Cudala, ūḍl, ūḍl, ܻ: 9 definitions
Introduction:
Cudala means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Chudala.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopediaܻ (चुदाला).—The saintly wife of King Śikhidhvaja. When once Śikhidhvaja renounced his kingdom and went to the forests, his wife gave him instruction in Ātmajñna and brought him back to his country. (Chapter 77, Yogavsiṣṭha).

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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryūḍl (चूडा�).�a.
1) Having a single lock of hair on the crown of the head.
2) Crested.
-lam The head.
See also (synonyms): ūḍr.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryūḍl (चूडा�).—mfn.
(-�--�) Crested, having a lock of hair on the crown of the head, &c. f.
(-) A kind of grass, (Kyllinga monocephala.) n.
(-�) The head. E. ūḍ� a crest, and la what has, from with ḍa affix, or lac poss. aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionaryūḍl (चूडा�).—[ūḍ� + la], adj., f. , Having a tuft of hair on the crown of the head, Mahbhrata 10, 288.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ūḍl (चूडा�):—[from ūḍa] mfn. ([Pṇini 5-2, 96; Kśik-vṛtti]) having a lock of hair on the crown of the head, [Mahbhrata x, 288; Rjataraṅgiṇ� i, 233]
2) [v.s. ...] n. the head, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, hayudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) ūḍl (चूडाला):—[from ūḍla > ūḍa] f. Name of a woman [gana] -徱 (ڰś-ṛtپ)
4) [v.s. ...] white Abrus, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, hayudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) ūḍl (चूडा�):—[from ūḍa] (, ī), f. a kind of Cyperus, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, hayudha, hemacandra, etc.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionaryūḍl (चूडा�):�(�) 1. n. The head. f. A kind of grass. a. Crested.
[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 corpusūḍl (ಚೂಡಾ�):—[noun] the fragrant grass Cyperus haspan of Cyperaceae family.
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: Cudaladohaka, Cudalagala, Cudalakshana, Cudalavesha.
Full-text: Cudalavesha, Cudin, Cudavant, Cudara, Cudaladohaka, Caudali, Shvetagunja, Cudavat, Shikhidhvaja, Cudika, Lac, Uccata, Cutalam, Karnikara.
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Laghu-yoga-vasistha (by K. Narayanasvami Aiyar)
Part 9 - The Story of Śikhidhvaja < [Chapter VI - Nirvṇa-prakaraṇa]
The body in early Hatha Yoga (by Ruth Westoby)
Genealogy of Kuṇḍalinī: eightfold in Sṃkhya < [Chapter 6 - Kuṇḍalinī: Pralayatrix]
Discovery of Sanskrit Treasures (seven volumes) (by Satya Vrat Shastri)
3.3. Descriptive Poetry in the Yoga-Vasistha < [Volume 3 - Classical Sanskrit Literature]
8. Suffering: How Indian Thinkers Look at it < [Volume 5 - Philosophy and Religion]
Index of Third volume < [Volume 3 - Classical Sanskrit Literature]
Journal of the European Ayurvedic Society (by Inge Wezler)
Female “Fertility� in the Thought of Vedic Indians < [Volume 4 (1995)]
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