Kulapati, Kula-pati: 13 definitions
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Kulapati means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Tamil. 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: Wisdom Library: HinduismA nickname for Saunaka (a sage whom the Mahabharata was narrated to by Sauti);
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryKulapati.—(EI 9), probably, the head of a school or institution. Note: kulapati is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykulapati (कुलपति).—m (S) The head or chief of a family, patriarch.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKulapati (कुलपति).—
1) the head or chief of a family.
2) a sage who feeds and teaches 1, pupils; thus defined:- मुनीनां दशसाहस्रं योऽन्नदानादिपोषणात् । अध्यापयति विप्रर्षिरसौ कुलपतिः स्मृतः ॥ अपि नाम कुलपतेरियमसवर्णक्षेत्रसंभवा स्यात् (munīnāṃ daśasāhasraṃ yo'nnadānādipoṣaṇāt | adhyāpayati viprarṣirasau kulapatiḥ smṛtaḥ || api nāma kulapateriyamasavarṇakṣetrasaṃbhavā syāt) Ś.1; R.1.95; Uttararāmacarita 3.48.
3) The head-servant (Gīrvāṇa); Bhāgavata 5.18.1.
4) Name of Kṛṣṇa; कुन्दस्रजः कुलपतेरिह वाति गन्धः (kundasrajaḥ kulapateriha vāti gandhaḥ) Bhāgavata 1.3.11.
Derivable forms: kulapatiḥ (कुलपतिः).
Kulapati is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kula and pati (पति).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKulapati (कुलपति).—m.
(-tiḥ) 1. Head or chief of a family. 2. A sage who teaches 10000 pupils with free board & lodging. E. kula a family, and pati master.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKulapati (कुलपति).—m. the chief of a family, Mahābhārata 1, 1.
Kulapati is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kula and pati (पति).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKulapati (कुलपति).—[masculine] head of a family.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKulapati (कुलपति):—[=kula-pati] [from kula] m. the head or chief of a family, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa; Mṛcchakaṭikā etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKulapati (कुलपति):—[kula-pati] (tiḥ) 2. m. Head or chief or father of a family.
[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 corpusKulapati (ಕುಲಪತಿ):—
1) [noun] the head of a family or clan.
2) [noun] (arch.) (a title) a preceptor who would feed and teach ten thousand pupils at his hermitage.
3) [noun] the president or a high executive officer of a university; a chancellor (sometimes referred to the vice-chancellor).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconKulapati (குலபதி) [kula-pati] noun < idem. +.
1. Head of a family, caste or tribe; குலத்துக்குத் தலைவன். முதுதுவரைக் குலபதியாய் [kulathukkuth thalaivan. muthuthuvaraig kulapathiyay] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் பெரியதி. [nalayira thivyappirapandam periyathi.] 6, 6, 7).
2. The teacher who feeds 10,000 pupils and instructs them; 10,000 மாணவர்க்கு உணவு முதலி யன அளித்துக் கல்வி கற்பிக்கும் ஆசிரியன். [manavarkku unavu muthali yana alithug kalvi karpikkum asiriyan.]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Kula-patikorai.
Ends with: Mahakulapati, Upakulapati.
Full-text: Kaulapata, Kaulapatya, Upakulapati, Upkulpati, Sannihita, Anukramanikaparva, Sam, Pati, Sama, Atra, Shaunaka, Dosha, Api.
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