Kulya: 18 definitions
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Kulya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India, Marathi, biology. 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaKulya (कुल्�).—A Ṛṣi who belonged to the line of disciples of Vsa. (Bhgavata, 12th Skandha).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Kulya (कुल्�).—A disciple of Pauṣyañji; learnt a hundred Sma samhitas.*
- * Bhgavata-purṇa XII. 6. 79.
1b) A son of Āṇḍira, after whom the Kulya deśa was called.*
- * Brahmṇḍa-purṇa III. 74. 6.
1c) One of the four sons of Janpīḍa; his country, Kula�.*
- * Vyu-purṇa 99. 6.
1d) The people of a southern kingdom,1 a Janapada.2

The Purana (पुरा�, purṇas) 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.
Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)
: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)Kulya (कुल्�) refers to a “stream of water�, according to the ŚⲹԾ첹-śٰ: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rj Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, [while discussing the treatment of hawks]: “[...] [Hawks] should be kept on a platform in a garden, well-guarded by porters and cooled with the water from artificial streams (sarat-kulya) shaded with tall trees standing close to each other [saratܱmbuśīt� niviḍocchritabhūruhai�], where the fierce rays of the sun cannot penetrate. [...]�.

This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts�) and Shastras (“sciences�) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.
India history and geography
: Wisdom Library: India HistoryKulya (कुल्�) is the name of a country included within ٲṣiṇa貹ٳ which was situated to the south of the Vindhyas according to the Ydavaprakśa. Dakṣiṇpatha is a place-name ending is patha mentioned in the Gupta inscriptions. The Gupta empire (r. 3rd-century CE), founded by Śrī Gupta, covered much of ancient India and embraced the Dharmic religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryKulya.�(IE 8-6), a measure of capacity equal to 8 ṇas. (IE 8-6; EI 29), a land measure; shortened form of kulyavpa. Note: kulya 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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ܱ.�(EI 13), a channel for irrigation. Note: ܱ is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Biology (plants and animals)
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Kulya in India is the name of a plant defined with Litsea monopetala in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Litsea polyantha Jussieu (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· FBI (1886)
· Annales du muséum national d’histoire naturelle (1805)
· Synopsis Plantarum (Persoon) (1806)
· Plantarum Rariorum Horti Caesarei Schoenbrunnensis (1797)
· Plants of the Coast of Coromandel (1798)
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Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryܱ (कुल्या).—f S A canal or factitious river: also a ditch, dyke, trench, a channel for irrigation. Compounds such as ghṛtaܱ, madhuܱ, kṣīraܱ, takraܱ occur in gourmand-usage.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishܱ (कुल्या).�f A canal or factitious river. ghṛta ܱ, madhuܱ.
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 dictionaryKulya (कुल्�).�a. [kula-yat]
1) Relating to a family, race, or corporation.
2) Well-born.
-ⲹ� A respectable man. °मातृबन्धुकुल्यगुणवत् सामन्तानामन्यतमेन� (mtṛbandhukulyaguṇavat smantnmanyatamena°) Kau. A.1.17.
-lyam 1 Friendly inquiry after family affairs (condolence, congratulation &c.).
2) A bone; 'अस्थ� कुल्यं स्यात् (asthi kulya� st)' Ratna.; Mv.2.16.
3) Flesh.
4) A winnowing basket.
- 1 A virtuous woman.
2) A small river, canal, stream; कुल्याम्भोभि� पवनचपलैः शाखिनो धौतमूलाः (ܱmbhobhi� pavanacapalai� śkhino dhautamūl�) Ś.1.15; कुल्येवोद्यानपादपान् (ܱ𱹴ǻԲ岹) R.12.3,7.49; Uttararmacarita 3.23, शाल्यर्थ� कुल्या� प्रणीयन्त� (ślyartha� ܱ� praṇīyante) Mahbhrata on P.III.6.5.
3) A dike, trench.
4) A measure of grain equal to 8 ṇas.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKulya (कुल्�).—mfn.
(-ⲹ�--ⲹ�) 1. Of a good family, well-born, well descended. 2. Of or relating to a family or race. m.
(-ⲹ�) A counsellor. f.
(-) 1. A river in general. 2. A canal, a channel for irrigation. 3. A ditch, a dyke or trench. 4. A drug or medicinal plant, (Celtis orientalis:) see īԳī. 5. A chaste or virtuous woman, n.
