In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Alpālpa (अल्पाल्प):—Frequent and scanty

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)

Source: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)

Alpālpa (अल्पाल्प) refers to a “small quantities (of meat)” (suitable for the treatment of diseased hawks), according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, [while discussing the treatment of hawks]: “[...] Four diseases relate to the irregularity of breath. The common name of these diseases is Śākhā, [...]. Birds suffering from Śākhā should be kept in a dark, lonely place, and given small quantities (alpālpa) of meat and water. [...]”.

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This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Alpālpa (अल्पाल्प).—n. very little or minute, little by little; तथाल्पाल्पो ग्रहीतव्यो राष्ट्रादाज्ञाऽऽ- ब्दिकः करः (tathālpālpo grahītavyo rāṣṭrādājñā''- bdikaḥ karaḥ) Manusmṛti 7.129; °भासम् (bhāsam) Meghadūta 83.

Alpālpa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms alpa and alpa (अल्प).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Alpālpa (अल्पाल्प).—mfn.

(-lpaḥ-lpā-lpaṃ) 1. Very little, minute. 2. Gradual, little at a time. E. alpa repeated.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Alpālpa (अल्पाल्प).—[adjective] very little.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Alpālpa (अल्पाल्प):—[from alpa] mfn. very little, [Manu-smṛti vii, 129; Meghadūta]

2) [=al-pālpa] [from alpālpa > alpa] very little, [Śakuntalā]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Alpālpa (अल्पाल्प):—[alpā+lpa] (lpaḥ-lpā-lpaṃ) a. Very little.

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Alpalpa in German

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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.

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Partial matches: Alpa, Palpa, Al.

Starts with: Alpalpabhas.

Full-text: Alpalpabhas, Alpashayu, Alpapashu, Analpa, Kalpa.

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