Aṭṭālikākāra
Aṭṭālikākāra · aṭṭālikā-kāra, “builder of mansions”
Grammar: masculine noun; a compound of aṭṭālikā (a mansion) and kāra (maker): “the maker of mansions”.
Meaning: a jāti, the builders of mansions, the master builders.
In the scriptures: in the Brahma Khaṇḍa, Sauti tells Śaunaka the settling of the jātis and of family relations. In the second list of the mixed jātis, the Aṭṭālikākāra is born of a Citrakāra and a śūdra woman. He builds mansions. A son born of an Aṭṭālikākāra and a potter woman is the Koṭaka, who builds houses (Brahma Vaivarta Purāṇa, Brahma Khaṇḍa, Chapter 10).
Related terms: Citrakāra · Koṭaka · Jāti · Varṇa-saṅkara
Sources
- Brahma Vaivarta Purāṇa, Brahma Khaṇḍa, Chapter 10