Vipataka, Vipāṭaka: 5 definitions
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Vipataka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryVipāṭaka (विपाटक).—adj., °kaḥ Mahāvyutpatti 8818, in a list describing bodily characteristics, especially unusual ones or deformities; according to Tibetan lus glebs pa ḥdra ba, with body like something flat; Chin. body like a flat platter.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vipatāka (विपताक):—[=vi-patāka] [from vi] mfn. deprived of a flag or banner, [Mahābhārata]
2) Vipāṭaka (विपाटक):—[=vi-pāṭaka] [from vi-pāṭa > vi-paṭ] mfn. ([probably]) opening, unfolding, bringing, [Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]
3) Vipātaka (विपातक):—[=vi-pātaka] [from vi-pat] mfn. ([from] [preceding]) [gana] yāvādi.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Vipāṭaka (विपाटक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Vipphāḍaga.
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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 corpusVipatāka (ವಿಪತಾಕ):—
1) [noun] a banner having the symbol of Garuḍa, the king of birds.
2) [noun] Viṣṇu, who has flag bears a symbol of Garuḍa.
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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Full-text: Vipphadaga, Vipancika.
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