Ropita: 11 definitions

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Ropita 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Ropit.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Dietetics and Culinary Art (such as household cooking)

Source: Shodhganga: Dietetics and culinary art in ancient and medieval India

Ropita (रोपित) or Ropitaśāli refers to “newly grown rice” and is classified as a type of grain (dhānya) in the section on śūkadhānya (awned grains) in the Bhojanakutūhala (dravyaguṇāguṇa-kathana), and is commonly found in literature dealing with the topics of dietetics and culinary art, also known as Pākaśāstra or Pākakalā.—The author explains the characteristics and the properties of various food grains (dhānyas). [...] General properties of rice which are [viz., grown in wet land (ropita-śāli)] are discussed here. The properties of different grains based on their habitat, variety of water for irrigating them are also explained.

Agriculture (Krishi) and Vrikshayurveda (study of Plant life)

Source: Shodhganga: Drumavichitrikarnam—Plant mutagenesis in ancient India

Ropita (रोपित) refers to “transplanting plants”, as prescribed by certain bio-organical recipes for plant mutagenesis, according to the Vṛkṣāyurveda by Sūrapāla (1000 CE): an encyclopedic work dealing with the study of trees and the principles of ancient Indian agriculture.—Accordingly, “Punica granatum transplanted (ropita) seven times bears fruits as big as coconut if nourished with water containing Emblica officinalis, Terminalia bellirica and Terminalia chebula, melted butter, and marrow of a hog”.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

ropita : (pp. of ropeti) planted; cultivated.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Ropita, (pp. of ropeti1) 1. planted Pv. II, 78.—2. growing up Pv 970 (read “pi ropitaṃ” for viropitaṃ).—3. furnished with, powdered with (-°) Vv 6415 (Ed. vosita; VvA. 280 explains by ullitta, vicchurita).—4. accused, brought forward (of a charge) Vin. IV, 36. (Page 577)

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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.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

rōpita (रोपित).—n (rōpa S) An accusation laid. v kara.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ropita (रोपित).—p. p.

1) Planted, set up.

2) Erected, raised.

3) Aimed at (as an arrow).

4) Set (as a jewel).

5) Entrusted, devolved on; see रुह् (ruh) caus.

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

Ropita (रोपित).—mfn.

(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) 1. Placed in or upon. 2. Planted. 3. Raised, elevated. 4. Bewildered, perplexed. E. ruh to rise, causal v., or rup to bewilder, kta aff.

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

1) Ropita (रोपित):—[from ropa] 1. ropita mfn. bewildered, perplexed, [Horace H. Wilson]

2) [from ropa] 2. ropita mfn. caused to grow, raised, elevated etc.

3) [v.s. ...] fixed, directed, aimed (as an arrow), [Raghuvaṃśa; Sāhitya-darpaṇa]

4) [v.s. ...] set (as a jewel), [Hitopadeśa]

5) [v.s. ...] committed, entrusted, [Raghuvaṃśa]

6) [v.s. ...] set, planted, [Manvarthamuktāvalī, kullūka bhaṭṭa’s Commentary on manu-smṛti on Manu-smṛti i, 46.]

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

Ropita (रोपित):—[(taḥ-tā-taṃ) p.] Placed; planted; raised; perplexed.

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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.

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Ropita (रोपित) [Also spelled ropit]:—(a) transplanted/implanted, planted.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Rōpita (ರೋಪಿತ):—

1) [adjective] caused to grow; grown; raised.

2) [adjective] planted; transplanted.

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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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