Vapu: 11 definitions
Introduction:
Vapu means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Hindi, Tamil. 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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Vapu (वपु).—A devi attending on Soma.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 26. 45; III. 65. 26.
1b) (Vayu) a daughter of Dakṣa; wife of Dharma and mother of Vyavasāya;1 one of the nine devīs serving Soma.2
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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of termsVapu (वपु):—[vapuḥ] Body
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryvapu : (nt.) the body.
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 Dictionaryvapu (वपु).—n S The body.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishvapu (वपु).—n The body.
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 dictionaryVapu (वपु).—[upyante sarvaduḥkhāni atra, vap-usiḥ Uṇādi-sūtra 2.114] The body.
Derivable forms: vapuḥ (वपुः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vapu (वपु):—[from vap] m. = vapus, a body, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
2) [v.s. ...] f. Name of an Apsaras, [Mahābhārata; Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]
[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 dictionaryVapu (वपु):—(nm) the body, physique; ~[māna] good-looking; tangible.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVapu (ವಪು):—
1) [noun] the body of a human being.
2) [noun] essence; substance.
3) [noun] a good physique.
4) [noun] beauty of the body.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconVapu (வபு) noun < vapus. Body; உடல். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [udal. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+11): Vapuchhavara, Vapuh, Vapuhprakarsha, Vapuhsat, Vapuhsrava, Vapujala, Vapuna, Vapunandana, Vapunmata, Vapur, Vapurdhara, Vapurguna, Vapus, Vapusha, Vapushe, Vapushi, Vapushma, Vapushmamta, Vapushmana, Vapushmant.
Ends with: Ardhanarinaravapu, Brihadvapu, Mriduvapu, Navapu, Nirutalavapu, Nirutalvapu, Omuvapu, Parsvapu, Saukaravapu, Suvajivapu, Svapu, Vishrantakavapu.
Full-text (+131): Vapus, Apus, Vapusha, Vapuh, Vapuhsrava, Purnavapus, Saimha, Vapushtama, Kathikrita, Vyavasaya, Vapushmat, Saukara, Vapunandana, Vapushmant, Vapuhprakarsha, Vapuhsat, Vapushi, Vapushtara, Avapus, Vapur.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 6.2.13 < [Chapter 2 - Residence in Śrī Dvārakā]
Verse 8.13.22 < [Chapter 13 - A Thousand Names of Lord Balarāma]
Verse 8.13.127 < [Chapter 13 - A Thousand Names of Lord Balarāma]
Shat-cakra-nirupana (the six bodily centres) (by Arthur Avalon)
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 7.20 < [Chapter 7 - Literary Faults]
Text 10.61 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Text 10.245 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
The Markandeya Purana (by Frederick Eden Pargiter)
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 2.2.10 < [Part 2 - Ecstatic Expressions (anubhāva)]
Verse 2.3.87 < [Part 3 - Involuntary Ecstatic Expressions (sattvika-bhāva)]
Verse 3.5.15 < [Part 5 - Conjugal Love (mādhurya-rasa)]