Talatala, Talātala, Tala-atala, Talatāla, Tala-tala, Tā lā tā lā, Ta la ta la: 18 definitions
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In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
One of the Hands of The Seven Lower Worlds.—Talātala: the Patāka hand twisted downwards is applicable.
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Talātala (तलातल).—An underworld, being the residence of Asura Maya who won the grace of Śiva and moved about without fear of the Sudarśana;1 residence of Prahlāda.2
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
ṭaḷaṭaḷa (टळटळ) [or टळटळीत, ṭaḷaṭaḷīta].—ad Clearly, conspicuously, brightly, glowingly, lustrously. 2 Particles of emphasis used with words signifying noon. Ex. ṭa0 dōnaprahara or dupāra jhālī It is exactly noon--the fervid flaming noon. Ex. ṭaḷaṭaḷīta dupārāṃ || janmalā rāmarāṇā ||. 3 Sometimes used with madhyarātra Midnight, bearing the power of Exactly or just.
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ṭāḷāṭāḷa (टाळाटाळ).—f or ḷī f (ṭāḷaṇēṃ) A constant or repeated putting off or away; shuffling, beguiling: also averting or preventing.
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talātala (तलातल).—n S The fourth division of the infernal regions. 2 A manner of fighting,--striking the palms in unison against each other's palms.
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taḷataḷa (तळतळ).—f (taḷaṇēṃ) Sweltering or burning state under heat; v kara, hō: also swimming of the head through heat. v yē. 2 Exasperated state; ebullition of passion; vehement excitement. v yē. 3 Anxious commotion or agitation; great inquietude (of remorse or regret). 4 Irritating acts; provocation. v dē.
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tālatāla (तालताल).—ad (tāla S Palmyra.) Loftily, haughtily, saucily, swellingly;--used with verbs such as bōlaṇēṃ, uḍaṇēṃ, jāṇēṃ, in the sense To speak or talk. 2 (Perhaps from tāla Musical measure. Tune upon tune; theme upon theme.) Discursively, desultorily, unconnectedly, wildly. Ex. hā tā0 jātō or gātō; hyācēṃ bōlaṇēṃ or gāṇēṃ tā0 jātēṃ. tā0 uḍaṇēṃ or bōlaṇēṃ To speak evasively or elusively; to run off, to start aside, to fly from subject to subject.
ṭaḷaṭaḷa (टळटळ) [or ṭaḷaṭaḷīta, or टळटळीत].—ad Clearly, conspicu- ously. a Clear, conspicuous, shining.
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ṭāḷāṭāḷa (टाळाटाळ).—f or ḷī f A constant or repeat- ed putting of or away.
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talātala (तलातल).—n A division of the infernal regions. A manner of fighting.
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taḷataḷa (तळतळ).—v i Provocation. Exasperated state. Sweltering.
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taḷataḷā (तळतळा).—m Vehement excite- ment or passion.
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tālatāla (तालताल).—ad Haughtily, unconnectedly.
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
Talātala (तलातल).—the fourth of the seven divisions of hell; Bhāgavata 2.5.41.
Derivable forms: talātalam (तलातलम्).
Talātala is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tala and atala (अतल).
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Talatāla (तलताल).—
1) a kind of musical instrument.
2) clapping of the hands.
Derivable forms: talatālaḥ (तलतालः).
Talatāla is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tala and tāla (ताल).
Talātala (तलातल).—n.
(-laṃ) One of the seventh divisions of the infernal regions. E. tala below, reiterated, as downadown.
Talatāla (तलताल).—m. slapping the hands together, Mahābhārata 3, 12379.
Talatāla is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tala and tāla (ताल).
Talātala (तलातल).—[neuter] a cert. hell.
1) Talatāla (तलताल):—[=tala-tāla] [from tala] m. clapping the hands, [Mahābhārata iii f.; Jaina literature]
2) Talātala (तलातल):—[from tala] n. Name of a hell, [Āruṇeya-upaniṣad; Bhāgavata-purāṇa ii, 1 and 5]
3) [v.s. ...] [v; BrahmôttKh. xviii; Vedāntasāra 121.]
Talātala (तलातल):—[talā+tala] (laṃ) 1. n. One of the seven divisions of the infernal regions.
Talatāla (तलताल):—(tala + tāla) m. das Händeklatschen: talatālāṃśca vādayan [Mahābhārata 3, 12379.] talatālaśabdaḥ vaikartanaṃ pūjayatāṃ kurūṇām [4, 1685.] — Vgl. tālaśabda .
