an epithet of Shiva
N. of Śiva or a kindred being, Gṛhya-sūtra (Literary category) ; Gautama-dharma-śāstra (Title) &c. [ID=123618]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
पिङ्गलाpiṅgalā
पिङ्गला (piṅgalā) is a Sanskrit word meaning reddish-brown, tawny, yellow, or gold-colored, the tenth unknown quantity in algebra, having reddish-brown eyes, yellow colour, fire, an ape. Its 42 recorded definitions are grouped into 8 contexts, among them Names of deities, mythological figures, sages, or authors, Specialized technical, astrological, anatomical, or ethnographic terms, Various other animals (lizard, ichneumon, ape, snake, elephant).
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Meanings by context
Names of deities, mythological figures, sages, or authors
12 definitions
an attendant of Shiva
[Printed book page 625,1]
of an attendant of Śiva, Kathāsaritsāgara (Title) [ID=123619]
of an attendant of Śiva, Kathāsaritsāgara (Title) [ID=123619]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
an attendant of the Sun
of an attendant of the Sun, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=123620]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
of a Rudra
of a Rudra, Viṣṇu-purāṇa (Title) [ID=123621]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
of a Yaksha
of a Yakṣa, Mahābhārata (Title) [ID=123622]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
name of a Danava
of a Dānava, Kathāsaritsāgara (Title) [ID=123623]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
a serpent demon, identified with the author of the treatise on metre and with Patanjali
of a Nāga or serpent-demon, Mahābhārata (Title) i, 1554 (the supposed author of the Chandas or treatise on metre regarded as one of the Vedāṅgas, identified by some with Patañjali, author of the Mahā-bhāṣya) [ID=123624]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
several ancient sages
of sev. ancient sages, Mahābhārata (Title) ; Rāmāyaṇa (Title) &c. [ID=123625]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
an epithet of Lakshmi
N. of Lakṣmī, Demetrius Galanos’s Lexiko: sanskritikes, anglikes, hellenikes (Title) [ID=123634]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
a shakti of Shri Marutesvara
[Printed book page 2-326]
Piṅgalā (III) — a śakti of Śri Mārutesvara. Br. IV. 33. 70. [ID=7867]
Piṅgalā (III) — a śakti of Śri Mārutesvara. Br. IV. 33. 70. [ID=7867]
— The Purana Index
a mind-born mother
Piṅgalā (IV) — a mind-born mother. M. 179. 23. [ID=7868]
— The Purana Index
1. Mother of Mahapadma and Urmimali.
2. Wife of the moon.
Piṅgalā (V) — gave birth to Mahāpadma and Ūrmi- māli; husband, candra or moon; these families were fond of elephant fighting; some of them were used in the war between the Devas and Asuras. Vā. 69. 229 and 231. [ID=7869]
— The Purana Index
Specialized technical, astrological, anatomical, or ethnographic terms
6 definitions
the tenth unknown quantity in algebra
(in alg. also as N. of the 10th unknown quantity) [ID=123606]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Name of a treasure in Jainism
(with Jainas) N. of a treasure [ID=123616]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
the fifty-first year in the sixty-year cycle of Jupiter
the 51st (or 25th) year in a 60 years' cycle of Jupiter, Varāha-mihira [Cologne Addition] (Author) [ID=123617]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
The name of a people
पिङ्गल (piṅgala) m. pl. N. of a people, Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa (Title) [ID=123626]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
a particular vessel of the body, being one of the chief passages of breath and air in yoga philosophy
a partic. vessel of the body (the right of 3 tubular vessels which according to the Yoga philosophy are the chief passages of breath and air; cf. Chāndogya-upaniṣad (Title) viii, 6, 1 ) [ID=123632]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
of an astrological house or period
of an astrological house or period, Horace H. Wilson, author of first Sanskrit-English dictionary in 1819 (Author) [ID=123637]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Various other animals (lizard, ichneumon, ape, snake, elephant)
6 definitions
an ape
an ape, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=123610]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
an ichneumon
an ichneumon, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=123611]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
a small kind of lizard
a small kind of lizard, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=123613]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
a species of snake
a species of snake, Suśruta (Title) [ID=123614]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
of the female elephant of the South quarter
of the female elephant of the South quarter, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=123636]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
an elephant
Piṅgalā (II) — an elephant (nāga). Br. III. 7. 346. [ID=7866]
— The Purana Index
Minerals, metals, pigments, or fire
5 definitions
fire
fire, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=123609]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
a kind of brass
a kind of brass, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=123631]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
a kind of yellow pigment
a kind of yellow pigment (= गो-रोचना (go-rocanā)), Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=123633]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
a particular metal
(H2B) [Printed book page 625,1]
पिङ्गल (piṅgala) n. a partic. metal, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=123639]
पिङ्गल (piṅgala) n. a partic. metal, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=123639]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
yellow orpiment
yellow orpiment, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=123640]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Plants, plant parts, or plant-derived products
4 definitions
a particular vegetable poison
a partic. vegetable poison, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=123615]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Dalbergia Sissoo
Dalbergia Sissoo, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=123629]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
