Ropa, Ropā: 15 definitions
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Ropa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Hindi. 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
Kavya (poetry)
Source: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of SriharsaRopa (रोप) refers to an “arrow” (ropaśikhī), and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 4.87; 8.105.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryropa : (m.) a planter; cultivator.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryRopa, (-°) (fr. rop=Caus. of ruh) plantation; in vana° & ārāma° S. I, 33. (Page 577)
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.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryrōpa (रोप).—m (rōpa S) A young tree or plant, a sapling, a plantlet.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishrōpa (रोप).—m A young tree or plant.
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 dictionaryRopa (रोप).—[ruh-ṇic hasya paḥ karmaṇi ac]
1) The act of raising or setting up.
2) Planting; एता जात्यस्तु वृक्षाणां तेषां रोपे गुणास्त्विमे (etā jātyastu vṛkṣāṇāṃ teṣāṃ rope guṇāstvime) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 13.58.24.
3) An arrow; एकौघेः समकाल- मभ्रमुदयी रोपैस्तदा तस्तरे (ekaugheḥ samakāla- mabhramudayī ropaistadā tastare) Śiśupālavadha 19.12.
4) A hole, cavity.
Derivable forms: ropaḥ (रोपः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryRopa (रोप).—m.
(-paḥ) 1. An arrow. 2. Confusing, disturbing, (the ideas.) 3. The act of raising or planting. n.
(-paṃ) A hole, a vacuity, a chasm. E. rup to disturb, aff. ghañ .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryRopa (रोप).—I. m. probably ruh, [Causal.], + a, An arrow. Ii. i. e. rup = lup + a, Confusing. Iii. n. A hole.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryRopa (रोप).—[masculine] planting (of trees).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ropa (रोप):—[from rup] a 1.
2) [from ruh] b etc. See p.889, [columns] 1, 2.
3) 1. ropa m. (√1. rup) confusing, disturbing, [Horace H. Wilson]
4) 2. ropa m. ([from] [Causal] of √1. ruh) the act of raising, setting up, planting, fixing in etc., [Mahābhārata]
5) an arrow, [Śiśupāla-vadha; Naiṣadha-carita]
6) n. a fissure, hole.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryRopa (रोप):—(paḥ) 1. m. An arrow; confounding. n. A hole, a chasm.
[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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryRopa (रोप):—(nf) seedling.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusRōpa (ರೋಪ):—
1) [noun] the act of raising aloft; a lifting or pulling up.
2) [noun] the act of transplanting seedlings.
3) [noun] a slender, straight, pointed missile to be shot from a bow; an arrow.
4) [noun] a hole.
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 (+8): Ropadala, Ropaim, Ropaka, Ropakar, Ropakara, Ropalaina, Ropaline, Ropan, Ropana, Ropanaka, Ropanasana, Ropanem, Ropani, Ropaniya, Ropapeti, Ropar, Ropara, Ropashikhi, Ropata, Ropatem.
Ends with (+33): Abhyaropa, Adhiropa, Adhyaropa, Aharyaropa, Aikyaropa, Anasuropa, Antaraca Niropa, Aparopa, Aramaropa, Aropa, Aropa-pratyaropa, Asuropa, Bijaropa, Capadhiropa, Chatropa, Chhatropa, Dhvajaropa, Dosharopa, Duraropa, Durian europa.
Full-text (+9): Ropana, Aropa, Ropita, Ropaka, Rompa, Ropata, Uropam, Pega ropa, Ropayishnu, Shararopa, Adhyaropa, Ropi, Aramaropa, Ropatem, Roman, Ropushi, Ropya, Uparopa, Ruhaka, Ropin.
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