कौलkaula

कौल (kaula) is a Sanskrit word meaning heritable in a family, sprung from a noble family, belonging or particular to the Kaulas, a worshipper of Shakti according to the left-hand ritual, a kind of weight, a boat or raft. Its 23 recorded definitions are grouped into 6 contexts, among them Familial, Ancestral, Hereditary, Of Noble Birth or Good Family, Kaula Doctrine, Practices, or Characteristics.

Etymology: E. कुल a family, and अञ् aff
Definitions: 23

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Meanings by context

Familial, Ancestral, Hereditary

8 definitions

Relating or belonging to a family, or extending over a whole family or race.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

heritable in a family

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Relating to a family, ancestral, or hereditary.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Relating to a family, hereditary, or inherited. 2. A worshipper of Shakti according to the left-hand ritual.

— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Ancestral or relating to a family. 2. Well-born or of a noble family.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Peculiar to a tribe

— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Ancestral or hereditary. 2. A member of a specific sect.

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Belonging to a family, ancestral, or well-born. 2. A worshipper of Shakti according to the left-hand ritual. 3. The doctrine and practices of the left-hand Shaktas.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

Of Noble Birth or Good Family

6 definitions

sprung from a noble family

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

noble descent

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Of a noble family, well-born

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Well-born or of a good family. 2. A worshipper of Shakti through the left-hand ritual. 3. The doctrines and practices of the left-hand Shaktas.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Of a good family.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Well-born, of a good family. 2. A worshipper of Shakti according to the left-hand ritual. 3. The doctrine and practices of the left-hand Shaktas.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kaula Doctrine, Practices, or Characteristics

4 definitions

belonging or particular to the Kaulas

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the doctrine and practices of the left-hand Shaktas

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

The doctrine and practices of the left-hand Shaktas

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The doctrine and practices of the left hand Shaktas.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A Kaula Worshipper (Śākta)

3 definitions

a worshipper of Shakti according to the left-hand ritual

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A worshipper of Shakti according to the left-hand ritual.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A worshipper of Shakti according to the left-hand ritual.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A Boat or Raft

1 definition

a boat or raft

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A Type of Weight

1 definition

a kind of weight

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 10 works: Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.