The Sanskrit term Tauḷa can be transliterated into English as Taula or Taulia, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Taul.

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Source: Heidelberg: Glory of the Tiruvanantapuram Padmanabhasvami Temple

Tauḷa refers to “one who belongs to Tuḷudeśa” and is used to describe Divākara, according to the Anantaśayanakṣetramāhātmya, a text talking about the Thiruvananthapuram temple in eleven chapters, written before the 14th century and claiming to be part of the Brahmāṇḍapurāṇa.—The māhātmya mentions a three-door sanctum (having three openings at the locations of the god’s head (śiras), navel (nābhi), and feet (pāda) in the temple and though this is normally not seen in other temples, it can be seen in the Tiruvanantapuram temple. Moreover, in the māhātmya, the sage Divākara is addressed as a Tauḷa (one who belongs to Tuḷudeśa) by the Lord, who instructs the sage to perform the daily rituals and also says that he will be especially pleased by the rituals performed by Tauḷas.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Taula (तौल).—A balance.

Derivable forms: taulam (तौलम्).

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

Taula (तौल).—n.

(-laṃ) A balance. E. tulā, svārthe aṇ pleonasm.

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

Taula (तौल):—n. = tulā, a balance, [Horace H. Wilson]

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

Taula (तौल):—(laṃ) 1. n. A balance.

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

Taula (तौल) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Tolla.

[Sanskrit to German]

Taula in German

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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

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Taula (तौल) [Also spelled taul]:—(nf) see [tola].

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See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Taulakecin, Taulakeshi, Taulakeshin, Taulana, Taulanika, Taulanikate, Taulaunu, Taulava.

Ends with: Butaula, Jokhataula, Marataula, Napataula, Pistaula, Staula, Uttaula.

Full-text: Taul, Tolla, Kamta, Taila.

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