Ulukhala, Ulūkhala: 13 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Ulūkhala (उलूखल) refers to a “mortar (threshing rod)”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.54 (“Description of the duties of the chaste wife”).—Accordingly, as a Brahmin lady said to Pārvatī: “[...] She shall not talk to any woman who disparages or hates her husband. She shall not stand alone anywhere nor shall she take bath in the nude. A chaste lady shall never sleep on a mortar threshing rod (ulūkhala) [nolūkhale na musale na], a broom, a grinding stone, a machine or on the threshold. Except at the time of sexual intercourse she shall never show her maturity and initiative. She shall like whatever her husband is interested in. [...]”.
1a) Ulūkhala (उलूखल).—The mortar; pregnant Diti not to sit on;1 child Kṛṣṇa tied to by Yaśodā.2
1b) A lekha on this wooden mortar and the honouring of udapātra are details of the śrāddha connected with the Āśvalāyanins.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 75. 28.
1c) (Ulūkhali) a group of Piśācas (also ulūkhalikas)—Hidden eyes and long tongues; wearing ulūkhala for ornaments.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 7. 378 and 393; Vāyu-purāṇa 61. 46; 69. 274.
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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
1) Ulūkhala (उलूखल):—[ulūkhalaḥ] A kind of mortar & pesle especially used for pounding of material
2) [ulūkhalaḥ] Socket (ball and socket joint. Peg and socket joint). A joint in which the round end of one bone fits into the cavity of other
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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Marathi-English dictionary
ulūkhala (उलूखल).—n S A wooden mortar for husking rice. Ex. ulūkhalīṃ dāṭuni satvara || tapta musaḷēṃ cēñciti ||
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
Ulūkhala (उलूखल).—
1) A staff of Udumbara wood.
-lam A wooden mortar used for cleansing rice (from the husk &c.); Ṛgveda 1.28.6. अवहननायोलूखलम् (avahananāyolūkhalam) Mahābhārata ; वनस्पतिभ्य इत्येवं मुषलोलूखले हरेत् (vanaspatibhya ityevaṃ muṣalolūkhale haret) Manusmṛti 3.88,5.117.
2) A kind of weapon; Mahābhārata (Bombay) 7.178.23.
Derivable forms: ulūkhalaḥ (उलूखलः).
Ulūkhala (उलूखल).—n.
(-laṃ) 1. A wooden mortar used for cleaning rice. 2. Bdellium, a gummy substance. E. ud up, kha empty, and la what takes: or udū for ud, and khala what goes; da is changed to laḥ see udūkhala.
Ulūkhala (उलूखल).— (cf. udūkhala), n. A mortar, [Pañcatantra] 249, 8.
Ulūkhala (उलूखल).—[neuter] mortar.
1) Ulūkhala (उलूखल):—n. a wooden mortar, [Ṛg-veda i, 28, 6; Atharva-veda; Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Āśvalāyana-śrauta-sūtra] etc.
2) Name of a particular kind of cup for holding the Soma (shaped like a mortar) [commentator or commentary] on [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra]
3) a staff of Uḍumbara wood (carried on certain occasions), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) bdellium, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) m. Name of an evil spirit, [Pāraskara-gṛhya-sūtra i, 16, 23]
6) of a particular ornament for the ear, [Mahābhārata iii, 10520.]
Ulūkhala (उलूखल):—[ulū-khala] (laṃ) n. A gummy substance; a wooden mortar.
Ulūkhala (उलूखल):—gaṇa pṛṣodarādi zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 6, 3, 109.]
1) n. Mörser [Yāska’s Nirukta 9, 20. 35.] [Amarakoṣa 2, 9, 25.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1016.] [Anekārthasaṃgraha 4, 286.] [Ṛgveda 1, 28, 6.] [Atharvavedasaṃhitā 10, 9, 26. 11, 3, 3. 12, 3, 13.] [Taittirīyasaṃhitā 5, 2, 8, 7.] u.ūkhalabudhno.yūpo bhavati [7, 2, 1, 3.] [Aśvalāyana’s Śrautasūtrāni 12, 6.] [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 1, 1, 4, 6. 7, 5, 1, 22.] [Pañcatantra 249, 8. 13.] ulukhalamusale gaṇa rājadantādi zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 2, 2, 31.] dadhipayaādīni zu [2, 4, 14.] Mörser und Stösser [Atharvavedasaṃhitā 9, 6, 15.] [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 1, 1, 1, 22.] [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 2, 3, 8.] ulūkhalamusale aratnimātre audumvare prādeśamātre caturaśramulūkhalaṃ madhyasaṃgṛhītamūrdhvaṃ vṛttaṃ musalaṃ dakṣiṇamulūkhalāt [17, 5, 3.] musalolūkhala [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 3, 88. 5, 117.] Vgl. udūkhala . —
2) m. ein bei besondern Gelegenheiten getragener Stab aus Udumbara-Holz [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 816.] neutr. [Anekārthasaṃgraha 4, 286.] —
3) n. Bdellium [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] Vgl. ulūkhalaka . —
4) m. Name eines bösen Geistes [Pāraskara’s Gṛhyasūtrāṇi 1, 16] in [morgenländischen Gesellschaft VII, 531.]
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Ulūkhala (उलूखल):—
1) [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 68, 47. 89, 1.] ulūkhalāṅghri der Fuss —, die untere Fläche eines Mörsers [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 10, 9, 8. Z. 4] lies ulūkhalamusale . —
5) Bez. gewisser Soma-Gefässe, der neun Grahapātra (nach der Aehnlichkeit der Gestalt) [Scholiast] zu [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 9, 2, 14. 4, 29. 6, 11. 10, 8, 12.] eines Ohrenschmuckes (nach dem Schol.) bei einer Piśācī [Mahābhārata 3, 10520.]
Ulūkhala (उलूखल):——
1) n. Mörser. ulūkhalamusale n. Du. Mörser und Stösser. ulūkhalabudhra Adj. ulūkhalāṅghri m. der Fuss — , die untere Fläche eines Mörsers. —
2) n. Bez. gewisser Soma-Becher , der neun Grahapātra. —
3) m. Bez. eines best. Ohrenschmuckes bei einer Piśācī. —
4) m. n. *ein bei besonderen Gelegenheiten getragener Stock aus Udumbara-Holz. —
5) n. *Bdellion. —
6) m. Nomen proprium eines bösen Dämons [Pāraskara’s Gṛhyasūtra 1,16,23.]
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Kannada-English dictionary
Ulūkhala (ಉಲೂಖಲ):—[noun] a strong vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Starts with: Ulukhalabudhna, Ulukhalaka, Ulukhalamusala, Ulukhalanghri, Ulukhalarupa, Ulukhalarupata, Ulukhalasuta.
Full-text: Ulukhalasuta, Paryulukhalam, Ulukhalika, Udukhala, Ulukhalamusala, Musalolukhala, Aulukhala, Dantolukhalika, Ulukhalabudhna, Ulukhalin, Udukkhala, Ulukha, Ulukhalarupata, Paryulukhalya, Ulukhalanghri, Ulukalam, Ulukhalaka, Nisataka, Ukhala, Musala.
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