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Talātala (तलातल):—(tala + atala) n. eine best. Hölle [ĀRUṆIKOP.] in [Weber’s Indische Studien 2, 178, No. 3.] [Vedānta lecture No. 70.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 2, 1, 26. 5, 40. 5, 24, 7. 28.] [SKANDA-Pāṇini’s acht Bücher] in [Oxforder Handschriften 74],a. — Vgl. atala, mahā, rasā, vi, su .
Talatāla (तलताल):—m. Händegeklatsch.
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Talātala (तलातल):—n. eine best. Hölle.
Ṭalaṭalā (टलटला) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṭalaṭala.
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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Ṭalaṭala (टलटल) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Ṭalaṭalā.
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
Talātala (ತಲಾತಲ):—
1) [noun] (myth.) one of the seven regions below the earth.
2) [noun] (fig.) the lowest level or point; the very bottom.
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Taḷataḷa (ತಳತಳ):—
1) [noun] an onomatopoeic word a) imitating the sound made by boiling water; the boiling or gurgling sound; b) expressing the fact of something shining.
2) [noun] the condition of utter confusion or the fact of being utterly confused.
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Taḷatāḷa (ತಳತಾಳ):—[noun] a keeping of time (as in music, dance, etc.) by clapping or beating with the palm of the hand.
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Taḷātaḷa (ತಳಾತಳ):—
1) [noun] (myth.) one of the seven regions below the earth.
2) [noun] (fig.) the lowest level or point; the very bottom.
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Taḻataḻa (ತೞತೞ):—
1) [noun] an onomatopoeic word a) imitating the sound made by boiling water; the boiling or gurgling sound; b) expressing the fact of something shining.
2) [noun] the condition of utter confusion or the fact of being utterly confused.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Taḷataḷa (தளதள) [taḷataḷattal] 11 intransitive verb [Telugu: talatala, K. taḷataḷa.]
1. To be plump, full, sleek, as the body; புஷ்டியாதல். [pushdiyathal.]
2. To be brilliant, transparent; பிரகாசித்தல். பசுநரம்பு தள தளப்ப [piragasithal. pasunarambu thala thalappa] (திருக்குற்றாலத் தல தருமசாமி. [thirukkurralath thala tharumasami.] 34).
3. cf. தளர்-. [thalar-.] To become loose, as a cloth worn upon the person; நெகிழ்தல். அரைவேட்டி தளதளத்து விட் டது. [negizhthal. araivetti thalathalathu vid dathu.]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
Nepali dictionary
1) Ṭalaṭala (टलटल):—adv. adv. to shine; to glitter;
2) Talatala (तलतल):—adv. down and down; lower and lower;
3) Talatala (तलतल):—n. intense desire for taking intoxicating substance; thirst;
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.
Chinese-English dictionary
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
他拉他拉 [tā lā tā lā] [ta la ta la]—
An onomatopoeia describing the sound of shoe soles scraping against the ground when walking.
From Chapter 33 of 《三俠五義 [san xia wu yi]》 (The Three Heroes and Five Gallants): "金生 [jin sheng] (Jin Sheng) said, '顏兄 [yan xiong] (Brother Yan), I won't bother with pleasantries anymore; let's meet again in the 京中 [jing zhong] (capital). I need to leave first.' (Tālālā), he simply walked out of the 店 [dian] (shop)."
他拉他拉：擬聲詞。形容走路時鞋底擦到地面的聲音。《三俠五義》第三三回：「金生道：『顏兄，吾也不鬧虛了，咱們京中再見，吾要先走了。』他拉他拉，竟自出店去了。」
tā lā tā lā: nǐ shēng cí. xíng róng zǒu lù shí xié dǐ cā dào de miàn de shēng yīn. < sān xiá wǔ yì> dì sān sān huí: “jīn shēng dào: ‘yán xiōng, wú yě bù nào xū le, zán men jīng zhōng zài jiàn, wú yào xiān zǒu le.’ tā lā tā lā, jìng zì chū diàn qù le.”
ta la ta la: ni sheng ci. xing rong zou lu shi xie di ca dao de mian de sheng yin. < san xia wu yi> di san san hui: "jin sheng dao: 'yan xiong, wu ye bu nao xu le, zan men jing zhong zai jian, wu yao xian zou le.' ta la ta la, jing zi chu dian qu le."
Chinese language.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Atala, Luo, Da, La, Ta, Tala.
Starts with (+0): Talatalagudi, Talatalaguttu, Talatalam, Talatalane, Talatalanem, Talatalappu, Talatalata, Talatalaunu, Talatalavanta, Talatalavinem.
Full-text (+19): Dhavala, Talatalam, Saptapatala, Daldal, Puratala, Talatalata, Karatalatala, Talapala, Capatala-Tala-Tala, Talathala, Thalapala, Talatal, Loka, Thulathula, Thalthal, Daladalanem, Thulthul, Patala, Talaloka, Talashabda.
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