aff.

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Sakāla (सकाल).—n. Adv.

(-laṃ) Betimes, early in the morning. E. sa with, kāla time.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śakala (शकल).— (a form of śarkara by intermediate *śakkara, and with l for r, cf. śarkarā), I. m. and n. A part, a portion, a piece, [Uttara Rāmacarita, 2. ed. Calc., 1862.] 46, 19; [Pañcatantra] iii. [distich] 193 (194); 262, 25; a potsherd, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 6, 28. Ii. n. 1. Skin. 2. Bark. 3. The scales of a fish. 4. A kind of (black) pigment.

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Śākala (शाकल).—adj. Epithet of a kind of sacrifice, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 11, 200; cf. 256.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śakala (शकल).—[masculine] [neuter] chip, splint, potsherd; piece morsel, fragment; [neuter] a half ([especially] of an egg-shell).

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Śākala (शाकल).—[masculine] [neuter] = śakala; [masculine] [plural] the adherents of Śākalya, [adjective] relating to them.

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Sakala (सकल).—[adjective] having parts, divisible, material; all, whole, entire; [neuter] everything.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Śakala (शकल):—mn. (in, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa] also śakara, of doubtful derivation) a chip, fragment, splint, [logic] piece, bit, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā] etc. etc. (śakalānikṛ, with [accusative], ‘to separate, divide, dissipate’ [Raghuvaṃśa])

2) a potsherd, [Manu-smṛti vi, 28]

3) a spark (in kṛśānu-ś), [Śiśupāla-vadha v 9]

4) n. a half, [Sāhitya-darpaṇa] (candra-ś, the half-moon, [Kādambarī])

5) a half-verse, [Kedāra’s Vṛtti-ratnākara]

6) the half of an egg-shell, [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.

7) skin, bark, [Divyāvadāna]

8) the scales of a fish (cf. śalka, śalkala), [ib.]

9) the skull (in kapāla-ś)

10) cinnamon, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

11) a kind of black pigment or dye, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

12) m. Name of a man [gana] gargādi.

13) Śākala (शाकल):—mfn. ([from] śakala) dyed with the substance called Śakala, [Kāśikā-vṛtti on Pāṇini 4-2, 2]

14) relating to a piece or portion, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

15) derived from or belonging or relating to the Śākalas, [Manu-smṛti ix, 200] (cf. [Pāṇini 4-3, 128])

16) m. or n. a chip, piece, fragment, splinter, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; ???]

17) m. ([scilicet] maṇi) an amulet made of chips of wood, [Kauśika-sūtra]

18) Name of an ancient teacher, [Catalogue(s)]

19) a kind of serpent, [Aitareya-brāhmaṇa]

20) ([plural]) the Śākalas (id est.) followers of Śākalya, [Ṛgveda-prātiśākhya] ([gana] kaṇvādi)

21) the inhabitants of the town Śākala, [Mahābhārata]

22) n. the text or ritual of Śākalya, [Aitareya-brāhmaṇa; Āśvalāyana-gṛhya-sūtra; Patañjali]

23) Name of a Sāman, [Ārṣeya-brāhmaṇa]

24) of a town of the Madras, [Mahābhārata; Kathāsaritsāgara]

25) of a village of the Bāhīkas, [Patañjali on Pāṇini 4-2, 104], [vArttika] 4.

26) Sakala (सकल):—[=sa-kala] [from sa > sa-kaṅkaṭa] 1. sa-kala mfn. (for 2. See sub voce) having a soft or low sound, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

27) Sakāla (सकाल):—[=sa-kāla] [from sa > sa-kaṅkaṭa] mfn. seasonable, [ib.]

28) Sakala (सकल):—[=sa-kala] 2. sa-kala mf(ā)n. ([from] 7. sa + kalā; for 1. sa-kala See p. 1123, col. 3) consisting of parts, divisible, material (opp. to aand niṣ-k), [Maitrī-upaniṣad; Mahābhārata]

29) [v.s. ...] possessing all its component parts, complete, entire, whole, all (pratijñāṃ sakalāṃ-√kṛ, ‘to fulfil one’s promise’; m. [sometimes with api] ‘everybody’; n. ‘everything’ or ‘one’s whole property’), [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.

30) [v.s. ...] whole = wholesome, sound (opp. to vi-kala), [Nīlakaṇṭha]

31) [v.s. ...] affected by the elements of the material world (with Śaivas applied to a soul which has not advanced beyond the lowest stage of progress), [Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha]

32) [v.s. ...] paying interest, [Naiṣadha-carita]

33) Sākala (साकल):—n. Name of a town in Madras (also written śākala), [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Śakala (शकल):—[(laḥ-laṃ)] 1. m. n. A part. n. Skin, bark, fish scales; black die.

2) Sakala (सकल):—[sa-kala] (laḥ-lā-laṃ) a. All, whole, entire.

3) Sakāla (सकाल):—[sa-kāla] (laṃ) adv. Early.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Śakala (शकल) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Sayala.

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Hindi dictionary

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Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

1) Śakala (शकल) [Also spelled shakal]:—(nf) same as [śakla;-sūrata] see [śakla-sūrata].

2) Sakala (सकल) [Also spelled sakal]:—(a) whole, all, entire; total.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Śakala (ಶಕಲ):—

1) [noun] a small portion separated from a whole; a piece.

2) [noun] any of the two equal portions of a whole; a half.

3) [noun] a broken piece of a pot; a pot-sherd.

4) [noun] the entire bony or cartilaginous framework of the head of a human; the skull.

5) [noun] any outer layer suggestive of skin, as rind, bark, etc.

6) [noun] a thin, horny plate forming the outer protective covering of the body in many fishes; the scale.

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Śakaḷa (ಶಕಳ):—[noun] = ಶಕಲ [shakala].

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Sakala (ಸಕಲ):—

1) [adjective] consisting of parts.

2) [adjective] possessing all its component parts.

3) [adjective] complete; entire; full.

4) [adjective] having, consisting of a soft vowel.

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Sakala (ಸಕಲ):—

1) [noun] that which is consisting of parts.

2) [noun] he who has infinite knowledge; the Omniscient.

3) [noun] a large number people, animals, things etc. gathered at a place; a group; a multitude.

4) [noun] (myth.) name of a hell.

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Sakaḷa (ಸಕಳ):—[adjective] = ಸಕಲ [sakala]1.

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Sakaḷa (ಸಕಳ):—[noun] = ಸಕಲ [sakala]2.

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Sakāla (ಸಕಾಲ):—[noun] a right time or moment.

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Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

1) Śakala (शकल):—n. appearance; form;

2) Sakala (सकल):—adj. 1. all; whole; entire; complete; 2. original; n. everything;

3) Sakāla (सकाल):—adv. early in the morning; n. early morning; dawn;

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