# कैलास (kailāsa)

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कैलास (kailāsa) is a Sanskrit word meaning name of a mountain, a particular form of temple, a mountain, the seat of Shiva and Kubera, a mountain, the abode of Kubera and Shiva, the Kosala mountain range. Its 14 recorded definitions are grouped into 4 contexts, among them The Mountain Kailasa: Abode of Deities, Kailasa as a Temple Design, Kailasa (Plural): People or Region.

- **Etymology:** E. कैलास crystal, and the affix अण् implying nature or consistence; or कैल pleasure, आस to abide, affix घञ्; the place where beings reside in bliss — E. kailāsa crystal, and the affix aṇ implying nature or consistence; or kaila pleasure, āsa to abide, affix ghañ; the place where beings reside in bliss
- **SLP1:** `kElAsa`  **IAST:** kailāsa  **Devanagari:** कैलास
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/kailasa/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### The Mountain Kailasa: Abode of Deities (10 definitions)
- Name of a mountain  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1) [Printed book page 311,3] कैलास (kailāsa) m. N. of a mountain (fabulous residence of Kubera and paradise of Śiva; placed in the Himālaya range and regarded as one of the loftiest peaks to the north of the Mānasa lake), Mahābhārata (Title) iii, 503 & 1697; Hariv.; Rāmāyaṇa (Title) iii, iv, 44, 27; VarBṛS. &c. [ ID=56275 ]
- Name of a mountain, the seat of Kubera and Shiva.  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > कैलास (kailāsa) [Printed book page 074-3 ] कैलास (kailāsa) kailāsa, m. N. of a mountain, seat of Kubera & of Śiva; -nātha, m. ep. of Kubera. [ ID=6324 ]
- The mountain Kailasa, the residence of Kuvera and favorite haunt of Shiva  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > कैल (kaila) ास (kailāsa) [Printed book page 250 ] कैल (kaila) ास (kailāsa) m. ( - सः (-saḥ) ) The mountain Kailāsa, the fabulous residence of KUVERA, and favourite haunt of ŚIVA; it is placed by the Hindus amongst the Himālaya mountains, and the name is given to one of the loftiest peaks lying on the north of the Mānasa lake. E. कैल (kaila) ास (kailāsa) crystal, and the affix अण् (aṇ) implying nature or consistence; or कैल (kaila) pleasure, आस (āsa) to abide, affix घञ् (ghañ); the place where beings reside in bliss. [ ID=11688 ]
- The mountain Kailasa in the Himalaya range, the fabulous residence of the gods.  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > कैलास (kailāsa) [Printed book page 214-a ] कैलास (kailāsa) ( सः ) ((saḥ)) 1. m. The mountain Kailāsa, in the Himālaya range, fabulous residence of the gods. [ ID=11136 ]
- Name of a mountain peak in the Himalayas and residence of Shiva and Kubera.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > कैलास (kailāsa) [Printed book page 209-21 ] कैलास (kailāsa) m. Name of a mountain, a peak of the Himālayas and residence of Śiva and Kubera, Megh. i.11, 58, R. ii.35. [ ID=10424 ]
- The mountain Kailasa, the residence of Kuvera and favorite haunt of Shiva  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > कैल (kaila) ास (kailāsa) [Printed book page 205-b ] कैल (kaila) ास (kailāsa) m. ( - सः (-saḥ) ) The mountain Kailasa, the fabulous residence of KUVERA, and favourite haunt of SIVA; it is placed by the Hindus amongst the Himalaya mountains, and the name is given to one of the loftiest peaks lying on the north of the Manasa lake. E. कैल (kaila) ास (kailāsa) crystal, and the affix अण् (aṇ) implying nature or consistence; or कैल (kaila) pleasure, आस् (ās) to abide, affix यञ्; (yañ;) the place where beings reside in bliss. [ ID=11681 ]
- The name of a mountain, the residence of Kuvera  
  *Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > कैलास (kailāsa) [Printed book page 0219-b ] कैलास (kailāsa) kailāsa, also कैलाश (kailāśa) kailā- śa (probably akin to kīla ), m. The name of a mountain, the residence of Kuvera, MBh. 3, 503; Rām. 3, 54, 5. [ ID=3802 ]
- a mountain, the seat of Shiva and Kubera  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > कैलास (kailāsa) [Printed book page 133 ] कैलास (kailāsa) m. N. of a mountain, the seat of Śiva and Kubera. [ ID=8479 ]
- Name of the mountain Kailasa, the residence of Kuvera and paradise of Shiva  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > कैलास (kailāsa) [Printed book page 0254-b ] कैलास (kailāsa) kailāsa, as, m., N. of the mountain Kailāsa, the fabulous residence of Kuvera and paradise of Śiva; it is placed by the Hindūs in the Himālaya range, and is regarded as one of the loftiest peaks to the north of the Mānasa lake. —Kailāsa-nātha, as, m. the sovereign of the Kailāsa mountain, i. e. the god Kuvera. —Kailāsa-niketana, as, m. an epithet of Kuvera of Śiva —Kailāsa-paṇḍita, as, m., N. of a copyist. —Kailāsaukas (°sa-ok°), ās, m. an epi- thet of Kuvera. [ ID=15826 ]
- The abode of Shiva and Kubera located on the Himalayan slopes.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > कैलास (kailāsa) [Printed book page 1-464 ] Kailāsa(śikhara) — the abode of Śiva seated on a bani- yan tree and of Yakṣas, full of different plants, trees and flowers, birds and beasts. Here are the city of Alakā, and the forest Saugandhika. 1 It is located on the south of Meru, 2 on the Himalayan slopes; the residence of Kubera. Describ- ed. 3 North of Atri's hermitage. 4 [ Footnote: 1) Bhā. IV. 5. 26; VI. 8. 33; IX. 4. 55; X. 10. 2; 55 [1]; M. 54. 3; 62. 2; Vā. 30. 85; 35. 9; 36. 24; 38. 33; 41. 1; 42. 32; 47. 1; 50. 48; 54. 35-6; 101. 303.] [ Footnote: 2) Bhā. V. 16. 27; Vi. II. 2. 42.] [ Footnote: 3) Br. II. 18. 1-4; 20. 50, 25. 24-40; III. 13. 36; 22. 56; 25. 9; 41. 18; IV. 9. 30; 10. 27.] [ Footnote: 4) M. 121. 2-5; 163. 85; 183. 1.] [ ID=3627 ]

