As a deity name
Name 212 of the Hanuman Sahasranāma — Rasvin Samhita / Brahmanda Purana, as taught by Lord Ram / Sages
Name 126 of the Narasimha Sahasranāma — Brahmanda Purana / Narasimha Purana, as taught by Sages to Assembly of Devotees
Name 429 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 891 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
(fr. √ 3. kal?), black, of a dark colour, dark-blue, &c.
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (9)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "kālāya" is the dative of "kāla" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "kāla" is derived from "kā" with the lac suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
1. kā onomat. imitation of the cry of the ass, BhP. x, 15, 30.
2. kā = 2. kad and 1. ku in comp. to express depreciation, e.g. kākṣa, kā-patha, kāpuruṣa, koṣṇa, qq.vv. Pāṇ. vi, 3, 104; Vop. vi, 93.
1. kāla mf(ī, Pāṇ. iv, 1, 42)n. (fr. √ 3. kal?), black, of a dark colour, dark-blue, MBh.; R. &c.
kāla m. a black or dark-blue colour, L.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
1. kāla mf(ī, Pāṇ. iv, 1, 42)n. (fr. √ 3. kal?), black, of a dark colour, dark-blue, MBh.; R. &c.
kāla m. a black or dark-blue colour, L.
1. kā onomat. imitation of the cry of the ass, BhP. x, 15, 30.
2. kā = 2. kad and 1. ku in comp. to express depreciation, e.g. kākṣa, kā-patha, kāpuruṣa, koṣṇa, qq.vv. Pāṇ. vi, 3, 104; Vop. vi, 93.
Alternative readings
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