Lapita, Lapitā: 14 definitions
Introduction:
Lapita means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaLapitā (लपिता).—The second wife of a sage called Mandapāla. (See for details under Mandapāla).
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.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Sydney eScholarship Repository: A Study of the Karma Chapter of the Abhidharmakośa CommentariesLāpitā (लापिता) refers to “talk”.—Cf. Bhinnalāpitā (“idle talk”), Tibetan: ngag kyal.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryLapita.—(CII 1), used in the sense of ukta. Note: lapita 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
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarylapita : (pp. of lapati) spoken; talked; prattled.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryLapita, (pp. of lapati) talked, uttered, muttered It. 98. (Page 581)
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 dictionaryLapita (लपित).—p. p. Spoken, said, chattered &c.
-tam Speech, voice.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryLapita (लपित).—mfn.
(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) Spoken, said. n.
(-taṃ) Voice or speech. E. lap to speak, aff. kta .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryLapita (लपित).—[neuter] chaff, humming.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Lapita (लपित):—[from lap] mfn. chattered, spoken, said, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) Lapitā (लपिता):—[from lapita > lap] f. Name of a Śārṅgikā (a kind of bird) with which Mandapāla is said to have allied himself, [Mahābhārata]
3) Lapita (लपित):—[from lap] n. chatter, hum, [Atharva-veda]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryLapita (लपित):—[(taḥ-tā-taṃ) a.] Spoken. n. Speech.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Lapita (लपित) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Latta, Lavia.
[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 corpusLapita (ಲಪಿತ):—
1) [noun] something that is said, spoken; speech.
2) [noun] an adage; a proverb; a maxim; a saying.
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: Lapitanah.
Ends with (+18): Aglapita, Agniglapita, Alapita, Amlapita, Analapita, Apalapita, Aranyavilapita, Bahupralapita, Balakapralapita, Bhinnalapita, Cullapita, Glapita, Kshataglapita, Kshinaglapita, Kshullapita, Kulapita, Lalapita, Nakulapita, Nilapita, Nirlapita.
Full-text: Vilapita, Lap, Pralapita, Latta, Prakirnalapita, Alapita, Lavia, Vipralapita, Apalapita, Lapati, Lapana.
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Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Chapter 340 - Description of diction and mode (rīti)
Chapter 360 - Synonyms denoting the celestial region and the nether world
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)