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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Velākula or Velākūla.—(IE 8-4; EI 31; LP), a harbour. Note: velākula is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Velākūla (वेलाकूल).—Name of a district called Tāmralipta.

Derivable forms: velākūlam (वेलाकूलम्).

Velākūla is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms velā and kūla (कूल).

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Velākūla (वेलाकूल).—the sea-shore.

Derivable forms: velākūlam (वेलाकूलम्).

Velākūla is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms velā and kūla (कूल). See also (synonyms): velāmūla.

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

Velākula (वेलाकुल).—mfn.

(-laḥ-lā-laṃ) Agitated by the tide. E. velā, ākula perplexed.

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Velākūla (वेलाकूल).—n.

(-laṃ) Tamluk, the district or kingdom as it formerly existed, the southern part of the present Hugli district, forming the west bank of the Hugli river, at its union with the sea: a village called Beercool, derieved from this word probably, is still found in the maps, near the sea shore immediately south of the boundary of the Hugli district. E. velā tide, and kūla bank or shore.

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

1) Velākula (वेलाकुल):—[from velā > vel] (velāk) mfn. agitated by the tide, [Horace H. Wilson]

2) Velākūla (वेलाकूल):—[=velā-kūla] [from velā > vel] n. the sea-shore, coast (rarely the bank of a river), [Uttamacaritra-kathānaka, prose version; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

3) [v.s. ...] mfn. situated on the sea-coast, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

4) [v.s. ...] n. Name of a district (the modern Tāmalipta or Tamlūk [see tāma-lipta], said to be in the district of Midnapur or in the southern part of the present Hūglī district, forming the west bank of the Hūglī river at its union with the sea; a village having the name Beercool [Bīrkūl], said to be derived from Velā-kūla, still exists near the sea-shore; it is a hot-weather retreat from Calcutta and was formerly a favourite resort of Warren Hastings; See Hunter’s Gazetteer).

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

1) Velākula (वेलाकुल):—[velā+kula] (laḥ-lā-laṃ) a. Agitated by the tide.

2) Velākūla (वेलाकूल):—[velā+kūla] (laḥ-lā-laṃ) n. Tamlook.

[Sanskrit to German]

Velakula in German

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Partial matches: Vela, Kula.

Starts with: Velakula-karana.

Full-text: Velakula-karana, Velamula, Velapura, Karana.

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