Shitala, Sitala, Śītalā, Sītala, Śītala: 33 definitions
Introduction:
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The Sanskrit terms Śītalā and Śītala can be transliterated into English as Sitala or Shitala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Shital.
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In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Dietetics and Culinary Art (such as household cooking)
Śītala (शीतल) refers to “cooling” and represents a particular dietetic effect according to the 17th century Bhojanakutūhala (dravyaguṇāguṇa-kathana), and is commonly found in literature dealing with the topics of dietetics and culinary art, also known as Pākaśāstra or Pākakalā.—Accordingly, the dietetic effect śītala is associated with the following conditions: Food utensils made of Crystal (sphaṭika-pātra) and Vaiḍūrya.
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Śītalā (शीतला) is another name for Kuṭumbinī, an unidentified medicinal plant, according to verse 5.78-80 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fifth chapter (parpaṭādi-varga) of this book enumerates sixty varieties of smaller plants (kṣudra-kṣupa). Together with the names Śītalā and Kuṭumbinī, there are a total of twelve Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)
Śītala (शीतल) refers to “cool drinks” used in the treatment of snake-bites such as those caused by the Asṛṅmaṇḍalī-snakes, 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).—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 (śītala) arrest the poison of Asṛṅmaṇḍalī snakes”.
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
Śītala (शीतल) or Śītalarasa refers to one of the topics discussed in the Yogāmṛta, a Sanskrit manuscript collected in volume 4 of the catalogue “Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (first series)” by Rajendralal Mitra (1822–1891), who was one of the first English-writing historians dealing with Indian culture and heritage.—The Yogāmṛta is a large Ayurvedic compilation dealing with the practice of medicine and therapeutics authored by Gopāla Sena, Kavirāja, of Dvārandhā. It is dated to the 18th century and contains 11,700 ślokas.—The catalogue includes the term—Śītala-rasa in its ‘subject-matter list’ or Viṣaya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms). The complete entry reads: śītalarasaḥ .
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Śītala (शीतल) is another name (synonym) for Candana, which is a Sanskrit name for the plant Santalum album (Indian sandalwood). This synonym was identified by Narahari in his 13th-century Rājanighaṇṭu (verses 12.6-8), which is an Ayurvedic medicinal thesaurus.
1) Śītala (शीतल) refers to either “cool” or “white”, mentioned in verse 3.33 of the Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā (Sūtrasthāna) by Vāgbhaṭa.—Accordingly, “[...] Taking at night moonbeams as food, one shall drink, sugared buffalo’s milk (that is) cooled [viz., śītala] by the moon and stars. In groves in which the hot-rayed one is darkened by cloud-grazing huge Sal trees and Palmyra palms, [...]”.
Note: Sasita (“sugared”) has been interchanged with candrana-kṣatra-śītala and translated by bsil-mo (“cold”), which points to a variant saśīta in the basic text. Accordingly, śītala (which usually signifies “cool”) has been given the rare sense of dkar-ba (“white”); cf. śītalacchada (“white leaf”) or (“white-leaved”) MW p. 1078.—dka-ba in P is a carver’s error.
2) Śītala (शीतल) also refers to “(water that is) cooled down”, as mentioned in verse 5.18.—Accordingly, “[...] not causing effluxions (of phlegm) and light (on the stomach is) water (that has) boiled and cooled down [viz., kvathita-śītala]. In case a humour is combined with choler, (it is) wholesome; having passed (a day, however), it (is) productive of the three humours”.
Śītala (शीतल):—[śītalaṃ] Cold
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.
