Shitakala, Śītakāla, Shita-kala: 11 definitions
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Shitakala means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
The Sanskrit term Śītakāla can be transliterated into English as Sitakala or Shitakala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Source: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the HindusŚītakāla (शीतकाल) refers to the “cool season” (during which the ‘slow’ class of elephants are born), according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 1, “on the origin of elephants”]: “[...] The elephant called ‘slow’ is said by the sages to be born in the tretā age and the cool season (śītakāla-udbhava); he ranges both (in rivers and on mountains), is dispirited (or, has a bad disposition), has short ears, is not (very) long, is slow moving, his eyes have a yellow glint, he is characterized by (the quality, guṇa) ‘dulness’ (or ‘darkness,’ tamas), and dark in color; [...]”.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Source: archive.org: Vagbhata’s Ashtanga Hridaya Samhita (first 5 chapters)Śītakāla (शीतकाल) refers to the “cold season”, and is mentioned in verse 2.11 of the Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā (Sūtrasthāna) by Vāgbhaṭa.—The term śītakāla (~graṅ-bai dus) (“cold season”) comprises hemanta “winter” (mid-November to mid-January) and śiśira (“pre-spring”: mid-January to mid-March). Both seasons are often regarded as a unit, especially in the Brahmanas (hemantaśiśirau PW VII.1655).
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on AgricultureŚitakāla (शितकाल) refers to the “time of cold spells”, according to the Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.—Accordingly [after Sāgara taught the Nāga-vow mantra], “O Bhagavān, this is my Nāga vow mantra. It is uttered for the sake of warding off and impelling all hostile Nāgas in the last time, in the last age. These mantras should be called to mind at the time of too much rain, drought, cold spells [e.g., śitakāla], heatwaves and thunderbolt rain. By this all Nāgas will be impelled. [...]”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryśītakāla (शीतकाल).—m (S) The cold season: also the six months of the cold and the rainy seasons.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚītakāla (शीतकाल).—the cold season, winter.
Derivable forms: śītakālaḥ (शीतकालः).
Śītakāla is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śīta and kāla (काल).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚītakāla (शीतकाल).—n.
(-laṃ) Cold weather, winter. E. śīta, and kāla time.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚītakāla (शीतकाल):—[=śīta-kāla] [from śīta] m. the cold season, [Suśruta; Ṛtusaṃhāra; Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚītakāla (शीतकाल):—[śīta-kāla] (laṃ) 1. n. Winter.
[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 corpusŚītakāla (ಶೀತಕಾಲ):—[noun] the winter season.
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 DictionaryŚītakāla (शीतकाल):—n. winter;
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: Sita, Kaala, Kala.
Starts with: Shitakalodbhava.
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