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Calacala, Cala-acala, Cala-acala: 21 definitions

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Calacala means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi, 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 Chalachala.

In Hinduism

Shilpashastra (iconography)

: Shodhganga: The significance of the mūla-beras (ś貹)

䲹峦 (चलाच�, “movable-immovable�) refers to one of the major divisions of Hindu images, as defined in the texts dealing with ś貹 (arts and crafs), known as ś貹śāstras.—The Hindu images are divided into three classes�chala (movable), achala (immovable), and 󲹱峦󲹱 (movable-immovable). The movable and immovable () images are made of stone, wood, ٳ (mineral, possibly jade) and gem.

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Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, ś貹śāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.

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Ayurveda (science of life)

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Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

: Shodhganga: Portrayal of Animal Kingdom (Tiryaks) in Epics An Analytical study

䲹峦 (चलाच�) (lit. “one who is ever-moving�) is a synonym (another name) for the Crow (Kāka), according to scientific texts such as the Mṛgapakṣiśāstra (Mriga-pakshi-shastra) or “the ancient Indian science of animals and birds� by Hamsadeva, containing the varieties and descriptions of the animals and birds seen in the Sanskrit Epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

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: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

calacala (चलचल).—f intensively ṭa m (ṇĸ) Rule, sway, prevalence, influence.

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峦 (चलाच�).—a (S) Movable and stationary. 2 fig. Animate and inanimate.

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caḷacaḷa (चळचळ) [or ळा�, ḷāṃ].—ad (Imit.) In streams--making water through fright. 2 With excessive tremors--trembling or quaking. Ex. diggaja ca0 kāmpati ||.

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caḷācaḷa (चळाच�) [or ळा�, ḷāṃ].—ad ḷāḷ� Imitative formations used as ḷaḷa, but intensively.

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cāḷācāḷa (चाळाचा�) [or ळी, ḷī].—f (ḷaṇĸ) Sifting and straining &c.; close search, ransacking, rummaging, turning over and over.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

calacala (चलचल).�f ṭa m Rule, sway, prevalence, influence.

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caḷacaḷa (चळचळ) [or ḷāṃ, or ळां].�ad In streams. With ex- cessive tremors-trembling or quak- ing.

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cāḷācāḷa (चाळाचा�) [-ḷ�, -ळी].�f Sifting and straining &c.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

䲹峦 (चलाच�).�a.

1) movable and immovable.

2) fickle, unsteady, very transitory (= aticala); चलाचले � संसारे धर्म एक� हि निश्चल� (calācale ca saṃsāre dharma eko hi niśca�) 󲹰ṛh 3.128; लक्ष्मीमि� चलाचलाम् (lakṣmīmiva 峦m) Kirātārjunīya 11.3 ( = ñ Malli.); कस्य � भवति चलाचलं धनम् (kasya na bhavati 峦� dhanam) Mṛcchakaṭika 2.14; N.1.6; चलाचलैरनुपदमाहता� खुरै� (峦iranupadamāhatā� khurai�) Ś.

- a crow.

䲹峦 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms cala and acala (अच�).

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

䲹峦 (चलाच�).—mfn.

(-�-lā-la�) 1. Tremulous, unsteady, unfixed. 2. Moveable and stationary. m.

(-�) A cow. E. cal to go, affix ac deriv. reiterated, and the first final vowel made long, or cala and acala immoveable.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

䲹峦 (चलाच�).—[calācal + a] (derived from an old [frequentative.] of cal), adj. 1. Moving to and fro, [峾ⲹṇa] 5, 42, 11. 2. Unsteady, Mahābhārata 5, 2758.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

䲹峦 (चलाच�).—[adjective] moving to and fro, wavering, unsteady, variable.

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

1) 䲹峦 (चलाच�):—[from cala > cal] 1. mfn. movable and immovable, locomotive and stationary, [Horace H. Wilson]

2) [from cal] 2. mfn. (�cal [reduplicated] [Pāṇini 6-1, 12], [vArttika] 6; vii, 4, 58, [Patañjali]) ever-moving (the wheel of Saṃsāra), [Divyāvadāna xiii, 267]

3) [v.s. ...] [xix]

4) [v.s. ...] moving to and fro, movable, tremulous, unfixed, loose, [Ṛg-veda 1, 164, 48; 峾ⲹṇa v, 42, 11; Kāmandakīya-nītisāra]

5) [v.s. ...] unsteady, changeable, [Mahābhārata v, 2758; xii, 4169]

6) [v.s. ...] m. a crow, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

7) [v.s. ...] Name of a man, [Tantr.]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

䲹峦 (चलाच�):—[+] (�-lā-la�) a. Tremulous, unsteady, unfixed; moveable and stationary. m. A quadruped.

