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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. कलाkalāA small part of anything; स एष संवत्सरः प्रजापतिः षोडशकलास्तस्य Bṛi. Up.1.5.14; विन्देम देवतां वाचममृतामात्मनः…

    [कल्-कच्]

    1. A small part of anything; स एष संवत्सरः प्रजापतिः षोडशकलास्तस्य Bṛi. Up.1.5.14; विन्देम देवतां वाचममृतामात्मनः कलाम् Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)1.1; a bit, jot; कलामप्यकृतपरि- लम्बः K.34; सर्वे ते मित्रगात्रस्य कलां नार्हन्ति षोडशीम् Pt.2. 59; Ms.2.86,8.36; a sixteenth part; यथा कलं यथा शफं यथा ऋणं संनयामसि Rv.8.47,17; a symbolic expression of the number sixteen; Hch.
    2. A digit of the moon (these are sixteen); जगति जयिनस्ते ते भावा नवेन्दु- कलादयः Māl.1.36; Ku.5.71; Me.91.
    3. Interest on capital (consideration paid for the use of money); घनवीथिवीथिमवतीर्णवतो निधिरम्भसामुपचयाय कलाः Śi.9.32. (where कला means 'digits' also).
    4. A division of time variously computed; one minute, 48 seconds, or 8 seconds. Mb.1.25.14;12.137.21.
    5. The 6th part of one thirtieth part of a zodiacal sign, a minute of a degree.
    6. Any practical art (mechanical or fine); there are 64 such arts, as music, dancing etc. मातृवदस्याः कलाः Mbh. on ParasmaipadaIV.1.9. (See कामधेनु टीका on काव्यालङ्कारसूत्र 7.)
    7. Skill, ingenuity.
    8. Fraud, deceit.
    9. (In Prosody) A syllabic instant.
    10. A boat.
    11. The menstrual discharge.
    12. A term for the seven substrata of the elements of the human body; (they are: आद्या मांसधरा प्रोक्ता द्वितीया रक्तधारिणी । मेदोधरा तृतीया तु चतुर्थीं श्लेष्मधारिणी ॥ पञ्चमी च मलं धत्ते षष्टी पित्तधरा मता । रेतोधरा सप्तमी स्यात् इति सप्त कलाः स्मृताः ॥
    13. An atom.
    14. A term for the embryo.
    15. A fleshy part near the tail of the elephant (also कलाभागः); Mātaṅga Latin3.2.
    16. Enumeration.
    17. A form (स्वरूप); लीलया दधतः कलाः Bhāg. 1.1.17.
    18. Prowess (शक्ति); संहृत्य कालकलया कल्पान्त इदमीश्वरः Bhāg.11.9.16.
    19. Compound अन्तरम् another digit.
    20. interest, profit; मासे शतस्य यदि पञ्च कलान्तरं स्यात् Līlā.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -अयनः a tumbler, a dancer (as on the sharp edge of a sword).

    • -आकुलम् deadly poison.

    • -केलि Adjective gay, wanton. (-लिः) an epithet of Kāma.

    • -क्षयः waning (of the moon); R.5.16.

    • -धरः, -निधिः, -पूर्णः the moon; अहो महत्त्वं महतामपूर्वं विपत्तिकालेऽपि परो- पकारः । यथास्यमध्ये पतितोऽपि राहोः कलानिधिः पुण्यचयं ददाति ॥ Udb.

    • -न्यासः a tattooing person's body with particular mystical marks.

    • -भृत्

      1. Masculine
      2. the moon. कला च सा कान्तिमती कलाभृतः Ku.5.71.
      3. an artist etc.
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  2. उत्कलापutkalāpaa.Having the tail erect and expanded; तीरस्थलीबर्हिभिरुत्कलापैः प्रस्निग्धकेकैरभिनन्द्यमानम् R.16.64.

    Having the tail erect and expanded; तीरस्थलीबर्हिभिरुत्कलापैः प्रस्निग्धकेकैरभिनन्द्यमानम् R.16.64.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. कलाkalā[kalấ] f. small part, esp. one-sixteenth; sixteenth part of the moon's disc; interest on capital; small…

    [kalấ] feminine; also equal for small part, especially one-sixteenth; sixteenth part of the moon's disc; interest on capital; small division of time (ranging be tween 8 seconds and about 2 1/2 minutes accord ing to different statements); artistic skill; art (of which there are 64); -keli, adjective practising an art as an amusement; -gña, adjective understand ing an art or the arts; masculine artist; -dhara, adjective possessing an art or the arts; masculine moon; -nâtha, masculine moon; -nidhi, masculine the same

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  2. उत्कलापutkalāpa[ut-kalâpa] a. spreading its tail (peacock).

    [ut-kalâpa] adjective spreading its tail (peacock).