### Kailasa as a Temple Design (2 definitions)
- a particular form of temple  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a particular form of temple, VarBṛS. [ ID=56276 ]
- a form of temple with nine storeys and a gate arch with forty cubits  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Kailāsa — a form of temple with 9 storeys and a toraṇa with 40 hastas. M. 269. 28-31, 47. [ ID=3628 ]

### Kailasa (Plural): People or Region (1 definition)
- the Kosala mountain range  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > [Printed book page 371-2 ] Kailāsa, pl. (VIII, 110), v. Kosala, pl. [ ID=5074 ]

### Mount Kailasa in Epic/Puranic Lore (1 definition)
- a mountain, the abode of Kubera and Shiva  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > कैलास (kailāsa) [Printed book page 371-1 ] Kailāsa, a mountain, the abode of Kubera and Śiva. § 11 (Parvasaṅgr.): I, 2, 457 ( °ārohaṇaṃ ).—§ 213 (Jatugṛhap.): I, 146, 5779 ( °m iva Guhyakāḥ, sc. viviśuḥ; C. has °āśa° ).— § 231 (Svayaṃvarap.): I, 185, 6963 ( °śikharaprakhyaiḥ, sc. prāsādaiḥ; C. has °āśa° ).—§ 252 (Subhadrāharaṇap.): I, 220, 7950 ( °śikharopamaḥ, sc. Balarāma, C. has °āśa° ).— § 255 (Agniparābhava): I, 223, 8117 (Śvetaki performed austerities on K. in order to gratify Śiva; C. has °āśa° ).— § 263 (Sabhākriyāp.): II, 3, 59 ( uttareṇa tu K°ṃ Mainākaṃ parvataṃ prati, there Maya had gathered a bhāṇḍa of jewels), 66 ( uttareṇa tu K°ṃ Mainākaṃ parvataṃ prati, Hiraṇyaśṛṅga, etc., is situated there).—§ 265 (Lokapālasabhākhyānap.): II, 6, 275 ( °nilayasya, i.e. Kubera).—§ 269 (Vaiśravaṇasabhāv.): II, 10, 384 ( °śikharopamā, sc. the palace of Kubera), 412 (among the mountains present in the palace of Kubera).— § 287 (Rājasūyikap.): II, 34, 1279 ( °śikharaprakhyān, sc. āvasathān ).—§ 293 (Dyūtap.): II, 46, 1643 ( °kūṭapratimaṃ, sc. Śivaṃ ), 1645 ( parvataṃ ), 1646 (do., Vyāsa went to K.).— § 295 (do.): II, 52, 1862 ( uttarād api K°ād oṣadhīḥ ).— § 317 b (Kṛṣṇa Vāsudeva): III, 12, 503 ( °bhavane, Kṛṣṇa had dwelt on K.).—§ 334 (Kairātap.): III, 41, 1697 ( °nilayo Dhanādhyakṣaḥ, i.e. Kubera).—§ 335 (Indralokā- bhigamanap.): III, 42, 1753 ( °ṃ iva śṛṅgiṇaṃ ).—§ 387 (Sagara): III, 106, 8834 ( giriṃ, Sagara went to K. to gratify Śiva).—§ 389 (Gaṅgāvataraṇa): III, 108, 9944 ( parvataṃ, Bhagīratha went to K. to gratify Śiva); 109, 9963 (the abode of Śiva).—§ 418 d (Tīrthayātrāp.): The mountain K. is six yojanas high, there the gods assemble, there is Viśālā (i.e. Badarī, Nīl.), there live innumerable Page371-b+ 63 Yakṣas, Rākṣasas, Kinnaras, Nāgas, Suparṇas, and Gan- dharvas, near the abode of Kubera; III, 139, 10830.— § 419 (Gandhamādanapr.): III, 140, 10842.—§ 422 (do.): III, 142, 10913 ( °śikharopamaṃ, sc. the bones of Naraka).— § 423 (do.): III, 145, 11031 ( parvatottamaṃ, with Badarī, etc., reached by the Pāṇḍavas).