Vastushastra (architecture)
Śītala (शीतल) refers to “cold (speaking of a good quality stone) § 2.10.”.—(For paragraphs cf. Les enseignements architecturaux de l'Ajitāgama et du Rauravāgama by Bruno Dagens)
Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Śītala (शीतल) refers to “cool (water)”, according to the Haṭhapradīpikā 3.96-98.—Accordingly, “Having discarded the first flow of water because of its excessive heat and the last flow because it is worthless, [the Yogin] should use the middle flow [which is] cool (śītala). In the Khaṇḍakāpālika sect, this is [called] Amarolī. If he regularly drinks the [middle flow called] Amarī; snorts [it] everyday and correctly practices Vajrolī Mudrā [in order to draw it up his urethra], it is called Amarolī. He should mix the lunar fluid which is emitted because of [this] practice, with ashes and [then,] put it on the upper body (i.e., the head, eyes, shoulders, throat, chest, arms and so on). [As a result], divine sight arises”.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Shyanika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting)
Śītala (शीतल) refers to “cool water” (for washing the hawks), according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, [while discussing the training of hawks]: “[...] Then every night, in the dim light of lamps, the eyes should be opened, and washed with cool (śītala) and fair water [pānīye kṣālayet sukhaśītale]. The hawk should be gradually inspired with confidence and made to hear the falconer’s voice. [...]”.
Shyanika-shastra (श्यैनिकशास्त्र, śyainikaśāstra) deals with ancient Indian skill of hawking/falconry (one of the ways of hunting) which were laid down in a systematic manner in various Sanskrit treatises. It also explains the philosophy behind how the pleasures derived from sense-experience could lead the way to liberation.
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
Śītala (शीतल) or Śītalamanā refers to “one lives with a peaceful mind”, according to the Aṣṭāvakragītā (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Vedānta topics.—Accordingly, [as Aṣṭavakra says to Janaka]: “[...] He who is desireless, self-reliant, independent and free of bonds functions like a dead leaf blown about by the wind of causality. There is neither joy nor sorrow for one who has transcended samsara. He lives always with a peaceful mind (śītala-manā) and as if without a body. [sa śītalamanā nityaṃ videha iva rājate] [...]”.
Vedanta (वेदान्त, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
Shilpashastra (iconography)
Śītalā (शीतला) or Śītalādevī is a form of Devī whose Pratimālakṣaṇa (Śakti-based iconographical details) are discussed in verse 1.106 of the Śrītattvanidhi of Śrī Kṛṣṇarāja Uḍaiyar (in its Tañcāvūr Sarasvatī Mahal Library edition).
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.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Śītalā (शीतला), who is principally a women’s goddess, is visualized as a mother (mā, mātā) who protects children from paediatric ailments, notably exanthemata. She is also a fertility goddess, who helps women in finding good husbands and conceiving healthy sons. Her auspicious presence ensures the wellbeing of the family, and protects sources of livelihood. Being cold, Śītalā is summoned to ensure regular refreshing rains and to prevent famines, droughts and cattle diseases.
The name śītalā is a tatsama-śabda (identical loanword) derived from the Sanskrit root śīta, ‘cold’. It can be a noun (‘cold’, ‘coldness’) or an adjective (‘cold’, ‘cool’, ‘cooling’, ‘refreshing’, ‘calm’, ‘gentle’, ‘mild’, ‘free from passion’).
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Śītala (शीतल) refers to one of the eight direction-guardians (dikpāla) of the Jñānacakra, according to the 10th century Ḍākārṇava chapter 15. Accordingly, the jñānacakra refers to one of the three divisions of the saṃbhoga-puṭa (‘enjoyment layer’), situated in the Herukamaṇḍala. Śītala is associated with the charnel ground (śmaśāna) named Veṣṭabhakṣa and with the tree (vṛkṣa) named Karpūra.
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)
Śītala (शीतल):—The tenth Tīrthaṅkara (Janism recognizes 24 such teachers or Siddhas). He is also known as Śītalanātha. His colour is gold (kāñcana), according to Aparājitapṛcchā (221.5-7). His height is 90 dhanuṣa (a single dhanuṣa (or, ‘bow’) equals 6 ft), thus, roughly corresponding to 165 meters. His emblem, or symbol, is a Śrīvatsa.
