As a deity name
Name 770 of the Saraswati Sahasranāma — Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Brahma / Sages
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
a small part of anything, any single part or portion of a whole, esp. a sixteenth part, &c.
Scripturally attestedWhy this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "kalāyai" is the dative of "kalā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "kalāyai" is the dative of "kala" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
kalā f. See kalā below.
kalā f. (etym. doubtful) a small part of anything, any single part or portion of a whole, esp. a sixteenth part, RV. viii, 47, 17; TS.; ŚBr.; Mn. &c.
kala mf(ā)n. (etym. doubtful) indistinct, dumb, BṛĀrUp.; ChUp.
(ifc., bāṣpa, or aśru preceding) indistinct or inarticulate (on account of tears), MBh.; R. &c.
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