acalaa-cala, as, ā, am, not staggering or moving, immoveable; (as), m. a mountain or rock; a bolt or pin; the number seven; N. of Śiva and of the first of the nine deified persons, called ‘white Balas’ among the Jainas; (ā), f. the earth; one of the ten earths of the Buddhists. —Acala-kīlā, f. the earth. —Acala-tviṣ, ṭ, m. the Kokila or Indian cuckoo. —Acala-dhṛti, is, f. a metre of four lines, of sixteen short syllables each, also called Gītyāryā. —Acala-bhrātṛ, tā, m., N. of a Brāhman from Oude, who became one of the eleven heads of Gaṇas among the Jainas. —Acala-mati, is, m., N. of a Rākṣasa. —Acala-śreṣṭha, as, m. chief of mountains. —Acalādhipa (°la-adh°), as, m. (king of mountains), the Himālaya. —Acalā-saptamī, f. title of a book in the Bhaviṣyottara Purāṇa.
acalaa. Steady, immoveable, motionless, fixed, permanent; citranyastamivācalaṃ cāmaraṃ V. 1. 4; tapase'dhivastumacalāmacalaḥ Ki. 6. 18; samādhau°lā buddhiḥ Bg. 2. 53; yatrasthāṇurivācalaḥ Ś. 7. 11 immoveable. —laḥ1 A mountain; (rarely) a rock. 2 A bolt or pin (śaṃku). 3 The number seven. 4 N. of Śiva, of the soul, of the first of the 9 deified persons among Jainas. —lā The earth (so called because the earth is immoveable according to one view, or, according to Ārya Bhaṭṭa who rejects this view, acalāḥ parvatāḥ saṃtyatra, astyarthe ac; acalatvāt svakakṣātobahirgamanāṃbhāvādvā). —laṃ Brahma. Comp.—kanyakā, sutā, duhitā, tanayā &c. N. of Pārvatī, daughter of the Himālaya mountain. —kīlā (ba.) the earth (immoveably fixed or pinned). —ja, —jātaa. mountain-born. (—jā jātā) N. of Pārvatī. —tviṣa. [acalā tviṭyasya] of fixed or permanent lustre or colour. (— m., °ṭ) a cuckoo ( bahuprakṣālanenāpi mālinyānapagamāt sthirā tviṭ). (f.) permanent colour. —dviṣm. [acalān (pb) dveṣṭi, dviṣ-kvip] the enemy of mountains, epithet of Indra who clipped off their wings. —dhṛtiḥf. a metre of four lines of 16 short syllables each ( gītyāryā). —patiḥ, rāṭ lord of mountains, N. of Himālaya; so °adhipaḥ, °śreṣṭhaḥ. —saptamī N. of a book in the bhaviṣyottarapurāṇa; the 7th day of the bright half of Āśvina.
acalaa. Steady, immovable, motionless, fixed, permanent; citranyastamivācalaṃ cāmaram V.1.5; tapase'dhivastu- macalāmacalaḥ Ki.6.18; samādhāvacalā buddhistadā yogamavāpsyasi Bg.2.53.; yatra sthāṇurivācalaḥ Ś.7.11. immovable. -laḥ 1 A mountain; (rarely) a rock. -2 A bolt or pin (śaṅku). -3 The number seven. -4 N. of Śiva, of the soul, of the first of the 9 deified persons among Jainas. -lā The earth (so called because the earth is immovable according to one view, or, according to Ārya Bhaṭṭa who rejects this view, acalāḥ parvatāḥ santyatra, astyarthe ac; acalatvāt svakakṣāto bahirgamanābhāvādvā). cf. acalaḥ parvate vṛkṣe kīlāvasudhayoḥ striyām Nm. -lam Brahman. -Comp -kanyakā, -sutā, -duhitā, -tanayā &c. N. of Pārvatī, daughter of the Himālaya mountain. -kīlā (ba.) the earth (immovably fixed or pinned. -ja, -jātaa. mountain-born. (-jā-jātā) N. of Pārvatī. -tviṣa. [acalā tviṭ yasya] of fixed or permanent lustre or colour. (-m, ˚ṭ) a cuckoo (bahuprakṣālanenāpi mālinyānapagamāt sthirā tviṭ). (f.) permanent colour. -dviṣm. [acalān dveṣṭi, dviṣ -kvip] the enemy of mountains, epithet of Indra who clipped off their wings. -dhṛtiḥf. a metre of four lines of 16 short syllables each (gītyāryā) -patiḥ, -rāṭ lord of mountains, N. of Himālaya or Meru; samudra iva durbodhaḥ sattvenācala- rāḍiva Bhāg 4.22.58. so ˚adhipaḥ, ˚śreṣṭhaḥ. -saptamī N. of a book in the bhaviṣyottarapurāṇa; the 7th day of the bright half of Āśvina.
1) adj. f. āunbeweglich: yadā - acalāni calanti ṢAḌV. BR. in Ind. St. I, 41, 20. R. 1, 44, 2. 2, 15, 42. 6, 79, 49. ŚĀK. 170. Uebertr.: yadā sthāsyati niścalā . samādhāvacalā buddhiḥ BHAG. 2, 53.
— 2) m.
a) Berg AK. 2, 3, 1. TRIK. 3, 3, 379. H. 1027. an. 3, 623. MED. l. 59. R. 1, 6, 24. 40, 4. N. 5, 3. 12, 4. acalendra R. 2, 94, 6. 3, 33, 38. Am Ende eines adj. comp. f. ā R. 4, 26, 15.
— b) Nagel, Bolzen H. an. 3, 623. MED. l. 59.
— c) Śiva, ŚIV.
— d) der erste der 9 weissen Bala's H. 698.
— 3) f. acalā
a) Erde AK. 2, 1, 2. TRIK. 3, 3, 379. H. 936. an. 3, 624. MED. l. 59.
— b) Name einer der 10 Erden bei den Buddhisten; s. zu H. 233.
acala son of Vatsarāja, son of Govinda, son of Lakṣmī- dhara, son of Ananta, composed the Nirṇayadīpaka in 1518. IO. 690--92. The Śāṅkhāyanāhnika and Mahārudrapaddhati (Mahārudravidhāna) belong to the same author.
ACALA I . 1) General. Acala was the son of Subala, a King of Gāndhāra. He was Śakuni's brother and a heroic Charioteer on the side of the Kauravas. (M.B. Udyoga Parva, Chapter 168, Verse 1). 2) Acala had also taken part in Yudhiṣṭhira's Rāja- sūya. (A very expensive sacrifice—yāga—performed by an emperor.) (M.B. Sabhā Parva, Chapter 34, Verse 7). 3) Acala had a brother named Vṛṣaka. In the battle between the Kauravas and Pāṇḍavas, Arjuna killed Acala and Vṛṣaka. (M.B. Droṇa Parva, Chapter 30, Verse 11). 4) One night Vyāsa summoned the departed holy souls and Acala also was among them. (M.B. Āśva- medhika Parva, Chapter 32, Verse 12).
ACALA . Subrahmaṇya, who was born from Śiva's semen which fell into the fire, was made Commander- in-Chief (Generalissimo) by the gods to kill Tārakāsura. A large number of warriors and mothers were assigned to assist him. A woman named Acalā was in- cluded among those mothers. (M.B. Śalya Parva, Chapter 40, Verse 14).