Śītala’s father is Dṛḍharatha and his mother is Nandā. It is an ancient Jain practice to worship the Tīrthaṅkara’s parents in various rites, such as the pratiṣṭhāvidhi, according to the Ācāradinakara (14th century work on Jain conduct written by Vardhamāna Sūri).
Śītala (शीतल) refers to the tenth of the twenty-four Tīrthaṅkaras praised in the first book (ādīśvara-caritra) [chapter 1] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
Accordingly, “[...] we worship the Arhats, who at all times and all places purify the people of the three worlds by their name, representation, substance, and actual existence. [...] May the Jina Śītala, a new cloud for making shoot up the bulb of the people’s supreme joy, who pours forth the nectar of Syādvāda, protect you”.
Śītala is the son of Nandā and Dṛḍharatha, according to chapter 3.8, “[...] Then Dṛḍharatha made a festival with releases from prison, etc.; for the purifying birth of such persons is for the emancipation of the world. The name ‘Śītala’ was given to him because the King’s body, when it was hot, became cool at Nandā’s touch, while he was in the womb. Attended by gods in the form of boys, the Lord of the World increased in size daily, like the waves of the ocean attended by Indras of the Velādhārins. [...]”.
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.
India history and geography
Sitala is the name of a Goddess included in the pantheon of tribes such as the Tharua—an endogamous community inhabiting northern Odisha (mainly in the Balasore district, India) being sub-divided into two subgroups i.e. Tharua Bindhani and Tharua Kumbhar.—[Regarding their magico-religious life]: Tharua religion is an admixture of Hinduism and Animism. The Tharua pantheon, besides their tribal deitie, includes many Hindu Gods and Goddess, like Mangala, Manasa, Sitala etc. Biswakarma is their patron deity. Like all the sections of blacksmiths, the Tharua trace their origin to Biswakarma, the celestial architect and consider him as their patron deity. He is ceremoniously worshipped with great reverence during Biswakarma puja in the month of 'Bhuda' (August-September). During this festival each family cleans the 'sala' (workshop) and offers puja to their black smithy implements. The head of the family offers puja and sacrifices a chicken to appease the deity. [...]
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Biology (plants and animals)
Shitala in India is the name of a plant defined with Michelia champaca in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Sampacca suaveolens Kuntze (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Trans. Am. Phil. Soc.
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (DC.) (1824)
· Synopseos Plantarum (Persoon) (1806)
· Systematisches Verzeichniss der im Indischen Archipel (1846)
· Annales Museum Botanicum Lugduno-Batavi (1868)
· Flora Javae
If you are looking for specific details regarding Shitala, for example side effects, health benefits, extract dosage, diet and recipes, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, have a look at these references.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
sītala : (adj.) cool; cold. (nt.), coolness; cold.
Sītala, (adj.) (cp. Vedic śītala) cold, cool J. II, 128; DA. I, 1; Miln. 246; tranquil J. I, 3; (nt.) coolness Miln. 76, 323; VvA. 44, 68, 100; PvA. 77, 244. sītalībhāva becoming cool Sdhp. 33. (Page 712)
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
śitaḷa (शितळ).—a (Or śītaḷa from śītala S) Cold. 2 fig. Gentle or easy;--as a slope.
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śītala (शीतल).—a (S) Cold, cool, frigid.
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śītalā (शीतला).—f pl (S) The small pox. v yē, nigha, māvaḷa, kānapa.
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śītaḷa (शीतळ).—a (śītala S) Cold, not hot or warm. 2 Soft, gentle, easy--a slope.
śitaḷa (शितळ).—a Cold. Fig. Gentle or easy.
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śītala (शीतल).—a Cold, frigid, cool.
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śītalā (शीतला).—f pl The small-pox. The goddess presiding over the small-pox.
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śītaḷa (शीतळ).—a Cold; soft.