1. The pericarp of a lotus. 2. The ear-ornament. 3. The filament of a flower.
= कर्णिका (karṇikā), Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=123630]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
heart-pea
heart-pea, Horace H. Wilson, author of first Sanskrit-English dictionary in 1819 (Author) [ID=123638]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
The color reddish-brown, tawny, or yellow
3 definitions
reddish-brown, tawny, yellow, or gold-colored
(H2) [Printed book page 624,3]
पिङ्गल (piṅgala) mf(आ (ā) and ई (ī))n. (cf. g. गौरा (gaurā)दि (di) and कडारा (kaḍārā)दि (di)), reddish-brown, tawny, yellow, gold-coloured, Atharva-veda (Title) &c. &c., [ID=123605]
पिङ्गल (piṅgala) mf(आ (ā) and ई (ī))n. (cf. g. गौरा (gaurā)दि (di) and कडारा (kaḍārā)दि (di)), reddish-brown, tawny, yellow, gold-coloured, Atharva-veda (Title) &c. &c., [ID=123605]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
having reddish-brown eyes
having r°-b° eyes, Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra (Title) , Sch. [ID=123607]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
yellow colour
पिङ्गल (piṅgala) m. yellow colour, Horace H. Wilson, author of first Sanskrit-English dictionary in 1819 (Author) [ID=123608]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
The specific individual Piṅgalā, a courtezan/prostitute
3 definitions
a courtezan remarkable for her piety
of a courtezan who became remarkable for her piety, Mahābhārata (Title) [ID=123635]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
a courtesan
पिङ्गला (piṅgalā) [Printed book page 551-1]
Piṅgalā, a courtesan. § 659 (Mokṣadh.): XII, 174,
Piṅgalā, a courtesan. § 659 (Mokṣadh.): XII, 174,
6513 (°āyā gītā gāthāḥ), 6514 (veśyā), (6516), 6520 (some
gāthās sung by P. are quoted); 178, 6646, 6647 (all. to
ch. 174).
[ID=8361]— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata
An aged prostitute of Videha city who turned to spiritual life after growing disgusted with worldly pursuits.
पिङ्गला (piṅgalā) [Printed book page 2-325]
Piṅgalā (I) — an aged prostitute of the Videha city; her story as narrated by Avadhūta to Yadu is as follows; she spent her life as a public woman living by earning money every day from one paramour or other; one night she did not get a paramour though she waited to the middle of the night; she then grew disgusted with her life and turned her thought on Hari which resulted in her restful sleep;1 her view of life cited by the Gopis to Uddhava.2
[Footnote: 1) Bhā. XI. 8. 22-44.]
[Footnote: 2) Ib. X. 47. 47.]
[ID=7865]
Piṅgalā (I) — an aged prostitute of the Videha city; her story as narrated by Avadhūta to Yadu is as follows; she spent her life as a public woman living by earning money every day from one paramour or other; one night she did not get a paramour though she waited to the middle of the night; she then grew disgusted with her life and turned her thought on Hari which resulted in her restful sleep;1 her view of life cited by the Gopis to Uddhava.2
[Footnote: 1) Bhā. XI. 8. 22-44.]
[Footnote: 2) Ib. X. 47. 47.]
[ID=7865]
— The Purana Index
Types of birds (owls, general bird species)
3 definitions
a small kind of owl
a small kind of owl, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=123612]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
a species of bird
(H2B) [Printed book page 625,1]
पिङ्गला (piṅgalā) (आ (ā)), f. a species of bird, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=123627]
पिङ्गला (piṅgalā) (आ (ā)), f. a species of bird, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=123627]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
a kind of owl
a kind of owl, Varāha-mihira [Cologne Addition] (Author) [ID=123628]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
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Definitions on this page come from 3 works: Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), The Purana Index. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.