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Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Kopita (कोपित) refers to “becoming infuriated”,  according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.13 (“The birth of Gaṇeśa”).—Accordingly, after Gaṇeśa prevented Śiva: “On seeing him Śiva said ‘O foolish fellow, whom are you forbidding? O wicked knave, don’t you know me? I Śiva, none else’ Thereupon Gaṇeśa beat Śiva with the staff. Śiva expert in various sports became infuriated (kopita) and spoke to his son thus. [...]”.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

kopita : (pp. of kopeti.) caused to make angry; caused to disturb; caused to shake; caused to trespass a law.

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kopita (कोपित).—a. Enraged, furious, provoked &c.

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

Kopita (कोपित).—mfn.

(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) Angry, enraged. E. kopa, and itac aff.

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

Kopita (कोपित):—[from kopa] mfn. enraged, furious, [Manu-smṛti ix, 315; Mahābhārata i, 1323; Rāmāyaṇa iv, 33, 32; Bhāgavata-purāṇa i, 7, 48.]

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

Kopita (कोपित):—[(taḥ-tā-taṃ) a.] Enraged.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Kopita (कोपित) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Kovia.

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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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Starts with: Kopitaram.

Ends with: Avikopita, Parikopita, Prakopita, Svikopita, Utkopita, Vikopita.

Full-text: Kovia, Prakopa, Prakopita, Parikopita, Prakop, Bhujanga, Bhutakoti, Kup, Kal, Dhri.

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