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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. तलtalaलम् [lam], लम् [तल्-अच्]
    1. लम् lam, लम् तल्-अच्
    2. A surface; भुवस्तलमिव व्योम कुर्वन् व्योमेव भूतलम् R.4.29; sometimes used at the end of comp. without much alteration of meaning; महीतलम् 'surface of the earth' id est, that is earth itself; शुद्धे तु दर्पणतले सुलभावकाशा Ś.7.32; नभस्तलम् etc.
    3. The palm of the hand; R.6.18.
    4. The sole of the foot; Bhāg.1.36. 8.
    5. The fore-arm.
    6. A slap with the hand.
    7. Lowness, inferiority of position.
    8. A lower part, part underneath, base, foot, bottom; रेवारोधसि वेतसीतरुतले चेतः समुत्कण्ठते K. Parasmaipada1.
    9. (Hence) The ground under a tree or any other object, shelter afforded by anything; फणी मयूरस्य तले निषीदति Ṛs.1.13.
    10. A hole, pit.
    11. A span.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -लः

      1. The hilt of a sword.
      2. The palmyra tree.
      3. Name of Śiva.
      4. Pressing the strings of a lute with the left hand; तत्र तत्र महानादैरुत्कृष्टतलनादितैः Mb.1.221.6.
      5. A division of hell.
    • -लम्

      1. A pond.
      2. A forest, wood; भस्मप्रस्तरशायी च भूमिशय्या तलेषु च Mb.12.33.11.
      3. Cause, origin, motive.
      4. A leathern fence worn round the left arm (तला also in this sense); उद्यतैरायुधैश्चित्रास्तलबद्धाः कलापिनः Mb.6.16.14.
    • -अङ्गुलिः Feminine a toe.

    • -अतलम् the fourth of the seven divisions of hell; Bhāg.2.5.41.

    • -ईक्षणः a hog.

    • -उदर Adjective having a protuberant belly, pot-bellied.

    • -उदरी Feminine A wife; Latin D. B.

    • -उदा a river.

    • -घातः a slap with the palm of the hand.

    • -तालः

      1. a kind of musical instrument.
      2. clapping of the hands.
    • -त्रम्, -त्राणम्, -वारणम् a leathern glove of an archer; शरासन- ज्यातलवारणध्वनिः Ki.14.29; पाणयः सतलत्राश्च... Śiva B.12.8.

    • -प्रहारः a slap with the hand.

    • -बद्धः Adjective having fastened round one's arm the तल (त्र); Mb.6.16.14.

    • -युद्धम् a fight with the palms of the hands.

    • -लोकः nether world (पाताल); Bhāg.2.6.42.

    • -सारकम्

      1. a martingale.
      2. a horse's food-receptacle; M. W.
    • -सारणम्, -सारिका Tbe same.

    • -हृदयम् the centre of the sole of foot.

  2. अतलatalaa.Bottomless.

    Bottomless.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -लम् [अस्य भूखण्डस्य तलं पृषोdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied इदमोऽत्वम्] Name of a पाताल or lower region, one of the 7 Pātālas, being the first among them.

    • -लः Name of Śiva.

    • -स्पृशू -स्पर्श Adjective [न. तले स्पृश्यते कर्मणि क्विप्; न तलस्य स्पर्शो यत्र] bottomless, very deep, unfathomable.

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. तलtala[tala] m. n. surface, plane; sole (foot), palm (hand); flat space below; --˚ often not to be translated:…

    [tala] masculine neuter surface, plane; sole (foot), palm (hand); flat space below; --˚ often not to be translated: locativeEquivalent toat, on, under (--˚ or genitive); -tas, adverb, -ial, -ially from the bottom; -prahâra, masculine slap; blow with the paw; -loka, masculine lower regions.

  2. अकृतलक्षणakṛtalakṣaṇa[a-krita-lakshana] a. having no distinctive mark.

    [a-krita-lakshana] adjective having no distinctive mark.

  3. अतलatala[a-tala] n. N. of a hell (bottomless).

    [a-tala] neuter noun of a hell (bottomless).

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. तलtala(m. L.) n. (√स्तृ) surface, level, flat roof (of a house) MBh. &c. (chiefly ifc. [f(आ). R. v, 13] cf. नभस्-…
    1. (masculine gender Lexicographers) neuter gender (√स्तृ) surface, level, flat roof (of a house) MBh. etc. (chiefly in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' [f(आ). R. v, 13] confer, compare नभस्-, मही- etc.)
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective the part underneath, lower part, base, bottom Mn. ii, 59 VarBr2S. Pan5cat. etc. (confer, compare अधस्-, तरु- etc.) Page440,3
    3. mn. the palm (of the hand see कर-, पाणि-) R. ii, 104, 17 S3ak. Ragh. vi, 18
    4. mn. the sole (of the foot, अङ्घ्रि-, पाद-) MBh. i VarBr2S.
    5. mn. (without कर- etc.) the palm of the hand (अन्यो न्यस्य, or परस्परं तलं or that the rest of a word is to be suppliedलान्-√दा, to slap each other with the palms of the hands) MBh. Hariv. R. Sus3r.
    6. masculine gender neuter gender Lexicographers the sole of the foot R. v, 13, 47
    7. masculine gender the fore-arm Lexicographers
    8. masculine gender Equivalent to ताल (a span Lexicographers; the handle of a sword Lexicographers; the palmyra tree Viddh. ii, 13)
    9. masculine gender pressing the strings of a lute with the left hand MBh. viii
    10. masculine gender Name of a hell A1run2Up. S3ivaP. (confer, compare तला*तल)
    11. masculine gender S3iva शिव MBh. xiii, 17, 130
    12. masculine gender Name of a teacher gaRa शौनका*दि
    13. neuter gender Equivalent to -हृदय Lexicographers
    14. neuter gender Equivalent to तल्क Lexicographers
    15. neuter gender Equivalent to तलक (quod vide) Lexicographers
    16. neuter gender Equivalent to तल्ल (quod vide) Lexicographers
    17. neuter gender the root or seed of events Lexicographers
    18. neuter gender Equivalent to -त्र A1s3vGr2. iii, 12, 11 (तल) MBh. R.
  2. अगणितलज्जagaṇitalajjamfn. disregarding shame.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective disregarding shame.

  3. अग्रतलसंचारagratalasaṃcāram. a partic, posture in dancing, Sam2gi1t.

    masculine gender a partic, posture in dancing, Sam2gi1t.

  4. अजातलोमन्ajātalomanmf(म्नी)n. whose signs of puberty are not yet developed.

    mf(म्नी)neuter gender whose signs of puberty are not yet developed.

  5. अञ्चितलाङ्गूलañcitalāṅgūlamfn. having a curved tail (as a monkey).

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective having a curved tail (as a monkey).