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. कलाkalāf. see कला below.
    1. feminine see कला below.
    2. feminine (etymology doubtful) a small part of anything, any single part or portion of a whole, especially a sixteenth part fg-veda viii, 47, 17 TS. S3Br. Mn. etc.
    3. feminine a digit or one-sixteenth of the moon's diameter Hit. Katha1s.
    4. feminine (personified as a daughter of Kardama कर्दम and wife of Mari1ci मरीचि BhP.)
    5. feminine a symbolical expression for the number sixteen Hcat.
    6. feminine interest on a capital (considered as a certain part of it) S3is3. ix, 32
    7. feminine a division of time (said to be 1/900 of a day or 1-6 minutes Mn. i, 64 Hariv.; or 1/1800 of a day or 0-8 minutes commentator or commentary on VP.; or 2 minutes and 26 54/201 seconds Sus3r.; or 1 minute and 35 205/301, seconds, or 8 seconds BhavP.)
    8. feminine the sixtieth part of one-thirtieth of a zodiacal sign, a minute of a degree Su1ryas.
    9. feminine (in prosody) a syllabic instant
    10. feminine a term for the seven substrata of the elements or Dha1tus धातु s of the human body (viz. flesh, blood, fat, phlegm, urine, bile, and semen; but according to Hemacandra हेमचन्द्र, रस, "chyle", अस्थि, "bone", and मज्जन्, "marrow", take the place of phlegm, urine, and bile) Sus3r.
    11. feminine an atom (there are 3015 Kala1s कला s or atoms in every one of the six Dha1tus धातु s, not counting the रस, therefore in all 18090)
    12. feminine (with Pa1s3upatas पाशुपत s) the elements of the gross or material world Sarvad.
    13. feminine an embryo shortly after conception (confer, compare कलन)
    14. feminine a designation of the three constituent parts of a sacrifice (viz. मन्त्र, द्रव्य, and श्रद्धा Ni1lak. on MBh. [edition Bombay edition] xiv, 89, 3)
    15. feminine the menstrual discharge Lexicographers
    16. feminine any practical art, any mechanical or fine art (sixty-four are enumerated in the S3aivatantra शैवतन्त्र [T.]; the following is a list of them: गीतम्, वाद्यम्, नृत्यम्, नात्यम्, आलेख्यम्, विशेषक-च्छेद्यम्, तण्डुल-कुसुम-बलिविकाराः, पुष्पा*स्तरनम्, दशन-वसना*ङ्गरागाः, मणि-भूमिका-कर्म, शयन-रचनम्, उदक-वाद्यम्, उदक-घातः, चित्रा योगाः, माल्य-ग्रन्थन-विकल्पाः, केश-शेखरा*पीडयोजनम्, नेपथ्य-योगाः, कर्ण-पत्त्र-भङ्गाः, गन्ध-युक्तिः, भूषण-योजनम्, इन्द्रजालम्, कौचुमार-योगाः, हस्त-लाघवम्, चित्रशाका*पूप-भक्ष्य-विकार-क्रिया, पानक-रसरागा*सव-योजनम्, सूचीवाप-कर्म, वीणा-डम-रुक-सूत्र-क्रीडा, प्रहेलिका, प्रतिमा, दुर्वचकयोगाः, पुस्तक-वाचनम्, नाटका*ख्यायिका-दर्शनम्, काव्य-समस्या-पूरणम्, पट्टिका-वेत्रबाण-विकल्पाः, तर्कू-कर्माणि, तक्षणम्, वास्तु-विद्या, रूप्य-रत्न-परीक्षा, धातु-वादः, मणि-राग-ज्ञानम्, आकर-ज्ञानम्, वृक्षा*युर्-वेद-योगाः, मेष-कुक्कुट-लावक-युद्ध-विधिः, शुक-सारिका-प्रलापनम्, उत्सादनम्, केश-मार्जन-कौशलम्, अक्षर-मुष्टिका-कथनम्, म्लेछितक-विकल्पाः, देश-भाषा-ज्ञानम्, पुष्प-शकटिका-निमित्त-ज्ञानम्, यन्त्र-मातृका, धारण-मातृका, संपाट्यम्, मानसी काव्य-क्रिया, क्रिया-विकल्पाः, छलितकयोगाः, अभिधान-कोष-च्छन्दो-ज्ञानम्, वस्त्र-गोपनानि, द्यूत-विशेषः, आकर्षण-क्रीडा, बालक-क्रीडनकानि, वैनायिकीनां विद्याणां ज्ञानम्, वैजयिकीनां विद्यानां ज्ञानम् Page261,2; see also Va1tsy. i, 3, 17) R. Pan5cat. Bhartr2. etc.
    17. feminine skill, ingenuity
    18. feminine ignorance
    19. feminine a low and sweet tone Ba1lar.
    20. feminine a boat Lexicographers
    21. feminine a Name given to Da1ksha1yan2i1 दाक्षायणी in the region near the river Candrabha1ga1 चन्द्रभागा MatsyaP.
    22. feminine Name of a grammatical commentary.
    23. (in compound)
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  2. अभ्यन्तरकलाabhyantarakalāf. pl. the secret arts or the arts of coquetry Das3.

    feminine plural the secret arts or the arts of coquetry Das3.

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  3. अयनकलाayanakalāf. pl. the correction (in minutes) for ecliptic deviation, Su1ryas.

    feminine plural the correction (in minutes) for ecliptic deviation, Su1ryas.

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  4. इन्दुकलाindukalāf. a digit of the moon
    1. feminine a digit of the moon
    2. feminine Name of several plants, Cocculus Cordifolius, Sarcostema Viminale, Ligusticum Ajowan Lexicographers
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  5. इन्दुकलावतंसindukalāvataṃsam. N. of S3iva शिव, Das3.

    masculine gender Name of S3iva शिव, Das3.

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  6. इन्दुशकलाinduśakalāf. Vernonia Anthelminthica L.

    feminine Vernonia Anthelminthica Lexicographers

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