Candrakala, Candra-kala, 颁补苍诲谤补办补濒腻: 17 definitions
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Alternative spellings of this word include Chandrakala.
In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
: archive.org: The mirror of gesture (abhinaya-darpana)One of the Twenty-eight Single Hands (hasta):鈥擟andra-办补濒腻 (digit of the moon) : the thumb of the S奴ci hand isreleased. Usage: to indicate the crescent moon.
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).
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar颁补苍诲谤补办补濒腻 (啶氞え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啶曕げ啶�).鈥擟alled also 啶曕げ啶� (办补濒腻), a wellknown commentary on Nagesa's Laghusabdendusekhara by Bhairavamisra who lived in the latter half of the 18th century and the first half of the nineteenth century.
Vyakarana (啶掂啶ぞ啶曕ぐ啶�, vy膩kara峁嘺) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)
Source: Wisdom Library: Rasa-艣膩stra颁补苍诲谤补办补濒腻 (啶氞え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啶曕げ啶�) or 颁补苍诲谤补办补濒腻rasa is the name of an Ayurvedic recipe defined in the fifth volume of the Rasajalanidhi (chapter 1, Raktapitta: hemoptysis). These remedies are classified as Iatrochemistry and form part of the ancient Indian science known as Rasa艣膩stra (medical alchemy). However, since it is an ayurveda treatment it should be taken with caution and in accordance with rules laid down in the texts.
Accordingly, when using such recipes (e.g., candra办补濒腻-rasa): 鈥渢he minerals (uparasa), poisons (惫颈峁), and other drugs (except herbs), referred to as ingredients of medicines, are to be duly purified and incinerated, as the case may be, in accordance with the processes laid out in the texts.鈥� (see introduction to Iatro chemical medicines)
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
: Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts: Volume 12 (1898) (ay)颁补苍诲谤补办补濒腻 (啶氞え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啶曕げ啶�) or 颁补苍诲谤补办补濒腻va峁璱k膩 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鈥敯洳共曰灏拱觳贡裟�-va峁璱k膩 in its 鈥榮ubject-matter list鈥� or Vi峁ya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms). The complete entry reads: candra办补濒腻va峁璱k膩 .
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I (ayurveda)颁补苍诲谤补办补濒腻 (啶氞え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啶曕げ啶�) refers to one of the sections of the 碍辞办补蝉腻谤补 by 膧nanda Kavi (dealing with Poetics and Erotics), which is included in the collection of manuscripts at the 鈥榁incenzo Joppi鈥� library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.鈥擳he 碍辞办补蝉腻谤补 is a Hindi rewriting of the Koka艣膩stra, a famous Sanskrit work of the K膩ma艣膩stra tradition. [...] In this manuscript [of the 碍辞办补蝉腻谤补] the sections are distributed as follows: [e.g., catura (sic) 峁峁冡笉a ca峁僤ra办补濒腻-v. (187v)] [...].
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.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation颁补苍诲谤补办补濒腻 (啶氞え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啶曕げ啶�) refers to the 鈥渕oon鈥�, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.3.12.鈥擜ccordingly, after Him膩cala (i.e., Him膩laya) brought his daughter (P膩rvat墨) before 艢iva: 鈥淭hen 艢iva looked at her in the first flush of her youth. [...] On seeing 艢iva the lord of all, the chief of those devoted to penance, the lord with the moon as his ornament [i.e., candra办补濒腻-vibh奴峁峁嘺], who can be known through spiritual insight and who was sitting in the meditative posture closing His eyes, Him膩cala saluted Him again. Though he was not disheartened, he entertained some doubts. Thus he, the lord of mountains, foremost of the eloquent, spoke to 艢iva, the sole kinsman of the universe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.
Shilpashastra (iconography)
: academia.edu: Dv膩da艣a-m奴rti in Tamil Tradition (iconography)颁补苍诲谤补办补濒腻 (啶氞え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啶曕げ啶�) refers to 鈥渞esembling the moon鈥�, according to the 艢r墨tattvanidhi (verse 2.19-42) citing the P膩帽car膩tr膩gama-Kriyap膩da.鈥擥ovinda鈥檚 Mien is white resembling the moon (颁补苍诲谤补办补濒腻), red-lotus eyes that is a pointer of Raudra in Vi峁ａ箛u directed toward terrorist-demons, and golden ornaments. According to the Caturvi峁兣沘tim奴rtilak峁峁嘺, The P膩帽car膩tra tradition (describing Ke艣ava) got a stronghold over the Vai峁ａ箛ava tradition by about the fourth century CE, e.g. the Ahirbh奴dhnya-sa峁僪it膩 and so its impact on the Tamil Parip膩峁璦l and hymns of the 膧岣籿膩rs is quite natural.
