Alopa, Ālopa: 8 definitions
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Alternative spellings of this word include Alop.
In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammarAlopa (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
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryālopa : (m.) a morsel; a bit; lump.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryĀlopa, (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)
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryĀlopa (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.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 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.]
[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 dictionaryAlopa (अलोप) [Also spelled alop]:—(a) disappeared, vanished.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Alopaka, Alopalo, Alopana, Alopanga, Alopati.
Ends with (+34): Abhyasalopa, Adharavalopa, Aksharalopa, Amatralopa, Amtyalopa, Anavalopa, Ankalopa, Antalopa, Antyalopa, Anunasikalopa, Anvalopa, Apakshalopa, Apalopa, Arthalopa, Avalopa, Dharmalopa, Huralopa, Kalopa, Karmalopa, Kartavyalopa.
Full-text: Alopanga, Alop, Madhvalopa, Alumpati, Alopika, Alumpakara, Alopi, Lampa, Kabala, Agnidh, Karada, Lopa, Karakam, Shikhara, Paribhunjati, Rukkhamula, Shambhava.
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