Kupya, Kūpya: 11 definitions

Introduction
In Jainism
1. General definition
Languages
1. Sanskrit
2. Kannada
See also

Introduction:

Kupya means something in Jainism, Prakrit, 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 Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: archive.org: Jaina Yoga

Kupya (कुप्य) according to Śvetāmabara sources refers to “furniture” while according to Digambara it refers to “cloth”. It represents one of the classes of the external (bahya) division of attachment (parigraha) and is related to the Aparigraha-vrata (vow of non-attachment). Kupya is listed in Śvetāmbara sources such as Devagupta’s Nava-pada-prakaraṇa with Laghu-vṛtti (58), and in Digambara sources such Cāmuṇḍarāya’s Caritrasāra (p. 7).

Kupya is used by the Śvetāmbaras to mean household chattels (gṛhopaskāra) made of iron, copper, brass, tin, lead, earthenware, bamboo, or wood, such as pots and pans, buckets, beds, chairs. It also includes carts and ploughs. The Digambaras seem to understand the expression to mean what might be called luxury goods: sandal (candana), silk (kṣauma), cotton cloth (karpāsa), silk dresses (kauśeya).

Ratnaśekhara (in his Śraddha-pratikramana-sūtra 18), who is later than the period we are discussing, recalls a classification of the householder’s property from the Daśavaikālika-niryukti where six categories are distinguished:

dhānya, of which there are twenty-four kinds;
ratna, a comprehensive list again of twenty-four kinds;
sthāvara, the three kinds of immovable property;
dvipada, two kinds of bipeds;
catuṣpada, ten varieties of livestock;
kupya, implements and utensils of various kinds.

context information

Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kupya (कुप्य).—

1) A base metal.

2) Any metal but silver and gold; Kirātārjunīya 1.35; Manusmṛti 7.96;1.113; cf. स्यात् कोशश्च हिरण्यं च हेमरूप्ये कृताऽकृते । ताभ्यां यदन्यत् तत् कुप्यम् (syāt kośaśca hiraṇyaṃ ca hemarūpye kṛtā'kṛte | tābhyāṃ yadanyat tat kupyam) ... Nm. रत्नान्नपानकुप्यानामाटतुर्नष्टसंस्मती (ratnānnapānakupyānāmāṭaturnaṣṭasaṃsmatī) | Bhaṭṭikāvya 6.59. कुप्यप्रदिष्टानां च द्रव्याणामेकैकशो वा वनं निवेशयेत् (kupyapradiṣṭānāṃ ca dravyāṇāmekaikaśo vā vanaṃ niveśayet) Kau. A.2.2.

Derivable forms: kupyam (कुप्यम्).

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Kūpya (कूप्य).—a. Being in a well or hole.

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

Kupya (कुप्य).—n.

(-pyaṃ) Base metal, copper, brass, &c. or any metal except gold and silver. E. gup to conceal or preserve, kyap affix; ga is changed irregularly to ka.

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

Kupya (कुप्य).—[kup + ya], I. n. (and 'kupyaka -kupya + ka as latter part of a comp.), Any metal except gold and silver, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 7, 96. Ii. m. A proper name, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 6, 264.

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

Kupya (कुप्य).—[neuter] base metal (all metal except silver and gold).

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Kūpya (कूप्य).—[adjective] being in a hole or well.

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

1) Kupya (कुप्य):—[from kup] a mfn. to be excited, [Mahābhārata xv, 821] (a-k [negative])

2) [v.s. ...] n. base metal, any metal but silver and gold, copper, brass, etc., zinc, lapis calaminaris, pewter, tutenag, [Manu-smṛti vii, 96; x, 113]

3) [v.s. ...] [xi; Yājñavalkya] etc.

4) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a man, [Rājataraṅgiṇī vi, 264.]

5) b See √1. kup.

6) Kūpya (कूप्य):—[from kūpa] mf(ā)n. ([gana] gav-ādi) being in a hole or well, [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā; Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra]

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

Kupya (कुप्य):—(pyaṃ) 1. n. Base metal.

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

Kupya (कुप्य) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Kuppa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Kupya in German

context information

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 corpus

Kupya (ಕುಪ್ಯ):—

1) [noun] any metal other than gold and silver.

2) [noun] a product, as a vessel, coin, etc., of such a metal.

3) [noun] any ornamental thing, as cloth with lace work, perfumes, saffron powder, etc., other than gold and silver ornaments.

context information

Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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