Cal: 12 definitions

Introduction
Image gallery
Languages
1. Sanskrit
2. Kannada
3. Tamil
See also
Buy products

Introduction:

Cal means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Tamil. 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Chal.

Images (photo gallery)

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Cal (啶氞げ啷�).鈥擨. 1 P. (calati, rarely calate, 肠补肠腻濒补, 补肠腻濒墨迟, calitum, calita)

1) To shake, tremble, move, throb, palpitate, stir; 啶涏た啶ㄠ啶ㄠぞ啶多啶氞啶侧啶� 啶曕啶粪ぃ啶� 啶啶溹ぞ啶� (chinn膩艣celu岣� k峁峁嘺峁� bhuj膩岣�) Bha峁弓ik膩vya 14.4; 啶膏お啶曕啶粪啶︵啶班た- 啶班た啶掂ぞ啶氞ぞ啶侧啶む (sapak峁dri- riv膩c膩l墨t) 15.24;6.84.

2) (a) To go, move on, walk, stir or move (from one's place); 啶う啶距い啷嵿お啶︵ぎ啶た啶氞げ啶苦い啷佮 啶� 啶多啷嵿え啷嬥い啶� (pad膩tpadamapi calitu峁� na 艣aknoti) 笔补帽肠补迟补苍迟谤补 (Bombay) 4; 啶氞げ啶む啶啶曕啶� 啶ぞ啶︵啶� 啶むた啶粪啶犩い啷嵿く啷囙啷囙え啶啶︵啶оた啶ぞ啶ㄠ (calatyekena p膩dena ti峁ａ弓hatyekena buddhim膩n) 颁丑腻峁�.32; 啶氞啶距げ啶ぞ啶侧ぞ啶膏啶むえ啶た啶ㄠ啶ㄠさ啶侧啶曕げ啶� (肠补肠腻濒补 b膩l膩 stanabhinnavalkal膩) Kum膩rasambhava 5.84; M峁沜chaka峁璱ka 1.56. (b) To proceed (on one's way), depart, set out, start off; 啶氞啶侧啶多啶氞啶班お啶班た啶椸啶班す啶距 (肠别濒耻艣肠墨谤补辫补谤颈驳谤补丑腻岣�) Kum膩rasambhava 6.92 v. l.

3) To be affected, to be disturbed, confused or disordered (as mind), be agitated or perturbed; 啶啶ㄠ啶班お啶� 啶い啶膏啶むじ啷嵿く啶︵ぐ啷嵿ざ啶ㄠぞ啶氞啶氞げ啶む 啶え啶� (munerapi yatastasya dar艣an膩ccalate mana岣�) 笔补帽肠补迟补苍迟谤补 (Bombay) 1.4; 啶侧啶啶� 啶啶︵啶оた啶多啶氞げ啶むた (lobhena buddhi艣calati) H.1.14.

4) To deviate or swerve (with abl.); 啶氞げ啶むた啶ㄠく啶距え啷嵿え啶溹た啶椸啶粪い啶距 啶灌た啶氞啶む (calati nay膩nna jig墨峁t膩峁� hi ceta岣�) Kir膩t膩rjun墨ya 1.29; to fall off, leave; Manusm峁泃i 7.15; Y.1.361. -Caus. (ca- c膩-layati, calita, c膩lita)

1) To cause to move, shake, stir; R.8.53.

2) To drive away, dismiss, remove or expel from; 啶氞ぞ啶｀啷嵿く啷� 啶氞げ啶苦い啶距ぇ啶苦啶距ぐ啶掂た啶啶栢 (c膩峁嘺kye calit膩dhik膩ravimukhe) Mu.4.15.

3) To lead away from.

4) To cherish, foster (肠腻濒补测补迟颈 only).

5) To disturb, agitate; 啶膏啶溹え啶� 啶溹え啶距ざ啷嵿啶侧く啶苦い啷佮 啶� 啶堗ざ啶む (sujana峁� jan膩艣calayitu峁� ka 墨艣ate) 艢i艣up膩lavadha 15.4. -II. 6 P. (calati, calita) To sport, play, frolic about.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Cal (啶氞げ啷�).鈥�(掳-), in various derivatives substituted for regular car-, especially in 尝补峁卥腻惫补迟腻谤补-蝉奴迟谤补; see anuc膩lin, anta艣c膩lin, vic膩lana.

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

Cal (啶氞げ啷�).鈥擺cala] r. 1st. cl. (calati) To tremble, to shake or totter. r. 6th cl. (calati) To sport, to play. to frolic or wanton. r. 10th cl. (肠腻濒补测补迟颈-te) To cherish, to foster, (肠腻濒补测补迟颈肠腻濒补测补te) To shake to cause to shake. With pra, To fall as from a seat. bhv膩-para-saka-se峁� . tud膩-para-aka-se峁� . cur膩-saka-ubha-se峁� .