—§ 432 (Saugandhikāharaṇa): III, 153, 11351 ( °śikharābhyāse, there the lotus-lake of Kubera is situated); 154, 11389 (the abode of Kubera, to whom the Krodhavaśas repaired, having been defeated by Bhīmasena).— § 436 (Yakṣayuddhap.): III, 158, 11540 (seen by the Pāṇḍavas on their journey to the hermitage of Vṛṣaparvan). —§ 436 d (do.): Beyond K. is the path of the all-perfect ( paramasiddhānāṃ ) Devarṣis, if anyone goes beyond this the Rākṣasas slay him with iron darts and other weapons; III, 159, 11651.—§ 449 (Ājagarap.): III, 177, †12340 ( Kuberakāntaṃ, on their way from the hermitage of Ārṣṭiṣeṇa the Pāṇḍavas saw K.), †12344.—§ 555 (Indra- vijaya): V, 11 α, 353.—§ 562 (Bhagavadyānap.): V, 94, 3360 ( rathāt…K°śikharopamāt ).—§ 565 (Gālavacarita): V, 111, 3830 (on K. Kubera was installed into the sovereignty of Rākṣasas, Yakṣas, and Gandharvas), 3840 ( sthānam Ailavilasya, i.e. Kubera's).—§ 570 (Sainyaniryāṇap.): V, 157, 5332 ( °śikharopamaḥ, sc. Balarāma).—§ 574 (Jambūkh.): VI, 3, 104 ( °Mandarābhyān tū tathā Himavato gireḥ sahasraśo mahāśabdaḥ khacarāṇi patanti ca, omens); 6, 236 (= Hemakūṭa, inhabited by Kubera with the Guhyakas), 237 ( abhyuttareṇa K°ṃ Mainākaṃ parvataṃ prati, there Hiraṇyaśṛṅga, etc., is situated).—§ 581 (Bhīṣmavadhap.): VI, 62, 2748 ( °m iva śṛṅgiṇaṃ, sc. Bhīmasena).—§ 585 (do.): VI, 94, 4204 (do., do.).—§ 589 (Droṇābhiṣekap.): VII, 11, 412 ( °śikharopamaḥ, sc. Balarāma).—§ 611 (Śalyap.): IX, 11, 583 ( yayā —so B., sc. gadayā; C. has yathā—K°bhavane Maheśvarasakhaṃ — i.e. Kubera— balī | āhvayām āsa Kaunteyaḥ —i.e. Bhīmasena— saṃkruddham Alakādhipaṃ, all. to Yakṣayuddhaparvan); 12, 594 ( saśrṅgaṃ iva K°ṃ, sc. Śalya).—§ 613 (Gadā- yuddhap.): IX, 33, 1927 ( °m iva śrṅgiṇaṃ, sc. Duryodhana), 1929 (do., do.).—§ 615 u (Skanda): IX, 45, 2534 ( °śrṅga- saṅkāśau, sc. Maṇi and Sumaṇi ).—§ 615 (Gadāyuddhap.): IX, 56, 3156 ( °m iva śṛṅgiṇaṃ, sc. Duryodhana).—§ 637 (Rājadh.): XII, 44, 1528 ( mumude tad labdhvā K°ṃ Dhanado —i.e. Kubera— yathā ).—§ 660 b (Bhṛgu-Bharadvā- jasaṃv.): XII, 182, 6770 ( °śikhare, there Bhṛgu was sitting). —§ 694 b (Jvarotpatti): XII, 284, 10216 ( Vaiśravaṇaḥ… K°nilayaḥ ).—§ 716 (Śukābhipatana): XII, 332, 12576 ( °pṛṣṭhaṃ, Śuka proceeded to K.); 333, 12586 ( °pṛṣṭhāt, from K. Śuka soared into the sky).—§ 731 b (Aṣṭāvakra- Diksaṃv.): XIII, 19, 1411 (the abode of Kubera), 1434 (crossed by Aṣṭāvakra).—§ 746 (Ānuśasanik.): XIII, 83, 3907 ( °śikhare deva-Gandharvasevite, there Surabhi performed austerities).—§ 772 b (Vasiṣṭha): XIII, 156, 7287 ( °ṃ prasthitāñ caiva nadīṃ Gaṅgāṃ ).—§ 785 (Anugītāp.): XIV, 77, 2236 ( mahāgireḥ, trembled).—§ 795 c (Mahābhārata): XVIII, 6, 241 ( °śikharākāraṃ, sc. vimānaṃ, so B.). [ ID=5073 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Index to the Names in the Mahabharata; Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872); Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; The Purana Index; Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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