Madakala, Mada-kala, Madakāla: 11 definitions
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Madakala means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
Source: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literatureMadakala (मदकल) refers to one of the 23 types of dohā metres (a part of mātrā type) described in the 1st chapter of the Vṛttamauktika by Candraśekhara (17th century): author of many metrical compositions and the son of Lakṣmīnātha Bhaṭṭa and Lopāmudrā.
Chandas (छन्दस्) refers to Sanskrit prosody and represents one of the six Vedangas (auxiliary disciplines belonging to the study of the Vedas). The science of prosody (chandas-shastra) focusses on the study of the poetic meters such as the commonly known twenty-six metres mentioned by Pingalas.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMadakala (मदकल).—a. speaking softly or inarticulately, speaking indistinctly; मदकलोदकलोलविहंगमाः (madakalodakalolavihaṃgamāḥ) R.9.37; मद- कलमदिराक्षीनीविमोक्षो हि मोक्षः (mada- kalamadirākṣīnīvimokṣo hi mokṣaḥ) Udb.
2) uttering low sounds of love.
3) drunk with passion; एतस्मिन् मदकलमल्लिकाक्षपक्ष (etasmin madakalamallikākṣapakṣa)... Uttararāmacarita 1.31; Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 9.14.
4) indistinct yet sweet; मदकलं कूजितं सारसानाम् (madakalaṃ kūjitaṃ sārasānām) Meghadūta 31.
5) ruttish, furious, under the influence of rut; V.4.46.
6) furious, mad.
-laḥ an elephant in rut;
Madakala is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mada and kala (कल).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMadakala (मदकल).—mfn.
(-laḥ-lā-laṃ) 1. Speaking inarticulately or like a drunken person. 2. Uttering low sounds of love. 3. Sweet and indistinct. m.
(-laḥ) An elephant in rut. E. mada inebriety, &c., kal to sound, aff. ac .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryMadakala (मदकल).—1. adj. speaking like a drunken person. 2. m. an elephant in rut; see kalā.
Madakala is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mada and kala (कल).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMadakala (मदकल).—[adjective] sounding or singing softly (in love or rut).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Madakala (मदकल):—[=mada-kala] [from mada > mad] mfn. sounding or singing softly or indistinctly (as if intoxicated), [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature]
2) [v.s. ...] drunk, intoxicated (with liquor or passion), ruttish, furious, mad, [Kālidāsa]
3) [v.s. ...] m. an elephant, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMadakala (मदकल):—[mada-kala] (laḥ) 1. m. An elephnat in rut. a. Speaking like a drunkard.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMadakala (ಮದಕಲ):—[adjective] making an indistinct, but sweet sound (while being intoxicated with love).
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Madakala (ಮದಕಲ):—[noun] an elephant in rut.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary1) Madakala (मदकल):—adj. sounding intoxicated; excited; frenzied;
2) Madakāla (मदकाल):—n. Biol. rut;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Mada, Kaala, Kala, Mata.
Starts with: Madakalakokilakujita, Madakalayuvati.
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