Kalavati, 碍补濒腻惫补迟墨, Ka岣穉va峁璱, K膩l膩vati: 11 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Ka岣穉va峁璱 can be transliterated into English as Kalavati or Kaliavati, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: Kath膩sarits膩gara1) 碍补濒腻惫补迟墨 (啶曕げ啶距さ啶む) was the wife of King K峁泃avarman, according to the Kath膩sarits膩gara, chapter 9. K峁泃avarman had a daughter named M峁沢膩vat墨 who was an incarnation of the apsara 础濒补尘产耻峁Ｄ�.
2) 碍补濒腻惫补迟墨 (啶曕げ啶距さ啶む) is the daughter of Am墨la: a Daitya king from the second underworld, according to the Kath膩sarits膩gara, chapter 45. Accordingly, as the friend of 碍补濒腻惫补迟墨 said to S奴ryaprabha: 鈥�... Listen, King: in the second underworld there is a victorious king named Am墨la, a chieftain of the Daityas, the son of Hira峁噛膩k峁; this is his daughter 碍补濒腻惫补迟墨, whom he loves more than life鈥�.
3) 碍腻濒补惫补迟墨 (啶曕げ啶距さ啶む), daughter of K膩lajihva, is one of the five Vidy膩dhara maidens that vowed to take Narav膩hanadatta for a husband together, as mentioned in the Kath膩sarits膩gara, chapter 110. Accordingly, as Mandaradev墨 said to her father Akampana and to emperor Narav膩hanadatta: 鈥�... I have four companions here, of like age, noble maidens; [...] the second is the daughter of K膩lajihva, 碍腻濒补惫补迟墨 by name [...] We five, when roaming about, saw previously in a grove of ascetics this my destined husband, and, setting our hearts on him, we [viz., 碍腻濒补惫补迟墨] made an agreement together that we would all, at one and the same time, take him for our husband, but that, if any single one married him alone, the others should enter the fire, and lay the guilt at her door鈥�.
4) 碍腻濒补惫补迟墨 (啶曕げ啶距さ啶む), daughter of Alambu峁Ｄ�, is the name of an Apsaras, according to the Kath膩sarits膩gara, chapter 121. Accordingly, as Agni艣ikha said to Yama艣ikha: 鈥�... while all these nymphs of heaven are engaged in bathing, quickly snatch up the clothes, which they have laid on the bank, and bring them here; and do not give them back their garments until they surrender to you this young nymph, named 碍补濒腻惫补迟墨鈥�.
The Kath膩sarits膩gara (鈥榦cean of streams of story鈥�), mentioning 碍补濒腻惫补迟墨, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Narav膩hanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the 惫颈诲测腻诲丑补谤补蝉 (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Gu峁嚹佱笉hya鈥檚 B峁沨atkath膩 consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.
Kavya (啶曕ぞ啶掂啶�, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or 鈥榚pic poetry鈥� and natya, or 鈥榙ramatic poetry鈥�.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: JSTOR: T膩ntric 顿墨办峁Ｄ� by Surya Kanta碍补濒腻惫补迟墨 (啶曕げ啶距さ啶む) or Kal膩tma refers to the third of the four types of 顿墨办峁Ｄ�: an important 艢膩kta ritual described 艢膩rad膩tilaka-tantra, chapters III-V.鈥擜s the five 办补濒腻蝉, beginning with Niv峁泃ti (苍颈惫峁泃迟颈, 辫谤补迟颈峁ａ弓丑腻, 惫颈诲测腻, 艣腻苍迟颈, and 艣腻苍迟测补迟墨迟腻) are the powers of Bh奴tas, these are penetrated into the body of the disciple. Niv峁泃ti prevails in the portion of the body from the sole of the foot to knee, 辫谤补迟颈峁ａ弓丑腻 from the knee to the navel, 惫颈诲测腻 from the navel to the throat, 艣腻苍迟颈 from the throat to the forehead and 艣腻苍迟测补迟墨迟腻 from the forehead to the knot of hair on top of head. The guru unites these five 办补濒腻蝉 with proper parts of the disciple鈥檚 body. This is known as 碍补濒腻惫补迟墨-d墨k峁Ｄ�.
Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣膩kta) or Shaktism (艣膩ktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia1) 碍补濒腻惫补迟墨 (啶曕げ啶距さ啶む).鈥擜 daughter of the King of K膩艣墨. This gem of a woman worshipped the sage Durv膩sas and became a saint by obtaining the 艢aiva Pa帽c膩k峁ra (five letters pertaining to 艢iva鈥擲iv膩ya nama岣�). Afterwards D膩艣膩rha, King of Mathur膩, married her. The King felt very hot whenever he approached her and he questioned her about it. She said she had received the Pa帽c膩k峁ra Mantra even from childhood and sinners would feel the heat if they touched her. The King was greatly disappointed and 碍补濒腻惫补迟墨 took him to Sage Garga to redeem him from all his sins. The sage dipped the King in the river K膩lind墨 and when the King rose up all his sins flew away from his body as tiny birds. The King reaching the palace, embraced 碍补濒腻惫补迟墨 and then he felt her body very cool and pleasant. They got a son also. (Pa帽c膩k峁ram膩h膩tmya, 艢iva Pur膩峁嘺).
2) 碍补濒腻惫补迟墨 (啶曕げ啶距さ啶む).鈥擬other of M峁沢膩vat墨, a queen. M峁沢膩vat墨 was the mother of Udayana. See under M峁沢膩vat墨).
3) 碍补濒腻惫补迟墨 (啶曕げ啶距さ啶む).鈥擜 nymph. See under 峁琱i峁囜弓h膩kar膩la.
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation1) 碍补濒腻惫补迟墨 (啶曕げ啶距さ啶む) is one of the three daughters of Svadh膩 who is one of the sixty daughters of Dak峁, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.3.2.鈥擜ccordingly, as Brahm膩 narrated to N膩rada:鈥斺�淸...] the daughter Svadh膩 was given to the forefathers. She had three daughters all of whom were of handsome features and virtuous forms. O excellent sage, listen to their holy names which remove obstacles and confer blessings. Men膩 was the eldest. Dhany膩 was the middle. 碍补濒腻惫补迟墨 was the youngest. All these were mentally conceived daughters of the forefathers. They were not born of the womb of Svadh膩. They were conventionally considered her children. On reciting their names, men can achieve their desires鈥�.
碍补濒腻惫补迟墨 was cursed by Sanatkum膩ra according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.3.2.鈥擜ccordingly, as Sanatkum膩ra said to the three sisters:鈥斺�淸...] O ye three daughters of forefathers (i.e., 碍补濒腻惫补迟墨), listen with pleasure to my words that will dispel your sorrow and bestow happiness on you. [...] The youngest 碍补濒腻惫补迟墨 shall be the wife of the Vai艣ya鈥擵峁涐梗abh膩na. At the end of Dv膩para, R膩dh膩 shall be her daughter. [...] 碍补濒腻惫补迟墨 by the virtue of V峁涐梗abh膩na shall become a living liberated soul and attain Goloka along with her daughter. There is no doubt about it. [...] Ye the daughters of forefathers (i.e., 碍补濒腻惫补迟墨) shall shine in heaven. By the vision of Vi峁ａ箛u your evil actions have been quelled. [...] 碍补濒腻惫补迟墨鈥檚 daughter R膩dh膩, resident of Goloka shall become the wife of K峁涐梗峁嘺 united with him in secret love鈥�.
