Pitala, Pitaḷa, Pītala: 12 definitions
Introduction:
Pitala means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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 Pitaḷa can be transliterated into English as Pitala or Pitalia, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Pital.
In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric TraditionsPītala (पीतल) refers to “brass” or “copper”, while Pītalatā is emended as Pītatā (“gold”), as mentioned to the Īśvarapratyabhijñāvivṛtivimarśinī (KSTS vol. 65, 348, commentary on Īśvarapratyabhijñākārikā III.2.19).—Accordingly, “In the [process of] transmutation by the “one taste” that is [the fundamental] “I,” when, (B):—[...] or when [objectivity] is completely destroyed or ‘liquefied’—i.e. in the state Beyond the Fourth, the level of Goddess-consciousness, as it were—according to the maxim of liquid mercury thoroughly digesting the remaining ‘gold,’ (pītatā-avaśeṣa) i.e. the power of the impression(s) of that [objectivity], which [now] have the appearance of gold [i.e., radiant and soft] due to having been thoroughly penetrated by the innate form of that [‘I’/rasa], [...]”.
Note: “pītatā” is a conjectural emendation (Isabelle Ratié, email, July 2014) for pītalatā, though pītatā as “gold” is problematic. Another possibility is to not emend the text, and take it instead to be speaking of the digestion/dissolution of the brass or copper (pītala) that remains after gold has been extracted from it. This has not been adopted on the assumption that the present passage recaps the one on p. 153 supra.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypitaḷa (पितळ).—n (pittala S) Brass. pi0 bāhēra paḍaṇēṃ-nighaṇēṃ-disaṇēṃ Said of the peeping out of the brass of a gilded or plated ornament; and fig. of the appearing from under the mask of the real sordidness or baseness of a character.
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pitaḷā (पितळा).—a R (pitta Bile.) Choleric.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishpitaḷa (पितळ).—n Brass. pitaḷapāna n Brass-foil.
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pitaḷā (पितळा).—a Choleric.
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 dictionaryPītala (पीतल).—a. Yellow.
-laḥ The yellow colour.
-lam Brass.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPītala (पीतल).—mfn.
(-laḥ-lā-laṃ) Of a yellow colour. m.
(-laḥ) Yellow, the colour. n.
(-laṃ) Brass. E. pīta, and lac aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pītala (पीतल):—[from pīta] mfn. yellow, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] m. y° colour, [Horace H. Wilson]
3) [v.s. ...] n. brass, [ib.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPītala (पीतल):—(laḥ) 1. m. Yellow colour. a. Yellow.
[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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryPītala (पीतल) [Also spelled pital]:—(nm) brass; —[yuga] the brass age.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPītala (ಪೀತಲ):—
1) [noun] the yellow colour.
2) [noun] a yellowish metal that is essentially an alloy of copper and zinc; brass.
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Pītaḷa (ಪೀತಳ):—[noun] = ಪೀತಲ [pitala].
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 DictionaryPītala (पीतल):—n. → पित्तल [pittala]
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)
Starts with: Pitalahara, Pitalai, Pitalaka, Pitalakam, Pitalam, Pitalanem, Pitalani, Pitalapam, Pitalapana, Pitalata.
Ends with: Bheterinari-haspitala, Shvetapitala, Sonapitala.
Full-text: Pitalaka, Pitalam, Pitali, Rajariti, Ashtadhatu, Pital, Shvetapitala, Padmakashtha, Jaise, Pitata, Pitalata.
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