(-ⲹ�) 1. A bone. 2. A measure of eight Dronas: see ṇa 3. A winnowing basket. 4. Flesh. 5. Friendly inquiry after family affairs or domestic accidents, condolence, congratulation, &c. E. kul to accumulate, and yat affix, &c.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKulya (कुल्�).—i. e. kula + ya, adj., f. , Referring or belonging to a family, [Bhgavata-Purṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 7, 6, 12; [Bhartṛhari, (ed. Bohlen.)] 3, 24.
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ܱ (कुल्या).—f. 1. A rivulet, a canal, Mahbhrata 3, 10408. 2. The name of a river, Mahbhrata 13, 1742.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKulya (कुल्�).�1. [adjective] belonging to a family; also = ܱīԲ.
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Kulya (कुल्�).�2. [adjective] belonging to a river.
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Kulya (कुल्�).�3. [neuter] place for preserving the bones of a burnt corpse.
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ܱ (कुल्या).—[feminine] river, channel.
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ūⲹ (कूल्�).—[adjective] belonging to a bank or shore.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kulya (कुल्�):—[from kula] 1a mf()n. relating to a family or race, [Bhartṛhari iii, 24] (ifc.), [Bhgavata-purṇa vii, 6, 12; x, 57, 1] (cf. rja-k)
2) [v.s. ...] belonging to a congregation or corporation, [Horace H. Wilson]
3) [v.s. ...] of good family, well-descended, [Pṇini 4-1, 140]
4) [v.s. ...] m. a respectable man, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] Name of a teacher (the pupil of Pauṣpañji), [Bhgavata-purṇa xii, 6, 79]
6) ܱ (कुल्या):—[from kulya > kula] a f. (perhaps) custom or habit of a family, [Atharva-veda xi, 3, 13]
7) [v.s. ...] a virtuous or respectable woman, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
8) [v.s. ...] the medicinal plant Celtis orientalis (= īԳپ첹ṣa), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
9) [v.s. ...] the plant Solanum longum, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
10) Kulya (कुल्�):—[from kula] n. friendly inquiry after family affairs or domestic accidents (condolence, congratulation, etc.), [Horace H. Wilson]
11) 1b 1. ܱ. See kula.
12) 2. kulya mfn. ([from] 2. ܱ), presiding over a river (as a deity), [Vjasaneyi-saṃhit xvi, 37.]
13) ܱ (कुल्या):—[from kulya] 2. ܱ f. a small river, canal, channel for irrigation, ditch, dyke or trench, [Ṛg-veda; Vjasaneyi-saṃhit; Atharva-veda] etc.
14) [v.s. ...] (ifc. f(). ), [Raghuvaṃśa vii, 46]
15) [v.s. ...] Name of a river, [Mahbhrata xiii, 1742.]
16) Kulya (कुल्�):�3. kulya n. a receptacle for bones (left from a burnt corpse), [Mahbhrata i, 150, 13; Harivaṃśa 2098]
17) a bone, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
18) flesh, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
19) a winnowing basket, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
20) a measure of eight Droṇas, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
21) ūⲹ (कूल्�):—[from ū] mfn. belonging to a bank, [Vjasaneyi-saṃhit xvi, 42.]
22) ū (कूल्या):—[from kūlya > ū] f. a stream, [Hir.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKulya (कुल्�):�(ⲹ�) 1. n. A bone; a measure; flesh; kind inquiry. m. A counseller. f. (l) A river; a chaste woman. a. Well born, well bred.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)ܱ (कुल्या) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Kull.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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 corpusKulya (ಕುಲ್�):�
1) [noun] an artificial waterway for transportation or irrigation; canal.
2) [noun] a deep, broad ditch dug around a fortress or castle, and often filled with water, for protection against invasion.
3) [noun] a measure of eight drōṇas.
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Kulya (ಕುಲ್�):�
1) [adjective] of, born or coming from to a noble family.
2) [adjective] of or related to a family.
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Kulya (ಕುಲ್�):�
1) [noun] a man of high birth.
2) [noun] a taking care of the family.
3) [noun] any of the separate parts of the hard connective tissue forming the skeleton of most full-grown vertebrate animals; a bone.
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Kulya (ಕುಲ್�):—[noun] a clan among tribal people of Gujart state in the western India.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Kulla, Kulyaha, Kulyaka, Kulyapura, Kulyavapa, Kulyay, Kulyaya.
Full-text (+39): Kulla, Anukulya, Rishikulya, Pratikulya, Madhukulya, Upakulya, Devakulya, Ghritakulya, Cakrakulya, Pitrikulya, Sakulya, Dadhikulya, Rasakulya, Candrakulya, Danakulya, Retahkulya, Daushkulya, Aryakulya, Somakulya, Tulyakulya.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rivers in Ancient India (study) (by Archana Sarma)
6. Derivation of the term Nadī < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
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