As a deity name
Name 697 of the Gopal Sahasranāma — Sammohana Tantra, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
As a Hindi name
पिङ्गल · piṅgal · adj.
= piṅga, q.v; fire; the sun; a monkey — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 274
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
yellow colour
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (3)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "piṅgala" is the vocative of "piṅgalā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "piṅgala" is derived from "piṅga" with the lac suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
piṅga piṅgara, piṅgala See under √ piñj, col. 3.
piṅga mf(ā)n. yellow, reddish-brown, tawny, MBh.; Kāv. &c. (cf. g. kaḍārādi)
piṅgala mf(ā and ī)n. (cf. g. gaurādi and kaḍārādi), reddish-brown, tawny, yellow, gold-coloured, AV. &c. &c.,
(in alg. also as N. of the 10th unknown quantity)
Related forms
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
piṅgala mf(ā and ī)n. (cf. g. gaurādi and kaḍārādi), reddish-brown, tawny, yellow, gold-coloured, AV. &c. &c.,
(in alg. also as N. of the 10th unknown quantity)
having r˚-b˚ eyes, KātyŚr., Sch.
piṅgala m. yellow colour, W.
fire, L.
piṅgalā (ā), f. a species of bird, L.
a kind of owl, Var.
piṅga piṅgara, piṅgala See under √ piñj, col. 3.
piṅga mf(ā)n. yellow, reddish-brown, tawny, MBh.; Kāv. &c. (cf. g. kaḍārādi)
Alternative readings
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