2) 碍补濒腻惫补迟墨 (啶曕げ啶距さ啶む) was the wife of D膩艣膩rha: the founder of the Yadu family, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.5.25 (鈥淧rayer by the gods鈥�).鈥擜ccordingly, as the Gods said to 艢iva: 鈥淸...] O lord, it was by his devotion alone that the founder of the Yadu family, the devotee D膩艣膩rha and his wife 碍补濒腻惫补迟墨 attained great success. O lord of gods, the king Mitrasaha and his beloved queen Madayant墨 attained great salvation through devotion to you. The daughter of the elder brother of the king of Kekayas named Saumin墨 attained happiness inaccessible to even great Yogins, by his devotion to you. [...]鈥�.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 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)
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
: Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts: Volume 12 (1898) (ay)碍补濒腻惫补迟墨 (啶曕げ啶距さ啶む) refers to one of the topics discussed in the 搁补蝉补办补耻尘耻诲墨, a Sanskrit manuscript collected in volume 1 of the catalogue 鈥淣otices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (first series)鈥� by Rajendralal Mitra (1822鈥�1891), who was one of the first English-writing historians dealing with Indian culture and heritage.鈥擳he 搁补蝉补办补耻尘耻诲墨 by M膩dhavakara represents a treatise on practice of medicine and therapeutics. It is a leading work on Hindu medicine, very largely studied in Bengal containing causes and symptoms of diseases. It contains 3,092 艣濒辞办补蝉.鈥擳he catalogue includes the term鈥敯贡裟灞共钩倌� in its 鈥榮ubject-matter list鈥� or Vi峁ya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms). The complete entry reads: 办补濒腻惫补迟墨.
膧yurveda (啶嗋く啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙う, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of 膧yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryk膩岣穉va峁� (啶曕ぞ啶赤さ啶熰).鈥攆 办腻岣穉惫补峁嘺 f (办腻岣穉惫补峁璦) Slur, stain, stigma, sulliedness. 2 See the word following.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishk膩岣穉va峁� (啶曕ぞ啶赤さ啶熰).鈥�f Stain, slur.
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
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary碍补濒腻惫补迟墨 (啶曕げ啶距さ啶む).鈥擜 kind of lute.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 碍补濒腻惫补迟墨 (啶曕げ啶距さ啶む):鈥擺=办补濒腻-惫补迟墨] [from kal膩-vat > kal膩] f. a mystical ceremony (the initiation of the Tantrika student in which the goddess Durg膩 is supposed to be transferred from the water-jar to the body of the novice), [Tantras膩ra]
2) [v.s. ...] (in mus.) a particular M奴rchan膩
3) [v.s. ...] the lute of the Gandharva Tumburu, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] Name of an Apsaras
5) [v.s. ...] of a daughter of the Apsaras Alambu峁Ｄ�, [Kath膩sarits膩gara cxxi, 111 ff.]
6) [v.s. ...] of several other women.
7) 碍腻濒补惫补迟墨 (啶曕ぞ啶侧さ啶む):鈥擺=办腻濒补-惫补迟墨] [from k膩la-vat > k膩la] f. Name of a daughter of K膩la-jihva, [Kath膩sarits膩gara cx, 34.]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKal膩vati (嗖曕膊嗖距驳嗖む部):鈥�
1) [noun] a woman who works in or is skilled in the techniques of, any of the fine arts, esp. in painting, drawing, sculpture, drama, etc.
2) [noun] one of the 艢akti (cosmic energy) goddesses.
3) [noun] the v墨峁噀 (Indian lute) of the celestial musician, Tumburu.
4) [noun] (mus.) a mode, in Karn膩峁璦ka system, derived from the main mode Cakrav膩ka.
5) [noun] (mus.) another mode derived from the main mode Y膩gapriya.
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Ka岣纺乿ati (嗖曕渤嗖距驳嗖む部):鈥�
1) [noun] a woman who works in or is skilled in the techniques of, any of the fine arts, esp. in painting, drawing, sculpture, drama, etc.
2) [noun] one of the forms of 艢akti (energy or power) goddesses.
