Alopa, Ālopa: 10 definitions
Introduction:
Alopa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, 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 Alop.
In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Alopa (अलोप).—Absence of clision of an affix etc. cf. सुपः अलोपः भवति वाक्ये । राज्ञः पुरुष इति । (supaḥ alopaḥ bhavati vākye | rājñaḥ puruṣa iti |) M. Bh. on II.1.1.
Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
ālopa : (m.) a morsel; a bit; lump.
Ālopa, (ā + lup, cp. ālumpati; BSk. ālopa, e. g. Av. Ś I. 173, 341; Divy 290, 481) a piece (cut off), a bit (of food) morsel, esp. bits of food gathered by bhikkhus D.I, 5 = A.V, 206; III, 176; A II 209; III, 304; IV, 318; Th.1, 1055; It.18; Pv.II, 17; Pug.58; Miln.231, 406; Vism.106; DA.I, 80 (= vilopa-karaṇaṃ). (Page 110)
1) alopa (အလောပ) [(pu) (ပု)]—
[na+lopa]
[န+လောပ]
2) ālopa (အာလောပ) [(pu) (ပု)]—
[ā+lupa+ṇa]
[အာ+လုပ+ဏ]
[Pali to Burmese]
1) alopa—
(Burmese text): မချေ-မကျေ-ခြင်း။
(Auto-Translation): No compromise.
2) ālopa—
(Burmese text): (၁) ထမင်းလုပ်၊ ဆွမ်းလုပ်။ (၂) လုယက်ခြင်း။
(Auto-Translation): (1) Cooking rice and preparing side dishes. (2) Theft.
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
Ālopa (आलोप).—m. (= Pali id.), mouthful (of food); compare next: Mahāvastu i.339.13 ālopa-kāram (ger., see §§ 22.5; 35.3, 5) āhāram āharesi (sc with v.l.), and 16 ālopa-kārakam (ger.) āhāram āharetsuḥ, making a mouthful of it, took food; Mahāvyutpatti 5766; 8572; 8574—6; [Prātimokṣasūtra des Sarvāstivādins] 533.1—6 (= Mahāvyutpatti 8572—6); Divyāvadāna [Page107-a+ 71] 290.23 carama ālopas; 470.17; 481.9; Avadāna-śataka i.341.13 °pam anuprayacchati; Śikṣāsamuccaya 84.3; 138.5; 215.16; Bodhisattvabhūmi 76.19 (na) cāvaśiṣṭaṃ bhavati yāvad dvitīyam ālopaṃ prakṣipati.
1) Alopa (अलोप):—[=a-lopa] m. not dropping (as a letter or syllable), [Lāṭyāyana; Taittirīya-prātiśākhya]
2) [v.s. ...] dropping of the letter a, [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā-prātiśākhya]
3) Ālopa (आलोप):—[=ā-lopa] [from ā-lup] m. a morsel, bit, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Ālopa (आलोप):—m. Bissen [Vyutpatti oder Mahāvyutpatti 198.]
Alopa (अलोप):—m. —
1) kein Schwund [Lāṭyāyana’s Śrautasūtra 6,10,15.] [Prātiśākhya 11,2.] —
2) Schwund von ā [Prātiśākhya 4,40.]
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Ālopa (आलोप):—m. Bissen.
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
Alopa (अलोप) [Also spelled alop]:—(a) disappeared, vanished.
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Partial matches (+0): Lopa, Lupa, A, Na.
Starts with (+0): Alopabhattatthitika, Alopaka, Alopakarana, Alopalo, Alopam, Alopana, Alopanga, Alopapinda, Alopapindadatu, Aloparv, Alopasamasa, Alopasankhepa, Alopati, Alopatthitika, Alopauddharana.
Full-text (+14): Alopauddharana, Gahitagahitalopa, Laddhaalopa, Alopasankhepa, Alopabhattatthitika, Alopapinda, Alopatthitika, Katipayalopa, Alopakarana, Catupancalopamatta, Catupancaalopa, Catupancaalopaokasa, Alopasamasa, Vibhattialopa, Madhvalopa, Alopanga, Vadha Alopa Sahasakara Sutta, Alopam, Alop, Laddhapindiyalopa.
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