# कौल (kaula)

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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 — E. kula a family, and añ aff
- **SLP1:** `kOla`  **IAST:** kaula  **Devanagari:** कौल
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaula_%28Hinduism%29
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/kaula/declensions.md

## 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)*
  > (H1) [Printed book page 317,1] कौल (kaula) mf( ई (ī) )n. ( fr. कुल (kula) ), relating or belonging to a family, extending over a whole family or race, Rāmāyaṇa (Title) iv, 28, 9 [ ID=57313 ]
- heritable in a family  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > heritable in a family, Bhāgavata-purāṇa (Title) xii, 3, 36 [ ID=57314 ]
- Relating to a family, ancestral, or hereditary.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > कौल (kaula) [Printed book page 0428-b ] कौल (kaula) a. ( ली (lī) f. ) [ कुले भवः अण् (kule bhavaḥ aṇ) cf. Pāṇini’s Aṣṭādhyāyī IV. 2. 96 ] 1 Relating to a family, ancestral, hereditary
- 1. Relating to a family, hereditary, or inherited. 2. A worshipper of Shakti according to the left-hand ritual.  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > कौल (kaula) [Printed book page 075-3 ] कौल (kaula) kaula, a. ( ī ) relating to a family; hereditary, inherited; m. worshippper of Śakti according; to the left-hand ritual. [ ID=6393 ]
- 1. Ancestral or relating to a family. 2. Well-born or of a noble family.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > कौल (kaula) [Printed book page 212-24 ] कौल (kaula) (I) a. (f. ली (lī) ) 1. Relating to a family, ancestral; 2. of a noble family, well-born. [ ID=10574 ]
- Peculiar to a tribe  
  *Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > कौल (kaula) [Printed book page 0223-b ] कौल (kaula) kaula, i. e. kula + a, adj., f. lī, Peculiar to a tribe, Rām. 4, 28, 9. [ ID=3884 ]
- 1. Ancestral or hereditary. 2. A member of a specific sect.  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > कौल (kaula) [Printed book page 135 ] कौल (kaula) f. ई (ī) relating to a family, ancestral, hereditary; m. a cert. sect. [ ID=8561 ]
- 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)*
  > कौल (kaula) [Printed book page 0258-b ] कौल (kaula) kaula, as, ī, am (fr. kula ), belonging or relating to a family, ancestral, extending over a whole family or race, sprung from a noble family, of a good family, well-born; ( as ), m. a worshipper of Śakti according to the left-hand ritual; ( am ), n. the doctrine and practices of the left-hand Śāktas. —Kau- lopaniṣad (°la-up°), t, f. title of an Upaniṣad. [ ID=16044 ]

### Of Noble Birth or Good Family (6 definitions)
- sprung from a noble family  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > sprung from a noble family, L. [ ID=57315 ]
- noble descent  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1B) [Printed book page 317,1] कौली (kaulī) f. noble descent, VarYogay. [ ID=57319 ]
- Of a noble family, well-born  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > कौल (kaula) [Printed book page 0428-b ] कौल (kaula) a. ( ली (lī) f. ) [ कुले भवः अण् (kule bhavaḥ aṇ) cf. Pāṇini’s Aṣṭādhyāyī IV. 2. 96 ] 2 Of a noble family, well-born
- 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*
  > कौल (kaula) [Printed book page 254 ] कौल (kaula) mfn. ( - लः (-laḥ)- ली - लं (-laṃ) (-laḥ-lī-laṃ) ) Of a good family, well-born. m. ( - लः (-laḥ) ) A worshipper of Śakti according to the left hand ritual. n. ( - लं (-laṃ) ) The doctrine and practices of the left hand Śāktas. E. कुल (kula) a family, and अञ् (añ) aff. [ ID=11871 ]
- Of a good family.  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > कौल (kaula) [Printed book page 218-a ] कौल (kaula) ( लः - ला - लं ) ((laḥ-lā-laṃ)) a. Of a good family. [ ID=11323 ]
- 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*
  > कौल (kaula) [Printed book page 209-a ] कौल (kaula) mfn. ( - लः (-laḥ)- ली - लं (-laṃ) (-laḥ-lī-laṃ) ) Of a good family, well-born. m. ( - लः (-laḥ) ) A worshipper of Sakti according to the left hand ritual, n. ( - लं (-laṃ) ). The doctrine and practices of the left hand Saktas. E. कुल (kula) a family, and अञ् (añ) aff. [ ID=11865 ]

### Kaula Doctrine, Practices, or Characteristics (4 definitions)
- belonging or particular to the Kaulas  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > belonging or particular to the Kaulas, Kulārṇ. [ ID=57316 ]
- the doctrine and practices of the left-hand Shaktas  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > कौल (kaula) n. the doctrine and practices of the left-hand Śāktas, Kulārṇ. [ ID=57320 ]
- The doctrine and practices of the left-hand Shaktas  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — लं (laṃ) The doctrine and practices of the left hand Śāktas (for a short description of कौलधर्म (kauladharma) see Karpūramañjarī (published in the Kāvyamālā) 1, speech of भैरवानंद (bhairavānaṃda) ). [ ID=11645 ]
- The doctrine and practices of the left hand Shaktas.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > कौल (kaula) (II) n. The doctrine and practices of the left hand Śāktas. [ ID=10576 ]

### A Kaula Worshipper (Śākta) (3 definitions)
- a worshipper of Shakti according to the left-hand ritual  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > कौल (kaula) m. a worshipper of Śakti accord. to the left-hand ritual, ib. [ ID=57317 ]
- A worshipper of Shakti according to the left-hand ritual.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — लः (laḥ) A worshipper of शक्ति (śakti) according to the left hand ritual
- A worshipper of Shakti according to the left-hand ritual.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > कौल (kaula) (II) m. A worshipper of शक्ति (śakti) according to the left hand ritual. [ ID=10575 ]

### A Boat or Raft (1 definition)
- a boat or raft  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > [Printed book page 1325,2] (also) a boat, raft ( cf. कोल (kola) ), Mahāvy. [ ID=57318.1 sup ]

### A Type of Weight (1 definition)
- a kind of weight  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a kind of weight ( कोल (kola) ), Gal. [ ID=57318 ]

## Sources

Definitions from 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, University of Cologne.

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