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

Calacala (चलचल) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Calacala, 䲹峦.

[Sanskrit to German]

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Pali-English dictionary

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: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

䲹峦 refers to: (intens. redupl. ) moving to & fro, in constant motion, unsteady J. IV, 494, 498 (=cañcala); Miln. 92; (cp. Divy 180, 281);

Note: is a Pali compound consisting of the words cala and acala.

: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionary

1) calacala (စလစ�) [(ti) (တ�)]�
[cala+cala.vi,pi,,2�359-nitea cala+a.calacala-hu dvitta pruhueiea.]
[စ�+စလ။ ဝိ၊ ပိ၊ ဓာန်၊ ၂။ ၃၅�-� စ�+အ။ စလစ�-ဟ� ဒွိတ္� ပြုဟုဆို၏။]

2) 峦 (စလာစ�) [(ti) (တ�)]�
[cala+cala.anitea dīghapru.]
[စ�+စလ။ အလယ်၌ ဒီဃပြု။]

[Pali to Burmese]

: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မ� အဘိဓာန�)

1) calacala�

(Burmese text): အလွန်လှုပ်သော။

(Auto-Translation): Very exciting.

2) 峦�

(Burmese text): (�) အလွန်တုန်လှုပ်သော၊ အလွန်လှုပ်ရှားသော။ (�) လျှပ်ပေါ�-လော်လည�-မတည်ကြည�-သော။

(Auto-Translation): (1) Very shocked, very agitated. (2) Unstable, erratic, not steady.

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Hindi dictionary

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: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

䲹峦 (चलाच�):�(a) mobile and immobile; movable and immovable; transient; —[ṃpٳپ] movable and immovable property.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

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

1) Calacala (चलचल) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Calacala.

2) 䲹峦 (चलाच�) also relates to the Sanskrit word: 䲹峦.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

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Kannada-English dictionary

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: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Caḷacaḷa (ಚಳಚಳ):—[noun] an onomatopoeic word used to depict the sound of quick, whizzing movement or to depict the condition of something flashy, glittering, etc.

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Tamil dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Calacala in Tamil glossary
: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Calacala (சலசல) [cala-cala] noun [Telugu, Malayalam: Travancore usage calacala, K. jalajala.] Onomatopoeic expression of purling, as of water; ஓர� ஒலிக்குறிப்ப�. சலசல மும்மதஞ்சொரி� [or olikkurippu. salasala mummathanchoriya] (சீவகசிந்தாமண� [sivagasindamani] 82).

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Calacala (சலசல) [calacalattal] [cala-cala] intransitive verb Onomatopoeic

1. To rustle; சலசலவெ� ஒலித்தல். பச்சோல� சல சலத்து [salasalavena olithal. pacholai sala salathu] (தமிழ்நாவலர� சரித� [thamizhnavalar sarithai] 50).

2. To be talking incessantly; ஓயாமற்பேசுதல�. [oyamarpesuthal.]

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Caḷacaḷa (சளசள) [ḷaḷaٳٲ] [ḷa-ḷa] 11 intransitive verb

1. To be wet, muddy, sloppy; சேறாயிருத்தல�. [serayiruthal.]

2. To babble, prate; அலப்புதல�. [alapputhal.]

3. To patter, as rain; அருவ� மழ� முதலியவற்றின� வீழ்ச்சியால் ஒலியுண� டாதல�. [aruvi mazhai muthaliyavarrin vizhchiyal oliyun dathal.]

4. To become watery, as vegetable, curries; கற� முதலிய� குழைந்து நீராய்விடுதல�. [kari muthaliyana kuzhainthu nirayviduthal.] (W.)

5. To be discomfited, dispirited, in controversy or in public speaking; வாதமுதலியவற்றில் தளர்ச்சி யடைதல். [vathamuthaliyavarril thalarchi yadaithal.] (J.)

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Nepali dictionary

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: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

䲹峦 (चलाच�):—n. struggle or teasing;

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