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Word (IAST)	Word (Devanagari)	Overview
kalā	कला	f. See below.
		kalā́ f. (etym. doubtful) a small part of anything, any single part or portion of a whole, esp. a sixteenth part, [RV. viii, 47, 17]; [TS.]; [ŚBr.]; [Mn.] &c.
		a digit or one-sixteenth of the moon's diameter, [Hit.]; [Kathās.]
		(personified as a daughter of Kardama and wife of Marīci, [BhP.])
		a symbolical expression for the number sixteen, [Hcat.]
		interest on a capital (considered as a certain part of it), [Śiś. ix, 32]
		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, Comm. on [VP.]; or 2 minutes and 26 54/201 seconds, [Suśr.]; or 1 minute and 35 205/301 seconds, or 8 seconds, [BhavP.]);
		the sixtieth part of one-thirtieth of a zodiacal sign, a minute of a degree, [Sūryas.]
		(in prosody) a syllabic instant
		a term for the seven substrata of the elements or Dhātus of the human body (viz. flesh, blood, fat, phlegm, urine, bile, and semen; but according to Hemacandra, rasa, ‘chyle’, asthi, ‘bone’, and majjan, ‘marrow’, take the place of phlegm, urine, and bile), [Suśr.]
		an atom (there are 3015 Kalās or atoms in every one of the six Dhātus, not counting the rasa, therefore in all 18090)
		(with Pāśupatas) the elements of the gross or material world, [Sarvad.]
		an embryo shortly after conception (cf. kalana)
		a designation of the three constituent parts of a sacrifice (viz. mantra, dravya, and śraddhā, [Nīlak.] on [MBh. (ed. Bomb.) xiv, 89, 3])
		the menstrual discharge, [L.]
		any practical art, any mechanical or fine art (sixty-four are enumerated in the Śaivatantra [[T.]]; the following is a list of them: gītam, vādyam, nṛtyam, nāṭyam, ālekhyam, viśeṣaka-cchedyam, taṇḍula-kusuma-balivikārāḥ, puṣpāstaranam, daśana-vasanāṅgarāgāḥ, maṇi-bhūmikā-karma, śayana-racanam, udaka-vādyam, udaka-ghātaḥ, citrā yogāḥ, mālya-granthana-vikalpāḥ, keśa-śekharāpīḍayojanam, nepathya-yogāḥ, karṇa-pattra-bhaṅgāḥ, gandha-yuktiḥ, bhūṣaṇa-yojanam, indrajālam, kaucumāra-yogāḥ, hasta-lāghavam, citraśākāpūpa-bhakṣya-vikāra-kriyā, pānaka-rasarāgāsava-yojanam, sūcīvāpa-karma, vīṇā-ḍama-ruka-sūtra-krīḍā, prahelikā, pratimā, durvacakayogāḥ, pustaka-vācanam, nāṭakākhyāyikā-darśanam, kāvya-samasyā-pūraṇam, paṭṭikā-vetrabāṇa-vikalpāḥ, tarkū-karmāṇi, takṣaṇam, vāstu-vidyā, rūpya-ratna-parīkṣā, dhātu-vādaḥ, maṇi-rāga-jñānam, ākara-jñānam, vṛkṣāyur-veda-yogāḥ, meṣa-kukkuṭa-lāvaka-yuddha-vidhiḥ, śuka-sārikā-pralāpanam, utsādanam, keśa-mārjana-kauśalam, akṣara-muṣṭikā-kathanam, mlechitaka-vikalpāḥ, deśa-bhāṣā-jñānam, puṣpa-śakaṭikā-nimitta-jñānam, yantra-mātṛkā, dhāraṇa-mātṛkā, saṃpāṭyam, mānasī kāvya-kriyā, kriyā-vikalpāḥ, chalitakayogāḥ, abhidhāna-koṣa-cchando-jñānam, vastra-gopanāni, dyūta-viśeṣaḥ, ākarṣaṇa-krīḍā, bālaka-krīḍanakāni, vaināyikīnāṃ vidyāṇāṃ jñānam, vaijayikīnāṃ vidyānāṃ jñānam ; see also, [Vātsy. i, 3, 17]), [R.]; [Pañcat.]; [Bhartṛ.] &c.
		skill, ingenuity
		ignorance
		a low and sweet tone, [Bālar.]
		a boat, [L.]
		a N. given to Dākṣāyaṇī in the region near the river Candrabhāgā, [MatsyaP.]