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
Śītala (शीतल).—a. [śītaṃ lāti lā-ka, śītamastyasya lac-vā]
1) (a) Cool, cold, chill, frigid; अतिशीतलमप्यम्भः किं भिनत्ति न भूभृतः (atiśītalamapyambhaḥ kiṃ bhinatti na bhūbhṛtaḥ) Subhāṣ. (b) Cool, bearable; महदपि परदुःखं शीतलं सम्यगाहुः (mahadapi paraduḥkhaṃ śītalaṃ samyagāhuḥ) V.4.13.
2) Not exciting, calm, gentle.
-laḥ 1 The moon.
2) A kind of camphor.
3) Turpentine.
4) The Champaka tree.
5) A kind of religious observance (observed upon the sun's entering the sign Aries).
-lam 1 Cold, coolness.
2) The cold season.
3) Benzoin.
4) White sandal, or sandal in general.
5) A pearl.
6) Green sulphate of iron.
7) A lotus.
8) The root called वीरण (vīraṇa) q. v.
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Śītalā (शीतला).—
1) Small-pox.
2) The goddess presiding over small-pox.
3) Sand.
4) Pistia Stratiotes (ārāmaśītalā, kuṭumbinī).
Śītala (शीतल).—mfn.
(-laḥ-lā-laṃ) Cold, chilly, frigid. n.
(-laṃ) 1. Green vitriol. 2. Storax. 3. Sandal. 4. White Sandal. 5. A lotus. 6. A pearl. 7. Cold, coldness. 8. The root of the Andropogon muricatum. m.
(-laḥ) 1. A plant, (Marsilea quadrifolia.) 2. A Jina or Jaina teacher, the 10th of the twenty-four Tirt'hakars. 3. A religious ceremony observed upon the sun’s entering Aries. 4. The moon. 5. A small tree, (Cordia myxa.) 6. The Champaca, (Michelia champaca.) 7. A sort of camphor. 8. Turpentine. f. (-lā-lī) 1. A plant, perhaps intending the Phrynium dichotymum, from the split stems of which a smooth, cool mat is made, thence termed Sitala-pati. 2. Small-pox. 3. The goddess presiding over or inflicting small-pox. E. śīta cool, lac poss. aff., or lā to give or get, aff. ka .
Śītala (शीतल).—[śīta + la], I. adj. Cold, cool, [Pañcatantra] ii. [distich] 58; figurat., [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] [distich] 90. Comparat. ºlatara, Cooler, [Śiśupālavadha] 9, 4. Ii. m. 1. The moon. 2. A sort of camphor. Iii. m., f. lā, and lī, and n. The name of several plants. Iv. n. 1. Coldness. 2. A pearl.
Śītala (शीतल).—[adjective] cold, cool (lit. & [figuratively]); [neuter] = seq.
1) Śītala (शीतल):—[from śīta] mf(ā)n. cold, cool, cooling, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] shivering, frosty, [Catalogue(s)]
3) [v.s. ...] cold id est. free from passion, calm, gentle, [Aṣṭāvakra-saṃhitā; Prasannarāghava]
4) [v.s. ...] not exciting emotion, not causing painful feelings, [Vikramorvaśī iv, 37]
5) [v.s. ...] m. (only [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]) the wind
6) [v.s. ...] the moon
7) [v.s. ...] Cordia Myxa
8) [v.s. ...] Michelia Champaka
9) [v.s. ...] = asana-parṇī
10) [v.s. ...] a kind of camphor
11) [v.s. ...] the resin of Shorea Robusta
12) [v.s. ...] m. green sulphate of iron (also m.)
13) [v.s. ...] m. bitumen (also m.)
