Mahatala, 惭补丑腻迟补濒补, Maha-tala: 16 definitions
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Mahatala means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi. 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
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
: archive.org: The mirror of gesture (abhinaya-darpana)One of the Hands of The Seven Lower Worlds.鈥敳巡钩竽宄俨贡舨�: the 笔补迟腻办补 hand twisted downwards is applicable.
Natyashastra (啶ㄠぞ啶熰啶ざ啶距じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ, 苍腻峁瓂补艣腻蝉迟谤补) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya鈥攖heatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia惭补丑腻迟补濒补 (啶す啶距い啶�).鈥擜 section of P膩t膩la. The descendants of the serpent Kadr奴 live here. These serpents are manyheaded and terrible monsters. Chief among them are Kahaka, Tak峁ka, Su峁峁嘺, K膩liya and others. All these serpents have long and slender bodies, large hoods and are of very cruel nature. Still they are all afraid of Garu岣峚 and so live quietly with their families in 惭补丑腻迟补濒补. (Dev墨 Bh膩gavata, 8th Skandha).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index惭补丑腻迟补濒补 (啶す啶距い啶�).鈥擳he ankle of the creator;1 an underworld, where a ga峁嘺 of N膩gas by name Krodhava艣a live;2 of gravel colour where are the cities of Virocana, the Asura chief and eight others.3
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary尘补丑腻tala : (nt.) a large flat roof on the top of a palace.
[Pali to Burmese]
: Sutta: Tipi峁璦ka P膩岣穒-Myanmar Dictionary (醼愥��曖��嬦��-醼曖��犪��欋�坚�斸�横�欋�� 醼♂�樶��撫��斸��)尘补丑腻迟补濒补鈥�
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(Auto-Translation): Noble and exquisite, a magnificent royal court.
Pali is the language of the Tipi峁璦ka, which is the sacred canon of Therav膩da Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha鈥檚 speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary尘补丑腻tala (啶す啶距い啶�).鈥攏 (S) One of the hells or divisions of 辫腻迟腻濒补. See sapta辫腻迟腻濒补.
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惭补丑腻迟补濒补 (啶す啶距い啶�).鈥擭ame of one of the seven lower regions; see 啶ぞ啶むぞ啶� (辫腻迟腻濒补).
Derivable forms: 尘补丑腻迟补濒补尘 (啶す啶距い啶侧ぎ啷�).
惭补丑腻迟补濒补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 尘补丑腻 and tala (啶むげ).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary惭补丑腻迟补濒补 (啶す啶距い啶�).鈥攏.
(-濒补峁�) The fifth in descent of the seven Patalas or regions under the earth, inhabited by various races of evil beings, as the Nagas, Asuras, Daityas, &c. E. 尘补丑腻 great, and tala depth.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary惭补丑腻迟补濒补 (啶す啶距い啶�).鈥攏. the name of a hell, [Ved膩ntas膩ra, (in my Chrestomathy.)] in
惭补丑腻迟补濒补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 尘补丑腻 and tala (啶むげ).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary惭补丑腻迟补濒补 (啶す啶距い啶�).鈥擺neuter] [Name] of a cert. hell.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary惭补丑腻迟补濒补 (啶す啶距い啶�):鈥擺=尘补丑腻-tala] [from 尘补丑腻 > mah] n. Name of the 6th of the 7 lower worlds or regions under the earth inhabited by the N膩gas etc. (See 辫腻迟腻濒补), [膧ru峁噀ya-upani峁d; Pur膩峁嘺] etc. ([Indian Wisdom, by Sir M. Monier-Williams 431 n. 1]).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary惭补丑腻迟补濒补 (啶す啶距い啶�):鈥擺尘补丑腻-tala] (濒补峁�) 1. n. The 5th region in lowness and degree under the earth; the region of the 狈腻驳补蝉.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpus惭补丑腻迟补濒补 (嗖补嗖距菠嗖�):鈥擺noun] (myth.) one of the seven hells.
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Mah膩ta岣穉 (嗖补嗖距菠嗖�):鈥擺noun] = 嗖补嗖距菠嗖� [mahatala].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches: Maha, Mahanta, Tala, Dhavala.
Starts with: Mahatalaka, Mahatalakkhandha, Mahatalakkhandhaparimana, Mahatalakkhandhappamana, Mahatalamajjha, Mahatalavara, Mahatalavari, Mahataleshvara.
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