Palapa, Palāpa: 9 definitions
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Palapa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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.
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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarypalāpa : (m.) chaff (of corn); prattle; nonsense; voice of essence.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary1) Palāpa, 2 (Vedic pralāpa, pa+lap; taken by P. Com. as identical with palāpa1, their example followed by Trenckner, Notes 63, cp. also Miln. trsl. II. 363 “chaff as frivolous talk”) prattling, prattle, nonsense; adj. talking idly, chaffing, idle, void M. III, 80 (a°); S. I, 166 (not palapaṃ), 192=Th. 1, 1237; A. IV, 169 (samaṇa° in allegory with yava° of palāpa1); Sn. 89 (māyāvin asaṃyata palāpa=palāpa-sadisattā SnA 165), 282= Miln. 414 (here also explained as palāpa1 by SnA 312); VbhA. 104. In phrase tuccha palāpa empty and void at Miln. 5, 10. (Page 440)
2) Palāpa, 1 (Vedic palāva, cp. Lat. palea, Russ pelëva; see also Geiger, P. Gr. § 396, where pralāva is to be corr. to palāva) chaff of corn, pollard A. IV, 169 (yava°); J. I. 467, 468; IV, 34; SnA 165 (in exegesis of palāpa2; v. l. BB palāsa), 312 (id.); J. IV, 34, 35 (perhaps better to read kula-palāso & palāsa-bhūta for palāpa). (Page 440)
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 dictionaryPalāpa (पलाप).—
1) The temples of an elephant.
2) A halter, rope.
Derivable forms: palāpaḥ (पलापः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryPalāpa (पलाप).—see palāva.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPalāpa (पलाप).—m.
(-paḥ) 1. A halter. 2. An elephant’s temples. E. pala + āpa-ghañ.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Palāpa (पलाप):—m. a halter, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) an elephant’s temples, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPalāpa (पलाप):—(paḥ) 1. m. A halter; temples.
[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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+11): Pala-palaenal, Palapadadala, Palapaha, Palapai, Palapala, Palapalam, Palapalane, Palapalata, Palapalenal, Palapaliriti, Palapalisu, Palapalita, Palapam, Palapamadhurya, Palapana, Palapanjara, Palapantam, Palapantu, Palaparakkiramam, Palaparki.
Ends with: Apalapa, Bhrukshepalapa, Kapalapa, Kirapalapa, Lapalapa, Nippalapa, Nirapalapa, Nishpalapa, Samphappalapa, Upalapa, Vipalapa, Vippalapa.
Full-text: Palapam, Vippalapa, Nippalapa, Kanthapashaka, Uruppicaikkuri, Palava, Japati, Palapeti, Apalayin, Saravant, Tuccha, Bahala, Apalapa, Sampha.
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The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Chapter XIII - The Kinnarī Jātaka < [Volume II]
South Indian Culture Contacts in Nusantara < [January 1969]
The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Part 8 - Explanations of The Thirty-two Major Marks < [Chapter 1 - The Story of Sataketu Deva, The Future Buddha]