14) [v.s. ...] m. a religious ceremony observed on the sun’s entering Aries
15) [v.s. ...] (with Jainas) Name of the 10th Arhat of the present Avasarpiṇī
16) Śītalā (शीतला):—[from śītala > śīta] a f. See below
17) Śītala (शीतल):—[from śīta] n. cold, coldness, cold weather, [Subhāṣitāvali]
18) [v.s. ...] sandal, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
19) [v.s. ...] a lotus, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
20) [v.s. ...] Costus Speciosus or Arabicus, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
21) [v.s. ...] the root of Andropogon Muricatus, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
22) [v.s. ...] a pearl, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
23) Śītalā (शीतला):—[from śīta] b f. (only [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]) sand
24) [v.s. ...] Pistia Stratiotes
25) [v.s. ...] = kuṭumbinī and ārāma-śītalā
26) [v.s. ...] a red cow
27) [v.s. ...] small-pox
28) [v.s. ...] the goddess inflicting small-pox (cf. [compound] and, [Religious Thought and Life in India 227, 228]).
Śītala (शीतल):—[(laḥ-lā-laṃ) a.] Cool. m. A plant; a Jaina; a ceremony; moon. f. (ā) and (ī) A plant; small-pox. n. Green vitriol; storax; sandal; lotus; pearl; coldness.
Śītala (शीतल):—(von śīta) gaṇa sidhmādi zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 5, 2, 97.]
1) adj. (f. ā) a) kühl, kalt, kühlend [Amarakoṣa 1, 1, 2, 21.] [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 1, 1, 88. 3, 3, 408.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1385.] [Anekārthasaṃgraha 3, 687.] [Medinīkoṣa l. 139.] nyagrodha [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 55, 22.] vāyu [3, 22, 15.] [Suśruta 1, 45, 4.] jala [100, 18. 131, 16. 164, 6. 214, 3. 2, 45, 2.] kriyā [1, 38, 2.] meha [Śārṅgadhara SAṂH. 1, 7, 43.] [Mṛcchakaṭikā 49, 25.] [Ṛtusaṃhāra 1, 6.] [Meghadūta 96.] [Raghuvaṃśa 1, 43.] [Śākuntala 69.] [Spr. (II) 138. 748. 1067. 1463. 1742. 1850. 2053. 3078. 3260. 5241. fg. (I) 2719. 3185.] [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 27, 8. 28, 12.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 53, 160.] [Rājataraṅgiṇī 1, 213.] nirdoṣasya hi tasyāsaṃsarvataḥ śītalā diśaḥ [4,86.] [Prabodhacandrodaja 21,4.] [Oxforder Handschriften 46,a,40.] candana wie [Rāmāyaṇa 3, 79, 6.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 31, 23.] himotsargādi [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 104, 23.] śītalatara [Śiśupālavadha 9, 4.] a [86.] ati [Spr. (II) 4245.] [Rājataraṅgiṇī 6, 19.] atyanta Cit. beim [Scholiast] zu [Śākuntala 86.] su [Mahābhārata 3, 2535.] [Caurapañcāśikā 2.] [Spr. (II) 451. 2215.] — b) leicht frierend, zum Frost geneigt [Oxforder Handschriften 306], b, [11.] — c) im Herzen abgekühlt, frei von Leidenschaft: dhīrasya śītalaṃ cittam [AṢṬĀV. 18, 81. 1, 16. 18, 22. 23] (śītalācchāntarātmanaḥ zu lesen). sā śokapihitakrauryā tasthau praśamaśītalā [Rājataraṅgiṇī 6, 294.] — d) Jmd kalt lassend, nicht näher berührend: mahadapi paraduḥkhaṃ śītalam [Vikramorvaśī 90.] —
2) m. a) Wind [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 3, 3, 408.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 171.] — b) der Mond [Śabdaratnāvalī im Śabdakalpadruma] — c) Bez. verschiedener kühlender Pflanzen und Stoffe: = aśanaparṇī [Amarakoṣa 2, 4, 5, 15.] [Medinīkoṣa] = tālaparṇī [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] Cordia Myxa Lin. [Śabdacandrikā im Śabdakalpadruma] Michelia Champaka (campaka) Lin. [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma] eine Art Kampfer und das Harz der Shorea robusta ebend. — d) eine best. Begehung beim Eintritt der Sonne in den Widder [Śabdaratnāvalī im Śabdakalpadruma] — e) Nomen proprium des 10ten Arhant's der gegenwärtigen Avasarpiṇī [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 27.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] —
3) f. ā a) Bez. verschiedener Pflanzen: Pistia Stratiotes Lin. [Śabdacandrikā im Śabdakalpadruma] = kuṭumbinī und ārāmaśītalā [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma] — b) Sand [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma] — c) die Göttin der Blattern [WILSON, Sel. Works 2, 21.] pūjā [194.] ṣaṣṭhī [192. fgg.] vrata [Weber’s Verzeichniss No. 1209.] [Oxforder Handschriften 284], b, 46. stotra [Westergaard’s Verzeichniss 3],b. —
4) f. ī Pistia Stratiotes Lin. [Ratnamālā 82.] —
5) n. a) Kälte [Śabdaratnāvalī im Śabdakalpadruma] suśītale [Spr. (II) 1366.] — b) (nach [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] masc.) Bez. verschiedener kühlender Stoffe: Sandel; grüner (schwarzer) Eisenvitriol; Erdharz [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] die Wurzel von Andropogon muricatus [Śabdacandrikā im Śabdakalpadruma] Perle und = padmaka [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma] — Vgl. ārāmaśītalā und rāma .
