Anulepaka: 5 definitions
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Anulepaka 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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAnulepaka (अनुलेपक).—a. One who anoints (the body) with unguents &c.
See also (synonyms): anulepin.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnulepaka (अनुलेपक).—mfn.
(-kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) Anointing, who or what anoints. E. anu, and lepaka who anoints.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnulepaka (अनुलेपक):—[=anu-lepaka] [from anu-lip] mfn. anointing the body with unguents, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnulepaka (अनुलेपक):—[tatpurusha compound] m. f. n.
(-pakaḥ-pikā-pakam) Anointing, who or what anoints. E. lip with anu, kṛt aff. ṇvul.
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 corpusAnulēpaka (ಅನುಲೇಪಕ):—
1) [noun] a man who smears otheṛs body with ointment, oil etc. and massages.
2) [noun] any substance so applied.
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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