ताल [ tāla ] [ tāla ] m. ( Lit. Siddhnapuṃs. 25 Sch.) the palmyra tree or fan-palm (Borassus flabelliformis , producing a sort of spirituous liquor ; considered as a measure of height Lit. R. iv ; vi , 2 , 6 Lit. Lalit. iii , xxii ; forming a banner Lit. MBh. iv , vi , xvi Lit. Hariv. ; to pierce seven fan-palms with one shot is held to be a great feat Lit. R. i , 1 , 64 Lit. AgP. viii , 2) Lit. Mn. viii , 246 Lit. MBh.

( fr. [ tāḍa ] ) slapping the hands together or against one's arm , Lit. xiii , 1397 Lit. R.

the flapping of an elephant's ears Lit. Ragh. ix , 71 Lit. Kathās. xii ; xxi , 1 Lit. Prab. i , v

musical time or measure Lit. MBh. ( cf. [ -jña ] & [ -śīla ] )

a dance Lit. Sāh. vi , 277

a cymbal Lit. Pañcat. Lit. BhP. viii , 15 , 21

(in prosody) a trochee

a span measured by the thumb and middle finger Lit. Hcat. i , 3 , 855 and 6 , 171

(= [ tala ] ) the palm (of the hand) Lit. L.

a lock , bolt Lit. W.

(= [ tala ] ) the hilt of a sword Lit. L.

a goldsmith Lit. Gal.

Śiva Lit. MBh. xiii , 1243

pl. N. of a people ( cf. [ -vana ] and [ apara- ] ) Lit. VarBṛS. xiv , 22

[ tāla ] m. n. orpiment Lit. L.

N. of a hell Lit. VP. ii , 6 , 2 and 10 Lit. ŚivaP.

n. the nut of the fan-palm Lit. MBh. iii , 8718 Lit. Hariv. 3711 ( cf. [ kākatālīya ] )

the throne of Durgā ( cf. [ manas- ] ) Lit. L. (v.l.)

mf ( [ ī ] Lit. Pāṇ. 4-3 , 152) n. made of palmyra wood Lit. Mn. xi , 96/97

[ tālā ] f. (g. [ kuṇḍādi ] ) see [ māsa- ]

[ tālī ] f. (g. [ kuṇḍādī ] ) N. of a tree (Corypha Taliera , Corypha umbraculifera , Flacourtia cataphracta , Curculigo orchioides Lit. L.) Lit. Hariv. 6407 Lit. R. Lit. Suśr.

toddy Lit. W.

a fragrant earth Lit. L.

= [ tallikā ] Lit. L.

a metre of 4 x 3 long syllables

cf. [ ucca- ] , [ ut- ] , [ eka- ] , [ kara- ] , [ kāṃsya- ] , [ kāma- ] , [ krośa- ] .