As a deity name
Name 38 of the Lakshmi Sahasranāma — Skanda Purana / Sanat Kumara Samhita, as taught by Sages Sanatkumara and Devotees
As a Hindi name
कराली · noun · feminine
अग्नि की सात जिह्वाओं में से एक — Śabdasāgara
कराली · adj
डरावनी । भयावनी — Śabdasāgara
Cited formation "कराली" is कराल + -ई: कराल means "(f. -ā), Having formidable projecting teeth", and the suffix -ई forms abstract nouns (fem.). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(14) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago
Cited formation "कराली" is कराल + -ई: कराल means "(f. -ā), Having formidable projecting teeth", and the suffix -ई forms 'belonging to', 'having', 'coming from' (adjectives). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §9(6) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago
Cited formation "कराली" is कराल + -ई: कराल means "(f. -ā), Having formidable projecting teeth", and the suffix -ई forms diminutives (fem.). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §9(6) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
one of the seven tongues and nine Samidhs of Agni
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (5)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "karālī" is the nominative of "karālin" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
karālī f. one of the seven tongues and nine Samidhs of Agni, MuṇḍUp.; Gṛhyās.
a sword
karālin mfn. singing with a gaping and distorted mouth
karālin m. a tree, L.
Alternative readings
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