# कालिय (kāliya)

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कालिय (kāliya) is a Sanskrit word meaning relating to time, the present age, commonly called the Kali-yuga, a serpent destroyed by Krishna, name of a Naga or cobra, the name of a Naga, the Kaliyuga. Its 17 recorded definitions are grouped into 5 contexts, among them The Nāga King Kāliya, Adjective 'relating to time' or 'timely', The Kali Yuga (cosmic age).

- **Etymology:** E. काल, and घ aff — E. kāla, and gha aff
- **SLP1:** `kAliya`  **IAST:** kāliya  **Devanagari:** कालिय
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaliya
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/kaliya/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** कालीय (kālīya)

## Meanings by context

### The Nāga King Kāliya (11 definitions)
- the name of a Naga inhabiting the Yamuna and slain by Krishna  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2) [Printed book page 278,1] कालिय (kāliya) a m. N. of a Nāga (inhabiting the Yamunā, slain by Kṛṣṇa, also written कालीय (kālīya), Viṣṇu-purāṇa (Title) ), Mahābhārata (Title); Harivaṃśa (Title) &c. [ ID=49317 ]
- See above  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > [Printed book page 279,3] कालिय (kāliya) b &c. See in the same place [Cologne Addition] (Title) [ ID=49702 ]
- name of a Naga or cobra  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > कालिय (kāliya) [Printed book page 067-3 ] कालिय (kāliya) kāl-iya, m. N. of a Nāga; cobra. [ ID=5845 ]
- 1. Relating to time. 2. A serpent destroyed by Krishna.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > काल (kāla) िय (kāliya) [Printed book page 218 ] काल (kāla) िय (kāliya) mfn. ( - यः (-yaḥ)- या - यं (-yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) ) Relating to time, &c. m. ( - यः (-yaḥ) ) A serpent destroyed by KṚṢṆA. E. काल (kāla), and घ (gha) aff. [ ID=10283 ]
- 1. Relating to time. 2. A serpent.  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > कालिय (kāliya) [Printed book page 184-a ] कालिय (kāliya) ( यः - या - यं ) ((yaḥ-yā-yaṃ)) a. Relating to time. m. A serpent. [ ID=9721 ]
- Name of a large serpent inhabiting the Yamuna, killed by Krishna  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > कालिय (kāliya) [Printed book page 186-13 ] कालिय (kāliya) m. Name of a large serpent inhabiting the Yamunā, killed by Kṛishṇa, कालिय (kāliya) विषधरगंजन (kāliyaviṣadharagaṃjana) Git.G. i., R. vi.49. [ ID=9248 ]
- 1. Relating to time. 2. A serpent destroyed by Krishna.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > कालिय (kāliya) [Printed book page 179-b ] कालिय (kāliya) mfn. ( - यः (-yaḥ)- या - यं (-yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) ) Relating to time, &c. m. ( - यः (-yaḥ) ) A serpent destroyed by KṚṢṆA. E. काल, (kāla,) and घ (gha) aff. [ ID=10278 ]
- The name of a Naga  
  *Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > कालिय (kāliya) [Printed book page 0183-a ] कालिय (kāliya) kāliya, i. e. 2. kāla + iya, m. The name of a Nāga, MBh. 1, 1551. [ ID=3350 ]
- the name of a serpent living in the Yamuna River, slain by Krishna  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > कालिय (kāliya) [Printed book page 0225-a ] 1. kāliya, as, m., N. of a Nāga or serpent inhabit- ing the Yamunā, slain by Kṛṣṇa (also written kālīya, see below). —Kāliya-damana, as, or kāliya-jit, m., N. of Kṛṣṇa or Viṣṇu as destroyer of the serpent. [ ID=14569 ]
- a serpent  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > कालिय (kāliya) [Printed book page 377-1 ] Kāliya, a serpent. § 47 (Sarpanāmak.): I, 35, 1551 (enumeration).—§ 564 (Mātalīyop.): V, 103 γ, 3625 (do.). [ ID=5205 ]
- A serpent chief of the Krodhavasha group who lived in the Yamuna river and was subdued by Krishna.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > कालिय (kāliya) [Printed book page 1-367 ] Kāliya (I) — a chief of the Krodhavaśa group of ser- pents. Got into a pool of the Yamunā, causing the death of people who drank of the waters. Kṛṣṇa subjugated it and ordered it to go to the sea, thus making the waters drinkable. He assured Kālīya of freedom from Garuḍa's hostility. Son of Kadru, Kāliya originally lived in Rama- ṇaka, and refused to give Bali to Garuḍa according to an agreement with him. In the fight that ensued, Kāliya was vanquished, and he resorted to the Kālindi pool where Garuḍa could not come. But he was expelled by Kṛṣṇa. 1 In the Atalam region; 2 in Talvalam ? 3 Page1-368+ 29 [ Footnote: 1) Bhā. V. 24. 29; X. ch. 16 (whole); 17. 1-12; X. 43. 26.] [ Footnote: 2) Vā. 50. 18; 69. 72.] [ Footnote: 3) Br. II. 20. 19; M. 163. 56.] [ ID=2958 ]

### Adjective 'relating to time' or 'timely' (2 definitions)
- Relating to time, timely  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > कालिय (kāliya) [Printed book page 0400-b ] कालिय (kāliya) a. Relating to time, timely
- relating to time  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > [Printed book page 0226-a ] 2. kāliya, as, ā, am, relating to time. See col. 3. [ ID=14581 ]

### The Kali Yuga (cosmic age) (2 definitions)
- The Kaliyuga  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — यः (yaḥ) The Kaliyuga. [ ID=10827 ]
- the present age, commonly called the Kali-yuga  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > [Printed book page 0226-c ] कालिय (kāliya) 3. kāliya, as, m. (fr. kali; for 1. and 2. see under 1. and 2. kāla ), the present age, commonly called the Kali-yuga. [ ID=14621 ]

### Kāliya, a Dānava King (1 definition)
- a danava king  
  *The Purana Index*
  > [Printed book page 1-368 ] Kāliya (II) — a dānava king. Br. IV. 29. 124. [ ID=2959 ]

### The Kāliyas (plural), serpents of Mahātala (1 definition)
- the serpents of Mahatalam  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Kāliyas — the serpents of Mahātalam. Bhā. V. 24. 29. [ ID=2960 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Benfey 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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