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Cal (啶氞げ啷�).鈥� (akin to car), i. 1, [Parasmaipada.] (sometimes also [膧tmanepada.]), 1. To tremble, Mah膩bh膩rata 2, 1589. 2. To move, [Hariva峁兣沘, (ed. Calc.)] 5591; to go, [Bh膩gavata-Pur膩峁嘺, (ed. Burnouf.)] 3, 30, 23. 3. To go away, Mah膩bh膩rata 1, 6546. 4. To become troubled, [笔补帽肠补迟补苍迟谤补] i. [distich] 448. 5. To swerve (with the abl.), [惭腻苍补惫补诲丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补] 7, 15 (svadharm膩n na calanti, They do not swerve from their duty). calita, 1. Shaking, [搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺] 3, 57, 23; trembling, Mah膩bh膩rata 3, 10065. 2. Gone away, [础谤箩耻苍补蝉补尘腻驳补尘补] 4, 39. 3. Troubled, [搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺] 5, 30, 13. 4. Damaged, [笔补帽肠补迟补苍迟谤补] iv. [distich] 30.

鈥� Ptcple. of the fut. pass. calitavya, [搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺] 3, 49, 14, na calitavya峁� te, You must not leave this place.

鈥� [Causal.] I. calaya, 1. To put in motion, [Bh膩gavata-Pur膩峁嘺, (ed. Burnouf.)] 3, 15, 37; to stir, [艢膩kuntala, (ed. B枚htlingk.)] [distich] 158. 2. To trouble, to excite, [峁歵耻蝉补峁僪腻谤补] 3, 10. 3. To turn off, [M峁沜chaka峁璱k膩, (ed. Stenzler.)] 147, 9. Ii. 肠腻濒补测补, 1. To shake, [搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺] 3, 7, 10; to move, Mah膩bh膩rata 3, 11185. 2. To cause to waver, [搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺] 6, 73, 20. 3. To drive onwards, Mah膩bh膩rata 1, 5743. 4. To drive away, [Hariva峁兣沘, (ed. Calc.)] 2697. 5. To put to flight, Mah膩bh膩rata 7, 222. 6. To trouble, [Ved膩ntas膩ra, (in my Chrestomathy.)] in Chr. 218, 7. Anomalous ptcple. of the pres. [膧tmanepada.] 肠腻濒补测腻苍补, Mah膩bh膩rata 3, 11095. Ptcple. of the fut. pass. Not to be turned off, [Bh膩gavata-Pur膩峁嘺, (ed. Burnouf.)] 2, 17, 17.

--- OR ---

Cal (啶氞げ啷�).鈥攊. 6, [Parasmaipada.] To sport.

--- OR ---

Cal (啶氞げ啷�).鈥攊. 10, [Parasmaipada.] To foster, v. r.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Cal (啶氞げ啷�).鈥�calati (calate) [participle] calita (q.v.) get into motion, stir, budge; tremble, quiver, totter; set out, start, depart, pass away; walk, march; spread, be diffused; be troubled or disappointed; swerve, deviate, fall off from ([ablative]). [Causative] calayati or 肠腻濒补测补迟颈 set in motion, shake, push, disturb, agitate; expel or turn off from ([ablative]).

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

1) Cal (啶氞げ啷�):鈥�(cf. 鈭�car and also 鈭�肠补峁�) [class] 1. lati (metrically also [膧tmanepada] te; perf. 肠补肠腻濒补 [plural] celur; [future] 肠补濒颈峁补迟颈; [Aorist] 补肠腻濒墨迟),

鈥攖o be moved, stir, tremble, shake, quiver, be agitated, palpitate, [Mah膩bh膩rata] etc.;

鈥攖o move on or forward, proceed, go away, start off, depart, [Mah膩bh膩rata] (膩sanebhyo calan, 鈥榯hey rose from their seat鈥�, [ v, 3114]) etc.;

鈥攖o set (said of the day), [Kath膩sarits膩gara lxxii, 406];

鈥攖o be moved from one鈥檚 usual course, be disturbed, become confused or disordered, go astray, [Mah膩bh膩rata] etc.;

鈥攖o turn away from, swerve, deviate from ([ablative] e.g. 诲丑补谤尘腻迟, to swerve from virtue, [Manu-sm峁泃i vii, 15; Mah膩bh膩rata ii, 2629]), fall off (with [ablative]), [Mah膩bh膩rata] etc.;

鈥攖o sport about, frolic, play ([Dh膩tup膩峁環a xxviii, 64]), [Kuvalay膩nanda 320] :鈥摆颁补耻蝉补濒闭 calayati ([P膩峁噄ni 1-3, 87]), to cause to move, move, shake, jog, push, agitate, disturb, [Raghuva峁兣沘 viii, 52; 峁歵耻蝉补峁僪腻谤补; Bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺; Bha峁弓i-k膩vya];

