Vipatha, Vipāṭha: 13 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaVipāṭha (विपाठ).—An arrow. It is mentioned in Mahābhārata, Ādi Parva, Chapter 138, Stanza 6, that this arrow was larger and more powerful than other arrows.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryvipatha : (m.) wrong path.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryVipatha, (vi+patha) wrong way or course Vv 5010 (=apatha VvA. 212). (Page 626)
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVipatha (विपथ).—A wrong road, bad way (lit. and fig.); सत्पथं कथमुत्सृज्य यास्यामि विपथं पथः (satpathaṃ kathamutsṛjya yāsyāmi vipathaṃ pathaḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.359.11.
Derivable forms: vipathaḥ (विपथः).
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Vipāṭha (विपाठ).—A kind of large arrow; क्षुरनाराचभल्लानां विपाठानां च तत्त्ववित् (kṣuranārācabhallānāṃ vipāṭhānāṃ ca tattvavit) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 1.139.6.
Derivable forms: vipāṭhaḥ (विपाठः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryVipatha (विपथ).—m., a fairly high number: Mahāvyutpatti 7727 = Tibetan yal yol; corresp. to vivara (1).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVipatha (विपथ).—mn.
(-thaḥ-thaṃ) A bad road, a wrong way, (either lit or fig.) E. vi depreciative prefix, and patha for pathin a road.
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Vipāṭha (विपाठ).—m.
(-ṭhaḥ) A kind of large arrow.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryVipāṭha (विपाठ).—m. An arrow, Mahābhārata 4, 168; 5, 1865.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVipatha (विपथ).—1. [substantive] wrong way, bad road.
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Vipatha (विपथ).—2. [masculine] [neuter] a waggon fit for bad roads.
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Vipāṭha (विपाठ).—[masculine] a kind of arrow (cf. vipāṭa).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vipatha (विपथ):—[=vi-patha] [from vi] a See sub voce
2) [=vi-patha] b m. n. a different path, wrong road, evil course, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] a [particular] high number, [Buddhist literature]
4) [v.s. ...] mn. a kind of chariot (fit for untrodden paths), [Atharva-veda; Pañcaviṃśa-brāhmaṇa; ???]
5) Vipāṭha (विपाठ):—m. (cf. vi-pāṭa under vi-√paṭ) a kind of large arrow (described by, [Nīlakaṇṭha] as viśālo vaiśākhī-mukha-vat), [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa]
6) Vipāṭhā (विपाठा):—[from vipāṭha] f. Name of a woman, [Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vipatha (विपथ):—[vi-patha] (thaḥ-thaṃ) 1. m. n. A bad road.
2) Vipāṭha (विपाठ):—(ṭhaḥ) 1. m. An arrow.
[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 dictionaryVipatha (विपथ) [Also spelled vipath]:—(nm) a wrong course/path; ~[gāmī] aberrant, (one) going astray; ~[na] aberration, going astray.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVipatha (ವಿಪಥ):—
1) [noun] an unfit, improper way, course or road.
2) [noun] an immoral unethical way or course.
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: Patha, Vi, Pata, Patta.
Starts with: Vipatam, Vipathagami, Vipathagamin, Vipathagati, Vipathana, Vipathavaha, Vipathavapataparata, Vipathaya, Vipathayamaka, Vipathayuga, Vipattam, Vipattan.
Ends with: Dvipatha.
Full-text: Vipata, Vipathavaha, Vaipathaka, Vipath, Vipathagati, Vipathayuga, Vipathagamin, Viprithu, Vipathayamaka, Vipathaya, Vipathavapataparata, Vipathi, Vivara, Yamaka, Pracya, Vaha.
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