		N. of a grammatical commentary.
kalācī	कलाची	f. the fore-arm, [L.]
kalāda	कलाद	kalā°da ( ?), m. a goldsmith, [Jain.]
kalāpī	कलापी	kalā—°pī f. a bundle of grass, [KātyŚr.]; [ĀśvŚr.]
kalāpa	कलाप	kalā°pa m. (, fr. √ āp) ‘that which holds single parts together’, a bundle, band (cf. jaṭā-k°, muktā-k°, raśanā-k°), [MBh.]; [Kum.] &c.
		a bundle of arrows, a quiver with arrows, quiver, [MBh.]; [R.] &c.
		(once n., [MBh. iii, 11454])
		a peacock's tail, [MBh.]; [Pañcat.] &c.
		an ornament in general, [Mālav.]
		a zone, a string of bells (worn by women round the waist), [L.]
		the rope round an elephant's neck, [L.]
		totality, whole body or collection of a number of separate things (esp. ifc.; cf. kriyā-k°, &c.)
		the moon, [L.]
		a clever and intelligent man, [L.]
		N. of a grammar also called Kātantra (supposed to be revealed by Kārttikeya to Śarvavarman)
		N. of a village (cf. kalāpa-grāma), [VP.]
		a poem written in one metre, [W.]
		&c. See kalā.
kalāpi	कलापि	m. or f. a bunch, tuft, [ŚāṅkhŚr.]
kalāyā	कलाया	f. a species of Dūrvā-grass, [L.]
kalāya	कलाय	m. a sort of pea or pulse, [MBh.]; [Suśr.] &c.
		a kind of plant with dark-coloured flowers, [Śiś. xiii, 21]
kalābhṛt	कलाभृत्	kalā—bhṛt m. id.
		‘digit-bearer’, the moon, [L.]
kalāṃśa	कलांश	m. the part of a part, [BrahmaP.]
kalāṇḍī	कलाण्डी	f. N. of a plant, [L.]
kalāśas	कलाशस्	kalā—śas ind. in single parts, part by part.
kalājña	कलाज्ञ	kalā—jña mf(A)n. skilled in arts, [Subh.]
		kalā—jña m. an artist.
kalāmbi	कलाम्बि	f. lending, usury, [L.]
kalāpin	कलापिन्	kalā—°pin mfn. () furnished with a bundle of arrows, bearing a quiver with arrows, [KātyŚr.]; [MBh.]
		spreading its tail (as a peacock), [MBh. iii, 11585]
		(with kāla, the time) when peacocks spread their tails, [Pāṇ. iv, 3, 48]
		kalā—°pin m. (ī) a peacock, [Ragh.]; [Pañcat.] &c.
		the Indian cuckoo, [L.]
		Ficus infectoria, [L.]
		N. of an ancient teacher, [Pāṇ. iv, 3, 104]
kalāvat	कलावत्	kalā—vat m. ‘having digits’, the moon, [Kum.]
kalāvid	कलाविद्	kalā—vid mfn. knowing or conversant with arts
		kalā—vid (t), m. an artisan, [VarBṛS.]
		a Vidyā-dhara, [L.]
kalābhara	कलाभर	kalā—bhara m. ‘possessing the arts’, an artist, mechanic, [Gaut.]
kalādhara	कलाधर	kalā—dhara mfn. bearing or skilled in an art
		kalā—dhara m. ‘having digits’, the moon
		‘bearing a digit of the moon’, N. of Śiva.
kalādhika	कलाधिक	m. (fr. kala and adhika ?), a cock, [L.] (cf. kalāvika.)
kalāśuri	कलाशुरि	m. N. of a royal family, [L.] (cf. kalacuri.)
kalācikā	कलाचिका	f. the fore-arm, [L.]
kalācika	कलाचिक	m. (?) a ladle, spoon, [L.]
kalāhaka	कलाहक	m. a kind of musical instrument, [L.] (cf. kāhala.)
kalājājī	कलाजाजी	kalā—jājī f. N. of a tree, [T.]
kalākeli	कलाकेलि	kalā—keli m. amorous play, [Bālar.]