鈥攖o cause to deviate, turn off from ([ablative]), [M峁沜chaka峁璱k膩 ix, 21] :

鈥摆颁补耻蝉补濒闭 肠腻濒补测 ([Passive voice] 肠腻濒测补迟别) to cause to move, shake, jog, push, agitate, [Mah膩bh膩rata] etc.;

鈥攖o drive, drive away, remove or expel from ([ablative]), [Mah膩bh膩rata i, 5743; xiii, 3336; Hariva峁兣沘 2697];

鈥攖o disturb, make confused or disordered, [Mah膩bh膩rata xii; Ved膩ntas膩ra; Bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺 iii, 1, 42];

鈥攖o cause to deviate from ([ablative]), [Mah膩bh膩rata iii, 1504; 搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺 iii];

鈥攖o cherish, foster, [Dh膩tup膩峁環a xxxii, 68] ([varia lectio] for 鈭�bal) :鈥擺Intensive] 肠补帽肠补濒测补迟别 (cf. 肠补帽肠补濒补) or 肠腻肠 (cf. a-vi肠腻肠ala ff.), [Vopadeva xx, 8 f.];鈥�

2) cf. 魏苇位位蠅, 峤€魏苇位位蠅, 魏苇位畏蟼; [Latin] celer, pro-cello, ex-.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Cal (啶氞げ啷�):鈥�calati 1. a. To tremble; (艣a) calati to sport; (ka) 肠腻濒补测补迟颈 to cherish; to cause to move.

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Cal (啶氞げ啷�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Cala.

[Sanskrit to German]

context information

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

Cal (嗖氞膊喑�):鈥�

1) [verb] to go or come in; to enter.

2) [verb] to move (by walk, crawling, gliding, etc.) away from or toward; to go.

3) [verb] (time) to pass; to elapse.

4) [verb] to happen; to take place.

5) [verb] to cease to exist; to die.

6) [verb] to be or become useful.

7) [verb] to be or become possible.

8) [verb] to be accomplished, achieved, fulfilled.

9) [verb] to be or become fit, apt, appropriate, etc.

10) [verb] to be in currency, valid.

11) [verb] to be accepted or become acceptable.

12) [verb] to look beautiful, lovely.

13) [verb] to be under another鈥檚 control; to be subjugated.

14) [verb] to be subject to; to undergo or experience some action or treatment.

15) [verb] to become famous; to be renowned.

16) [verb] to follow, keep or abide by (a custom, duty, rule, etc.); to observe.

17) [verb] to be or become applicable.

18) [verb] to absorbed, engrossed in.

19) [verb] to come to join or be joined.

20) [verb] to be got or become available.

21) [verb] to continue to be observed (as a tradition).

22) [verb] to fit in properly; to join (oneself with another) cohesively.

23) [verb] to receive, got as per the rules, regulations, eligibility, etc.

24) [verb] to blend naturally with.

25) [verb] (fig.) to manage (something against odds and unfavourable conditions).

--- OR ---

Cal (嗖氞膊喑�):鈥�

1) [verb] to spread (oneself) about here and there.

2) [verb] to become broken up and scattered in all directions; to spread about; to distribute (oneself) widely.

3) [verb] to scatter (liquid, powdered material, etc.) in drops or particles (over something).

4) [verb] to throw in the air; to cast; to hurl.

5) [verb] to spend liberally, often extravagantly.

6) [verb] to spill (something) or allow (intentionally or accidentally) to fall or flow over.

7) [verb] to keep, put (something at or on something else).

8) [verb] to dash or scatter a liquid substance, mud, etc. on; to splash.

9) [verb] (a of rain) to fall (oneself).

10) [verb] to shoot (an arrow).

11) [verb] to direct a current of air toward or on with or as with a fan; to fan.

12) [verb] to hold out; to extent; to stretch.

--- OR ---

C膩l (嗖氞簿嗖侧硩):鈥擺noun] = 嗖氞簿嗖侧硜 [calu].

--- OR ---

C膩岣� (嗖氞簿喑炧硩):鈥擺noun] (astrol.) R膩hu, one of the nine planets that are believed to rule the destiny of human beings.

context information

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 Lexicon

C膩l (喈氞喈侧瘝) [肠腻濒(濒耻)迟补濒] 3 intransitive verb cf. 艣腻濒. [Telugu: 迟肠腻濒耻.]

1. [K. 蝉腻濒.] To be abundant, full, extensive; 喈ㄠ喈编瘓喈む喁�. 喈堗疅喁佮畾喈距喁� 喈瘚喈班瘝 [niraithal. idusal por] (喈氞瘈喈掂畷喈氞喈ㄠ瘝喈む喈喈� [sivagasindamani] 59).

