Vaitalika, Vaitālika: 14 definitions
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Alternative spellings of this word include Vaitalik.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Vaitālika (वैतालिक) refers to one of the various attainments of magical or supernatural type (which can be exploited for various purposes), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.10 (“Boasting of Tāraka”).—Accordingly, as Tāraka-Asura fought with Kārttikeya: “[...] They fought and hit each other’s spear taking recourse to the mantras Vaitālika, Khecaraka, Prāptika etc. With these mantras they were possessed of magical properties. They wonderfully fought each other using their full strength and exploits. They were equally good adepts in fighting. Each wanted to kill the other. They utilised all their power. With the edges of spears they hit each other. [...]”.
Vaitālika (वैतालिक).—A pupil of Śākapūrṇa.*
- * Viṣṇu-purāṇa III. 4. 24.
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
vaitālika (वैतालिक).—m S A bard whose duty it is to awaken a chief at dawn with music and song.
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
Vaitālika (वैतालिक).—[vividhastālastena vyavaharati ṭhak]
1) A bard, minstrel.
2) A magician, conjurer; especially, one who is a votary of Vetāla q. v.
3) The servant of a Vetāla.
-kam Knowledge of one of the 64 arts.
Derivable forms: vaitālikaḥ (वैतालिकः).
Vaitālika (वैतालिक).—m.
(-kaḥ) 1. A bard whose duty it is to awaken a chief or prince at dawn with music and song. 2. A singer out of tune. 3. One who has a demon for a familiar, the servant of a Vetala. E. vi privative, &c., tāla tune, aṇ aff., and ṭhak added.
Vaitālika (वैतालिक).—m. I. i. e. vitāla + ika, A bard, whose principal duty is to awaken a chief at dawn with music and song, a singer, [Śākuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] 62, 1; Mahābhārata 1, 6940. Ii. i. e. vetāla + ika, One who has a Vetāla for a familiar.
Vaitālika (वैतालिक).—[masculine] a king’s bard or praiser.
1) Vaitālika (वैतालिक):—[from vaitāla] 1. vaitālika m. one who is possessed by a Vetāla, the servant of a Vetāla, [Horace H. Wilson]
2) [v.s. ...] the worshipper of a Vetāla, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
3) [v.s. ...] a magician, conjurer, [ib.]
4) 2. vaitālika m. ([from] vi-tāla) a bard, panegyrist of a king (whose duty also is to proclaim the hour of day), [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
5) = -kheḍḍatāla, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) one who sings out of tune (?), [Horace H. Wilson] ([probably] [wrong reading] for 2. vaitānika above)
7) n. knowledge of one of the 64 arts, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa [Scholiast or Commentator]]
Vaitālika (वैतालिक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. A bard; one having a familiar spirit.
Vaitālika (वैतालिक):—(von 2. vi + tāla)
1) m. Barde, Lobsänger eines Fürsten (sein Beruf ist es auch, die Tageszeiten anzugeben; im Drama erscheinen öfters ihrer zwei zugleich) [Amarakoṣa.2,8,2,65.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 794.] [Anekārthasaṃgraha.4,35.] [Medinīkoṣa k. 215.] [Halāyudha.2,280.] [PRATĀPAR. 28,a,9.] [Mahābhārata.1,6940. 12,1386.] [Rāmāyaṇa] [Gorresio.2,12,36. 117,17.] [Śiśupālavadha.5,67.] [Śākuntala 62,1.] [Vikramorvaśī 17,4. 88,2.] [Mālavikāgnimitra 61,18.] [RATNĀV. 18,4.] [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 87,12] (= nagnācārya Comm.). [Kathāsaritsāgara 44, 185.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 7, 8, 54.] —
2) m. = kheṭṭitāla [Medinīkoṣa] = khaḍjatāla [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha]; vgl. kheṭitāla . Vielleicht ist ṣaḍjatāla zu lesen, womit ein best. Tact gemeint sein könnte. —
3) adj.: vaitālikānāṃ (man hätte vaitālikīnāṃ erwartet) vidyānāṃ jñānam unter den [?64 Künsten] Comm. zu [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 10, 45, 36.] vyāyāmikīnāṃ st. dessen [Oxforder Handschriften 217,a,20.]
Vaitālika (वैतालिक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Vaiālia.
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
Vaitālika (वैतालिक) [Also spelled vaitalik]:—(nm) a minstrel, bard.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Vaitālika (ವೈತಾಲಿಕ):—
1) [noun] a man employed in a palace, whose duty is to sing auspicious songs, and to proclaim the titles of a king at dawn.
2) [noun] a man who practices sorcery; a wizard.
3) [noun] the servant of an evil or mischievous spirit (ವೈತಾಲಿ [vaitali]).
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Vaitāḷika (ವೈತಾಳಿಕ):—[noun] = ವೈತಾಲಿಕ [vaitalika].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Vaitālika (वैतालिक):—n. 1. a bard; minstrel; 2. a magician; conjurer; especially one who is a votary of the goblin; vetala;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+0): Vaitalikar, Vaitalikarni, Vaitalikarnikantha, Vaitalikavrata.
Full-text (+8): Vaitalikavrata, Khetitala, Tandulavaitalika, Vaitali, Vaitalik, Vetalika, Baitalik, Baitalika, Vaittalika, Vaitalin, Vetalikar, Vaialia, Prastavapathaka, Khetitana, Cetayika, Vaitalikar, Talika, Prakurvat, Vadhaishin, Khecaraka.
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