Paingala, Paiṅgaḷa, Paiṅgala, Paimgala: 8 definitions
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Paingala means something in 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 Paiṅgaḷa can be transliterated into English as Paingala or Paingalia, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypaiṅgaḷa (पैंगळ).—m (Or piṅgūḷa) A stinking kind of beetle.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishpaiṅgaḷa (पैंगळ).—(Or piṅgūḷa) A stinking kind of beetle.
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 dictionaryPaiṅgala (पैङ्गल).—The son (or a disciple) of the sage Piṅgala.
-lam The manual of Piṅgala.
Derivable forms: paiṅgalaḥ (पैङ्गलः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPaiṅgala (पैङ्गल).—[masculine] patron, from pingala.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Paiṅgala (पैङ्गल):—m. (sg. and [plural]) [patronymic] [from] piṅgala [gana] kaṇvādi
2) n. the manual of Piṅgala.
[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 corpusPaiṃgala (ಪೈಂಗಲ):—[noun] the fifty first year in the Hindu cycle of sixty years.
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Paiṃgaḷa (ಪೈಂಗಳ):—[noun] = ಪೈಂಗಲ [paimgala].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Paingalacarya, Paingalakanva, Paingalam, Paingalaudayani, Paingalayana, Paingalayani, Paingalopanishad, Painkalam.
Full-text: Paingalopanishad, Paingalakanva, Paingalayana, Paingalaudayani, Paingalayani, Painkalam, Paingalya.
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Thirty minor Upanishads (by K. Narayanasvami Aiyar)
Paingala Upanishad of Shukla-Yajurveda, Chapter I
Paingala Upanishad of Shukla-Yajurveda, Chapter III
Natyashastra (English) (by Bharata-muni)
Concept of Oneness in the Upanishads (study) (by Chandra Shekhar Upadhyaya)
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