2. To excel in moral worth; to be great, noble; 喈喈熰瘝喈氞 喈瘑喈编瘉喈む喁�. [madsi peruthal.]

3. [K. 蝉腻濒.] To be suitable, fitting; 喈喁嵿喁佮喁嵿喈距疅喁嵿疅喁�: 喈瘖喈班瘉喈ㄠ喈距喁嵿喁佮喁嵿喈熰瘓喁嵿喁佮喈侧瘝. 喈囙喁嵿喈苦喈┼瘒喈氞喈侧瘉喈權瘝喈曕喈� [porunthuthal. inthirane salung kari] (喈む喈班瘉喈曕瘝喈曕瘉喈编喁� [thirukkural], 25).

4. To be finished, exhausted; 喈瘉喈编瘝喈编瘉喈む喁�. 喈む喈喁嵿喈距喈苦 喈班瘑喈｀瘝喈｀喈┼瘉喈炧瘝喈氞喈侧瘝喈掂喁� [mur ruthal. thamatharina renninugn salvaro] (喈曕喁嵿喈班喈喈喈瘝喈喈｀喈掂瘈喈熰瘝喈熰瘉. [kambaramayanam pinivittu.] 97).

--- OR ---

C膩l (喈氞喈侧瘝) noun < 喈氞喈侧瘝-. [sal-.] [Telugu: 迟肠腻濒耻.]

1. [K. 蝉腻濒.] Fullness, abundance; 喈ㄠ喈编瘓喈掂瘉. [niraivu.]

2. Large water-pot; 喈む喁嵿喁€喈班瘝喈ㄠ喈班喁嵿喁佮喁� 喈喈┼瘓. (喈喈权瘝喈曕喈曕喁嵿疅喁�) [thannirnirappum panai. (pingalagandu)]

3. Baling bucket; 喈ㄠ瘈喈班瘝喈囙喁堗畷喁嵿畷喁佮喁� 喈曕喈瘝. [nir iraikkum kalam.]

4. [K. 蝉腻濒, M. 肠腻濒.] Furrow in ploughing; 喈夃喈掂瘉喈氞喈侧瘝. 喈夃喁佮 喈氞瘑喈炧瘝喈氞喈侧瘝 [uzhavusal. uzhutha senchal] (喈氞瘈喈掂畷喈氞喈ㄠ瘝喈む喈喈� [sivagasindamani] 817).

5. Track of a sower in passing and repassing while sowing grain; 喈掂喈む瘓喈曕瘝喈曕瘉喈瘝喈瘖喈脆瘉喈む瘉喈掂喈む瘓喈瘝喈喈┼瘝喈掂喈侧喈侧瘝喈掄喁� 喈瘉喈编瘓喈氞瘑喈┼瘝喈编瘉喈む喈班瘉喈瘝喈瘉喈曕瘓. [vithaikkumbozhuthu vithaippavan vayalil oru murai senru thirumbugai.] (W.)

6. The eleventh sign of the zodiac, Aquarius; 喈曕瘉喈瘝喈喈距畾喈�. [kumbarasi.] (喈曕瘉喈喈班畾喁佮喈距喈苦喈瘝喈む喈┼喈む. [kumarasuvamiyam thinathi.] 3, 喈夃喁�. [urai.])

--- OR ---

C膩l (喈氞喈侧瘝) noun < Urdu 蝉腻濒. Year; 喈掂喁佮喈瘝. [varusham.] Local usage

context information

Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

Relevant text

Search found 144 books and stories containing Cal, C膩l, C膩岣�, Chal, Sal, Saal; (plurals include: Cals, C膩ls, C膩岣籹, Chals, Sals, Saals). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Verse 443: Potter Fashions as His Fancy Takes < [Tantra Two (irantam tantiram) (verses 337-548)]

Verse 2351: God is Immanent and Yet Jiva Sees not < [Tantra Eight (ettam tantiram) (verses 2122-2648)]

show preview

Review of shorea robusta with special reference to ayurveda < [2021: Volume 10, March issue 3]

Sustainable calcium nanocatalyst from waste egg shells < [2020: Volume 9, July issue 7]

Effect of basti in madhumeha- a case study < [2017: Volume 6, December special issue 17]

+ 438 more chapters

Gingival fluid and serum resistin in obese/non-obese with periodontitis. < [Volume 18 (issue 5), Sep-Oct 2014]

Stent as an accessory tool in periodontal measurements: An insight < [Volume 23 (issue 1), Jan-Feb 2019]

Efficacy of Achyranthes aspera gel in chronic periodontitis treatment < [Volume 21 (issue 1), Jan-Feb 2017]

+ 290 more chapters / show preview

A Comparative Analysis of Shina and Kashmiri Vocabularies < [Volume 69 (2008)]