The Sanskrit term Varṣopala can be transliterated into English as Varsopala or Varshopala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Kavya (poetry)

Source: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of Sriharsa

Varṣopala (वर्षोपल) refers to a “hailstone” (a kind of sweetmeat ball), and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 16.100.—[...] See also under Cakrikā.

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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’.

Ayurveda (science of life)

Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)

Source: History of Science in South Asia: Making Gems in Indian Alchemical Literature

Varṣopala (वर्षोपल) refers to “rain-stones” or “hail-stones” and is used in the recipe for creating artificial Rubies, according to the Vādakhaṇḍa section of the Rasaratnākara (lit. “jewel mine of mercury”): a 13th century alchemical work in Sanskrit written by Nityanātha.—Accordingly: “Pour 24 grams of this into a glass bottle. Roll ‘rain-stones’ (varṣopala) around in this. When they have been well-heated, Heat them briefly in mahua oil. Then remove them. They become divinely radiant rubies”.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Varṣopala (वर्षोपल).—

1) hail stone

2) a kind of sweetmeat ball; घनैरमीषां परिवेषकैर्जनैरवर्षि वर्षोपलगोलकावली (ghanairamīṣāṃ pariveṣakairjanairavarṣi varṣopalagolakāvalī) N.16.1.

Derivable forms: varṣopalaḥ (वर्षोपलः).

Varṣopala is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms varṣa and upala (उपल).

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

Varṣopala (वर्षोपल).—m.

(-laḥ) Hail. E. varṣa rain, and upala a stone.

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

Varṣopala (वर्षोपल).—[masculine] hail (lit. rain-stone).

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

Varṣopala (वर्षोपल):—[from varṣa] m. ‘rain-stone’, hail, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]

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

Varṣopala (वर्षोपल):—[varṣo+pala] (laḥ) 1. m. Hail.

[Sanskrit to German]

Varshopala in German

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Varṣōpala (ವರ್ಷೋಪಲ):—[noun] rounded pieces of ice that fall during thunderstorms; hail; hailstone.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Varsha, Upala.

Starts with: Varshopalagolaka.

Full-text: Cakrika.

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