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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Aṅkapāli (अङ्कपालि) or Aṅkapālī (अङ्कपाली).—[pā-ali ṣa. ta. vā. ṅīp]

1) the extremity of region of the lap (kroḍaprānta or pradeśa); a seat in the lap; hence, an embrace; तावद्गाढं वितर सकृदप्यङ्कपालीं प्रसीद (tāvadgāḍhaṃ vitara sakṛdapyaṅkapālīṃ prasīda) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 8.2. स्पृश हस्तेन मे हस्तमेहि देह्यङ्कपालिकाम् (spṛśa hastena me hastamehi dehyaṅkapālikām) | Śivabhārata 21.33.

2) [aṅkena pālayati pāl-i. tṛ. ta.] a nurse.

3)

-lī a variety of plant, Piring or Medicago Esculenta; (Mar. dhotrā-nighaṇṭuratnākara) [वेदिकाख्यगन्धद्रव्यम् (vedikākhyagandhadravyam)]

Derivable forms: aṅkapāliḥ (अङ्कपालिः).

Aṅkapāli is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms aṅka and pāli (पालि).

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

Aṅkapālī (अङ्कपाली).—f. (-lī) 1. An embrace, embracing. 2. A nurse. 3. A plant, (Piring or Medicago esculenta.) E. See aṅkapālikā.

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

Aṅkapālī (अङ्कपाली).—[feminine] an embrace.

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

1) Aṅkapāli (अङ्कपालि):—[=aṅka-pāli] [from aṅka > aṅk] f. embracing, an embrace, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) Aṅkapālī (अङ्कपाली):—[=aṅka-pālī] [from aṅka > aṅk] f. an embrace

3) [v.s. ...] a nurse, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) [v.s. ...] the plant (Piring) Medicago Esculenta.

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

Aṅkapāli (अङ्कपालि):—[tatpurusha compound] f.

(-liḥ) An embrace, embracing. See aṅkapālī, aṅkapālikā and aṅgapāli. E. aṅka and pāli.

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Aṅkapālī (अङ्कपाली):—[tatpurusha compound] f.

(-lī) 1) An embrace, embracing.

2) A nurse.

3) A plant (Piring or Medicago esculenta). See aṅkapāli. E. aṅka and pālī.

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

Aṅkapālī (अङ्कपाली):—[aṅka-pālī] (lī) 1. f. An embrace.

[Sanskrit to German]

Ankapali in German

context information

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

Aṃkapāli (ಅಂಕಪಾಲಿ):—

1) [noun] the act of taking other person into arms and press to the bosom with affection; an embracing.

2) [noun] a woman who suckles other’s child.

3) [noun] a trained woman who has the medical care of the sick, feeble and injured; a nurse.

context information

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: Paali, Anka, Pali.

Starts with: Ankapalika.

Ends with: Vitamkapali.

Full-text: Angapali, Ankapalika, Angapalika, Pali, Rac.

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