Ushakala, Uṣākala, Usha-kala, Uṣākāla: 7 definitions
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Ushakala means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit terms Uṣākala and Uṣākāla can be transliterated into English as Usakala or Ushakala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: Shodhganga: Temples and cult of Sri Rama in Tamilnadu (h)Usakala or Pratyusakala refers to the time “at dawn before day-break”.—Offering of water and food or tirtham and prasadam to the deities on the different occasions or specified hours of the day is an important item in the daily pujas. [...] While for the daily routine, only ordinary plain rice was offered, special food preparations were offered often on festival days. [...] The time meant for the daily rituals in Hindu temples are performed [for example, during Usakala ].
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryUṣākala (उषाकल).—a cock.
Derivable forms: uṣākalaḥ (उषाकलः).
Uṣākala is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms uṣā and kala (कल).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryUṣākala (उषाकल).—m.
(-laḥ) A cock. E. uṣā dawn, kal to sound, ac aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryUṣākala (उषाकल):—[=uṣā-kala] [from uṣā > uṣ] m. a cock (cf. uṣaḥ.)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryUṣākala (उषाकल):—[uṣā-kala] (laḥ) 1. m. A cock.
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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.
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Starts with: Ushakkalam.
Ends with: Indushakala, Krishanushakala, Piyushakala.
Full-text: Ushakal, Ushahkala, Kaladhika, Pratyusakala, Kala.
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