		‘frolicsome’, N. of Kāma, [L.]
		kalā—keli mfn. one who exercises an art for pleasure, [Gīt.]
kalākula	कलाकुल	n. a kind of poison, [L.] (cf. halāhala.)
kalālāpa	कलालाप	m. a sweet sound, pleasing voice, [Kathās.]
		‘having a low voice’, a bee, [L.]
kalāmaka	कलामक	m. a kind of rice (ripening in the cold season), [L.] (cf. kalama.)
kalānātha	कलानाथ	kalā—nātha m. ‘lord of the digits’, the moon, [Subh.]
		N. of an author of Mantras.
kalānaka	कलानक	m. N. of one of the attendants of Śiva, [L.]
kalānidhi	कलानिधि	kalā—nidhi m. ‘a treasure of digits’, the moon, [Dhūrtas.]
kalāpūra	कलापूर	kalā—pūra f(A)n. a kind of musical instrument, [L.]
kalāpaka	कलापक	kalā—°paka m. () a band, bundle, [Śiś.]
		a kind of ornament, [MBh.]
		a string of pearls, [L.]
		the rope round an elephant's neck, [L.]
		a sectarian mark on the forehead, [L.]
		kalā—°paka n. a series of four stanzas in grammatical connection (i.e. in which the government of noun and verb is carried throughout, contrary to the practice of closing the sense with each stanza, e.g. [Kir. xvi, 21]-[24]), [Sāh. 558]
		= candraka, [L.]
		a debt to be paid when the peacocks spread their tails (kalāpini [see kalāpin below] kāle deyam ṛṇam, [Kāś.]), [Pāṇ. iv, 3, 48.]
kalāpinī	कलापिनी	kalā—°pinī f. (inī) a peahen, [Śatr.]
		night, [L.]
		the moon, [L.]
		a species of Cyperus, [L.]
kalārūpā	कलारूपा	kalā—rūpā f. N. of one of the five Mūla-prakṛtis.
kalārūpa	कलारूप	kalā—rūpa n. a particular ceremony
kalāsāra	कलासार	kalā—sāra n. N. of a Tantra.
kalātman	कलात्मन्	kalā°tman f. a particular ceremony of ordination.
kalāvāda	कलावाद	kalā—vāda n. N. of a Tantra.
kalāvatī	कलावती	kalā—vatī f. a mystical ceremony (the initiation of the Tantrika student in which the goddess Durgā is supposed to be transferred from the water-jar to the body of the novice), [Tantras.]
		(in mus.) a particular Mūrchanā
		the lute of the Gandharva Tumburu, [L.]
		N. of an Apsaras
		of a daughter of the Apsaras Alambuṣā, [Kathās. cxxi, 111 ff.]
		of several other women.
kalāvidhi	कलाविधि	kalā—vidhi m. the practice of the sixty-four arts
kalāvika	कलाविक	m. = kalādhika, q.v.
kalāṭīna	कलाटीन	m. the white water-wagtail, [L.]
kalāyana	कलायन	kalā°yana () m. a tumbler, dancer (esp. one who dances or walks on the edge of a sword &c.), [L.]
kalāṅgala	कलाङ्गल	(ifc. f(A). ) a kind of weapon [[BRD.]], [MBh. iii, 642]
		[according to [T.] saśataghnīkalāṅgalā is thus to be resolved: śataghnyā sahitaṃ saśataghnīkaṃ tādṛśaṃ lāṅgalaṃ yatra; in that case is no word.]
