As a deity name
Name 358 of the Shiva Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Sage Tandi to Sage Upamanyu
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
slapping the hands together or against one's arm, &c.
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (9)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "tālāya" is the dative of "tāla" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "tāla" is derived from "tā" with the lac suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
tā f. Lakṣmī, L.
tāla m. (Siddh. napuṃs. 25, Sch.) the palmyra tree or fan-palm (Borassus flabelliformis, producing a sort of spirituous liquor; considered as a measure of height, R. iv; vi, 2, 6; Lalit. iii, xxii; forming a banner, MBh. iv, vi, xvi; Hariv.; to pierce seven fan-palms with one shot is held to be a great feat, R. i, 1, 64; AgP. viii, 2), Mn. viii, 246; MBh. &c.
(fr. tāḍa) slapping the hands together or against one's arm, xiii, 1397; R. &c.
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Dictionary citations
tāla m. (Siddh. napuṃs. 25, Sch.) the palmyra tree or fan-palm (Borassus flabelliformis, producing a sort of spirituous liquor; considered as a measure of height, R. iv; vi, 2, 6; Lalit. iii, xxii; forming a banner, MBh. iv, vi, xvi; Hariv.; to pierce seven fan-palms with one shot is held to be a great feat, R. i, 1, 64; AgP. viii, 2), Mn. viii, 246; MBh. &c.
(fr. tāḍa) slapping the hands together or against one's arm, xiii, 1397; R. &c.
tā f. Lakṣmī, L.
Alternative readings
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