Śītala (शीतल) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Sīala.
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
1) Śītala (शीतल) [Also spelled shital]:—(a) cool; cold, frigid; ~[tā] coolness; coldness, frigidity; ~[pāṭī] a thin smooth mat prepared from cane.
2) Śītalā (शीतला):—(nf) small-pox.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Śītala (ಶೀತಲ):—[adjective] moderately cold; cool.
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Śītala (ಶೀತಲ):—
1) [noun] coolness.
2) [noun] anything that is cool.
3) [noun] a cool-tempered, patient man.
4) [noun] a lazy, slothful man.
5) [noun] the plant Marsilea quadrifolia of Marsileaceae family.
6) [noun] (jain.) the tenth of the twenty four spiritual teachers of Jainism.
7) [noun] a fever accompanied by delirium.
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Śītaḷa (ಶೀತಳ):—[adjective] = ಶೀತಲ [shitala]1.
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Śītaḷa (ಶೀತಳ):—[noun] = ಶೀತಲ [shitala]2.
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Śītāḷa (ಶೀತಾಳ):—[adjective] cool; cold; frigid.
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Śītāḷa (ಶೀತಾಳ):—
1) [noun] the quality or condition of being cold; coldness.
2) [noun] a kind fever accompanied by delirium.
3) [noun] cold water.
4) [noun] pure or undefiled water.
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Śītāḷa (ಶೀತಾಳ):—[noun] = ಶೀತಲೆ [shitale].
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Sitāḷa (ಸಿತಾಳ):—[adjective] cool; cold; frigid.
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Sitāḷa (ಸಿತಾಳ):—
1) [noun] the quality or condition of being cold; coldness.
2) [noun] a kind fever accompanied by delirium.
3) [noun] a kind of agricultural land.
4) [noun] pure or undefiled water.
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Sītaḷa (ಸೀತಳ):—[adjective] cool; cold; frigid.
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Sītaḷa (ಸೀತಳ):—
1) [noun] the quality or condition of being cold; coldness.
2) [noun] a kind fever accompanied by delirium.
3) [noun] a kind of agricultural land.
4) [noun] pure or undefiled water.
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Sītāḷa (ಸೀತಾಳ):—[noun] = ಸೀತಾಳೆ [sitale]2.
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Sītāḷa (ಸೀತಾಳ):—[noun] = ಸೀತಾಳೆ [sitale]1.
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Sītāḷa (ಸೀತಾಳ):—[adjective] = ಸೀತಳ [sitala]1.
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Sītāḷa (ಸೀತಾಳ):—[noun] = ಸೀತಳ [sitala]2.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
1) Śītala (शीतल):—adj. 1. cool; refreshing; 2. cold;
2) Śītalā (शीतला):—n. 1. small-pox; 2. the goddess presiding over small-pox;
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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