kalāṅkura	कलाङ्कुर	kalā°ṅkura m. (kalāṅk°) N. of Mūladeva or Kaṃsa (the author of a book on the art of stealing, [T.])
		the bird Ardea Sibirica, [L.]
kalābāhya	कलाबाह्य	kalā—bāhya n. a kind of fault in singing, [L.]
kalādīkṣā	कलादीक्षा	kalā—dīkṣā f. N. of wk.
kalākanda	कलाकन्द	kalā—kanda n. (?) a particular metre.
kalāmbikā	कलाम्बिका	f. id., [ib.]
kalāntara	कलान्तर	kalā°ntara n. interest, [Rājat.]
kalānyāsa	कलान्यास	kalā—nyāsa m. tattooing a person's body with particular mystical marks, [Tantras.]
kalāpūrṇa	कलापूर्ण	kalā—pūrṇa mfn. filled up or counterbalanced by the sixteenth part of (gen.), (na kalā-pūrṇo mama, he is not equal to the sixteenth part of myself i.e. he is far under me), [MBh. iv, 1299]
		kalā—pūrṇa m. ‘full of digits’, the moon, [L.]
kalāpaśas	कलापशस्	kalā—°pa—śas ind. in bundles, bundle by bundle, [MBh. xiii]
kalārṇava	कलार्णव	kalā°rṇava () m. N. of a dancing-master Comm. on [Pratāpar.]
kalāśāstra	कलाशास्त्र	kalā—śāstra n. N. of wk. by Viśākhila.
kalāślāghya	कलाश्लाघ्य	kalā—ślāghya m. N. of Śiva, [Sarvad. 95, 19.]
kalākuśala	कलाकुशल	kalā—kuśala mfn. skilled in the arts (enumerated above).
kalārūpiṇī	कलारूपिणी	kalā—°ṃśa-rūpiṇī and kalā—rūpiṇī f. N. of partic. female personification, [RTL. 187]
kalāvidvas	कलाविद्वस्	kalā—vidvas m. id., [ib.]
kalāvikala	कलाविकल	kalā—vikala m. a sparrow, [L.] (cf. kalavíṅka.)
		kalā-vikala See kalā.
kalāvilāsa	कलाविलास	kalā—vilāsa m. N. of wk. on rhetoric.
kalāvirodha	कलाविरोध	kalā—virodha m. incompatibility with (the rules of) art, [Kāvyād.]
kalāyasūpa	कलायसूप	kalāya—sūpa m. pea-soup, [L.]
kalānunādin	कलानुनादिन्	m. ‘giving out a low note’, a sparrow, [L.]
		the Cātaka bird, [L.]
		a kind of bee, [L.]
kalāpakhañja	कलापखञ्ज	kalā—°pa—khañja m. a particular disease (said to be St. Vitus's dance; v.l. kalāyakhañja), [Bhpr.]
kalāpaśiras	कलापशिरस्	kalā—°pa—śiras m. N. of a man (v.l. kapāla-śiras), [R.]
kalāpadvīpa	कलापद्वीप	kalā—°pa—dvīpa m. v.l. for kalāpa-grāma above
kalāpagrāma	कलापग्राम	kalā—°pa—grāma m. N. of a village, [Hariv.]; [BhP.]; [VP.]
kalāyakhañja	कलायखञ्ज	kalāya—khañja m. = kalāpa-khañja, q.v., [ŚārṅgS.]
kalāpacchanda	कलापच्छन्द	kalā—°pa—cchanda m. an ornament of pearls consisting of twenty-four strings, [L.]
kalāpavarman	कलापवर्मन्	kalā—°pa—varman m. N. of a man, [Kād.]
kalāṃśarūpiṇī	कलांशरूपिणी	kalā—°ṃśa-rūpiṇī and kalā—rūpiṇī f. N. of partic. female personification, [RTL. 187]
kalāvidhitantra	कलाविधितन्त्र	kalā—vidhi—tantra n. N. of a Tantra.
kalāpatattvārṇava	कलापतत्त्वार्णव	kalā—°pa—tattvārṇava m. N. of a commentary on the grammar called Kalāpa

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