Shilpashastra (啶多た啶侧啶ざ啶距じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ, 艣ilpa艣膩stra) 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarycandra办补濒腻 (啶氞啶︵啶班啶侧ぞ).鈥攆 (S) pop. 肠补苍诲谤补办补岣纺� f A digit, one sixteenth of the moon's orb. 2 A cloth used for 濒耻驳补岣嵞抚箖 &c. It is black or red. 3 The light of the moon. Ex. ki峁� ca峁�0 r膩jasa || graha峁嘺k膩岣纺箖 jh膩峁卥u岣穉ti ||.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishcandra办补濒腻 (啶氞啶︵啶班啶侧ぞ).鈥�f A digit, one sixteenth of the moon's orb
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颁补苍诲谤补办补濒腻 (啶氞え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啶曕げ啶�).鈥�
1) a digit of the moon; 啶班ぞ啶灌啶多啶氞え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啶曕げ啶距ぎ啶苦さ啶距え啶ㄠ啶班啶� 啶︵啶掂ぞ啶む啶膏ぎ啶距じ啶距う啷嵿く 啶 (r膩ho艣candra办补濒腻miv膩nanacar墨峁� daiv膩tsam膩s膩dya me) M膩lat墨m膩dhava (Bombay) 5.28.
2) the crescent before or after the new moon.
3) A cattle-drum.
4) A kind of fish; L. D. B.
颁补苍诲谤补办补濒腻 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms candra and 办补濒腻 (啶曕げ啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary颁补苍诲谤补办补濒腻 (啶氞え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啶曕げ啶�).鈥攆.
(-濒腻) 1. A digit, or one-sixteenth of the moon鈥檚 orb; each is personified as a female divinity, and worshipped in some Tantrika ceremonies. 2. A small drum. 3. A fish commonly called Vacha or Bacha, (Pimelodus vacha, Ham.) E. candra the moon, and 办补濒腻 a digit.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) 颁补苍诲谤补办补濒腻 (啶氞え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啶曕げ啶�) as mentioned in Aufrecht鈥檚 Catalogus Catalogorum:鈥攏膩峁璦ka, by N膩r膩yana Kavi. Rice. 256.
2) 颁补苍诲谤补办补濒腻 (啶氞え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啶曕げ啶�):鈥攏膩峁璱k膩, by Vi艣van膩tha. Quoted in S膩hityadarpa峁嘺 p. 52. 177. 178.
3) 颁补苍诲谤补办补濒腻 (啶氞え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啶曕げ啶�):鈥攎ed. See 艢ata艣lok墨candra办补濒腻.
4) 颁补苍诲谤补办补濒腻 (啶氞え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啶曕げ啶�):鈥擫aghu艣abdendu艣ekhara峁玨膩 by Bhairavami艣ra. 颁补苍诲谤补办补濒腻k膩raka, by the same. Np. I, 102.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 颁补苍诲谤补办补濒腻 (啶氞え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啶曕げ啶�):鈥擺=candra-办补濒腻] [from candra > cand] f. a digit or 1/16 of the moon鈥檚 disc (each digit is personified as a female divinity, [Tantr.]), the crescent on the day before or after the new moon, [Kath膩sarits膩gara i, 39]
2) [v.s. ...] the mark of a finger-nail resembling the crescent before or after new moon
3) [v.s. ...] the fish Pimelodus Vacha, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] a kind of drum, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] (in music) a kind of measure
6) [v.s. ...] Name of a drama, [S膩hitya-darpa峁嘺 iii, 96/97]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary颁补苍诲谤补办补濒腻 (啶氞え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啶曕げ啶�):鈥擺candra-办补濒腻] (濒腻) 1. f. A digit, 16th of the moon鈥檚 orb; a small drum; a fish called Vacha; the moonstone; the moon鈥檚 wife.
[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.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary颁补苍诲谤补办补濒腻 (啶氞え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啶曕げ啶�):鈥攏. 1. moonlight; 2. a digit or one-sixteenth of the moon's disc; 3. a kind of crescent-shaped ornament;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Partial matches: Candra, Kala.
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