Drapsa: 9 definitions
Introduction:
Drapsa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and SubjectsDrapsa (द्रप्स) is a common word from the Rigveda onwards for a ‘drop’: according to Sāyaṇa, a ‘thick drop’ as opposed to stoka, a ‘small drop’. Hence there frequently occurs the expression dadḥi-drapsa, ‘drop of curds’. In the Rigveda the word normally denotes the thick drops of Soma or the Soma itself.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDrapsa (द्रप्स).—a. Dripping, trickling down.
-psaḥ 1 A drop; द्रप्सो न श्वेतो मृगस्तुविष्मान् (drapso na śveto mṛgastuviṣmān) Ṛgveda 7.87.6.
2) A spark (of fire); द्रप्सा यत् ते यवसादो व्यस्थिरन् (drapsā yat te yavasādo vyasthiran) Ṛgveda 1.94.11.
3) a flag, banner; द्रप्सं दविध्वद् गविषो न स त्वा (drapsaṃ davidhvad gaviṣo na sa tvā) Ṛgveda 4.13.2 (pārthivaṃ rajaḥ as Sāyaṇa).
-psam Diluted sour milk, diluted curds; (also drapsyam).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDrapsa (द्रप्स).—mn.
(-psaḥ-psaṃ) Thin or diluted curds. E. dṛp to please, affix ksa; also trapsa and drapsya . dṛpyati kapho'nena . (jalo dai) .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDrapsa (द्रप्स).—[masculine] drop, spark; the moon (as the spark on the sky), a flag.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Drapsa (द्रप्स):—m. (√2. dru?) a drop (as of Soma, rain, semen etc.), [Ṛg-veda; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Gṛhya-sūtra and śrauta-sūtra]
2) a spark of fire, [Ṛg-veda i, 94, 11; x, 11, 4]
3) the moon (cf. indu), [vii, 87, 6]
4) flag, banner, [iv, 13, 2]
5) n. thin or diluted curds, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDrapsa (द्रप्स):—[(psaḥ-psaṃ)] 1. m. n. Diluted curds.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusDrapsa (ದ್ರಪ್ಸ):—[adjective] falling in or as in drops; dripping.
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Drapsa (ದ್ರಪ್ಸ):—
1) [noun] a small quantity of liquid that is somewhat spherical as when falling or thrown out.
2) [noun] the liquid left after churning butter from milk; butter-milk.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Drapsavant, Drapsavat.
Ends with: Dadhidrapsa, Lohitadrapsa, Purudrapsa.
Full-text: Drapsya, Drapsin, Trapsya, Drapsavat, Lohitadrapsa, Tirupsam, Purudrapsa, Drapsavant, Nilavant, Dadhidrapsa, Stoka, Shveta.
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Search found 4 books and stories containing Drapsa; (plurals include: Drapsas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
Daily Life (1): Food and Drinks < [Chapter 3 - Social Aspects]
Soma in Vedic Mythology and Ritual (study) (by Anjana Chakraborty)
The Agnistoma Somayaga in the Shukla Yajurveda (by Madan Haloi)
Part 5.2: Morning Soma pressing (prātaḥsavana) < [Chapter 4 - The Agniṣṭoma Ritual]