|
Word |
शब्द |
Meaning in English |
|
Kailāsa |
कैलाश |
Lord Shiva’s home in the mountain |
|
Kaivalya |
कैवल्य |
Isolation; state of detachment; state of liberation |
|
Kalā |
कला |
Art; A unit of time; part |
|
Kāla |
काल |
Fate; death |
|
Kālachakra |
कालचक्र |
Wheel of time |
|
Kālatita |
कालातीत |
Beyond time |
|
Kāli |
कलि |
The black terrible form of the Goddess |
|
Kaliyuga |
कलियुग |
The last of four ages |
|
Kalki |
कल्कि |
The future incarnation of Lord |
|
Kalpa |
कल्प |
An extremely long cycle of time; A day in Brahmā’s calendar |
|
Kalpanā |
कल्पना |
Imagination |
|
Kalyāna |
कल्याण |
Excellence; liberation |
|
Kāma |
काम |
Lust |
|
Kamandal |
कमंडल |
An earthen or wooden pot used by
mendicant; A traditional bowl used by sanyasi for water or food |
|
Kāmdhenu |
कामधेनु |
Cow that fulfill all wishes |
|
Kamal |
कमल |
Lotus flower |
|
Kārana |
कारण |
Reason; origin |
|
Karma |
कर्म |
Action; deed |
|
Karmakānda |
कर्मकांड |
Rituals and sacrifices |
|
Karmendriya |
कर्मेन्द्रिय |
Organs of action |
|
Kartā |
कर्ता |
Doer; one who performs action |
|
Kārtika |
कार्तिक |
The first month of the Hindu calendar |
|
Karunā |
करूणा |
Compassion |
|
Kārya |
कार्य |
Work |
|
Kasāya |
कषाय |
Passions |
|
Kasta |
कष्ट |
Hardship |
|
Katha Upanishada |
कठ ऊपनिषद |
One of the Upanishada containing the story of Nachiketa and Lord of
death, Yama. |
|
Kaupin |
कौपिन |
Small cloth used to cover one’s private parts |
|
Kavi |
कवि |
Poet |
|
Kena Upanishada |
केन ऊपनिषद |
One of the Upanishads which mainly elaborate on Ken - By whom? & Brahman
can not be known by mind |
|
Keshava |
केशव |
Beautiful haired; name for Lord Krishna |
|
Kevala |
केवल |
Alone; Only |
|
Khadaga |
खङग |
Sword |
|
Khechari Mudrā |
खेचरी मुद्रा |
A
yogic exercise wherein the tongue is thrust upward and sealed. The
ultimate result is the state in which one roams in the inner spiritual
sky. |
|
Kirtana |
किर्तन |
Chanting or singing the glory of God accompanied by music and/or
occasional dancing |
|
Klesha |
क्लेश |
Affliction |
|
Kosa |
कोष |
Treasury |
|
Krama |
क्रम |
Order; sequence |
|
Kriyā |
क्रिया |
Action |
|
Krodha |
क्रोध |
Anger |
|
Krupā |
कृपा |
Grace |
|
Kshamā |
क्षमा |
Forgiveness |
|
Kshana |
क्षण |
Moment; a small portion of time |
|
Kshanik |
क्षणीक |
Momentary |
|
Kshati |
क्षति |
Mistake |
|
Kshetra |
क्षेत्र |
Field |
|
Ksudhā |
क्षुधा |
Hunger |
|
Kula |
कुल |
Family; lineage |
|
kumāri |
कुमारी |
Virgin |
|
Kumbha |
कुंभ |
Pot |
|
Kumbhaka |
कुंभक |
Retention of breath, a process in prānāyama |
|
Kumbhamelā |
कुंभमेला |
An assembly of monks held every four
year in one of the several holy places in India |
|
Kundalini |
कुंडलिनी |
Serpent power that lies coiled in Mulādhāra charka |
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