3) [noun] the v墨峁噀 (Indian lute) of the celestial musician, Tumburu.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconKa岣穉va峁璱 (喈曕喈掂疅喈�) [办补岣穉惫补峁璱迟迟补濒] intransitive verb < 喈曕喈掂瘉鹿 [办补濒补惫耻鹿] +. To play the truant; 喈む喈班瘉喈熰瘝喈熰瘉喈む瘝喈む喈炧瘝喈氞瘑喈瘝喈む喁�. 喈呧喁嵿喈瘝 喈瘓喈喁� 喈喁嵿喈苦畷喁嵿畷喁傕疅喈瘝喈瘚喈曕畷喁� 喈曕喈掂疅喈苦畷喁嵿畷喈苦喈距喁�. [thiruttuthanancheythal. anthap paiyan pallikkudambogak kalavadikkiran.]
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Ka岣纺乿ati (喈曕喈距喈む) noun < 办补濒腻惫补迟墨. A kind of lute; 喈掂瘈喈｀瘓喈掂畷喁�. [vinaivagai.] (喈喈む畾喈距喁嵿喈苦喈瘝 喈掄喈苦喈�. [magaparatham ozhipi.] 15.)
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K膩l膩vati (喈曕喈侧喈掂喈�) noun < idem. + avadhi. Lit., time-limit, (a) season of cultivation at the expiry thereof fresh arrangements are made with the ryots; 喈掂喈掂畾喈距喈曕喈侧喁�. [vivasayagalam.] (C. G.); (b) period of limitation when rights become barred; 喈掂喈喈氞瘝喈氞 喈疄喁� 喈氞瘑喈瘝喈む喁嵿畷喁佮喈苦 喈曕喈侧喈班瘓喈喁�. [viyachi yagn seytharkuriya kalavaraiyarai.]
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Ka岣穉va峁璱 (喈曕喈掂疅喈�) [办补岣穉-补峁璱] noun < 喈曕喈瘝 [kalam] +. Sweepings of grain of a threshing-floor; 喈曕喈む瘝喈む喈编瘝 喈氞喈む喈苦 喈む喈┼喈喁�. [kalathir sithariya thaniyam.] Local usage
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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Partial matches: Ati, Kala, Vati.
Starts with: Kalavadi, Kalavatikamarupa, Kalavatikapattiram, Kalavativalaki.
Full-text (+49): Kalavadi, Atikala, Anikkalavati, Drumila, Radha, Anekakalavadhi, Golokavasin, Krishnapatni, Kalavamtini, Vrishabhana, Dvaparaanta, Kanishtha, Kalaharanam, Madhavacampu, Kalatitam, Kalatman, Goloka, Kalavantina, Svarocis, Kala-varaiarai.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 1.15.57 < [Chapter 15 - Revelation of the Universal Form to Nanda鈥檚 Wife]
Verses 2.6.17-18 < [Chapter 6 - The Liberation of Agh膩sura]
Verse 5.19.20 < [Chapter 19 - The Festival on 艢r墨 K峁涐梗峁嘺 Return]
Sucindrasthala-mahatmya (critical edition and study) (by Anand Dilip Raj)
Chapter 22 - Dvavimsha Adhyaya (dvavimso'dhyayah) < [Chapter 5 - Sucindrasthalamahatmya: Sanskrit critical edition]
Chapter 21 - Ekavimsha Adhyaya (ekavimso'dhyayah) < [Chapter 5 - Sucindrasthalamahatmya: Sanskrit critical edition]
Puranic legends: Story of Gajendra Moksha < [Chapter 4 - Sucindrasthalamahatmya: a critical study]
Harshacharita (socio-cultural Study) (by Mrs. Nandita Sarmah)
Part 2: Profession of Women < [Chapter 4 - Status of Women]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 34 - In Praise of J帽膩nav膩p墨 < [Section 1 - P奴rv膩rdha]
Chapter 33 - Description of J帽膩nav膩p墨 < [Section 1 - P奴rv膩rdha]
Chapter 100 - Index to K膩艣墨khanda < [Section 2 - Uttar膩rdha]