In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on Agriculture

Anupāla (अनुपाल) refers to “keeping (the words of the glorious Śākyamuni)” [as taught by the Bhagavān in the ‘great heart called the Garuḍa-flame’], according to the Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

India history and geography

Source: Project Gutenberg: Castes and Tribes of Southern India, Volume 1

Anupala or Anupa is one of the exogamous septs (divisions) among the Komatis (a trading caste of the Madras Presidency). Anupala refers to the plant Anupala (Dolichos Lablab). The Komatis are said to have originally lived, and still live in large numbers on the banks of the Godavari river. One of the local names thereof is Gomati or Gomti, and the Sanskrit Gomati would, in Telugu, become corrupted into Komati. The sub-divisions are split up into septs (viz., Anupala), which are of a strictly exogamous character.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Anupāla (अनुपाल).—A keeper (of horses &c.). कुशलैस्तरुणैर्दक्षैरनुपालैः । शालिहोत्र (kuśalaistaruṇairdakṣairanupālaiḥ | śālihotra) of भोज (bhoja).

Derivable forms: anupālaḥ (अनुपालः).

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Anupāla (अनुपाल) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Aṇupāla.

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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.

Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Aṇupāla (अणुपाल) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Anupāla.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Anupāla (ಅನುಪಾಲ):—[noun] = ಅನುಪಾಲಕ [anupalaka].

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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)

Starts with (+17): Anupalabbha, Anupalabbhamana, Anupalabbhana, Anupalabbhaniya, Anupalabbhiyamana, Anupalabbhiyasabhava, Anupalabdh, Anupalabdha, Anupalabdhata, Anupalabdhate, Anupalabdhatva, Anupalabdhi, Anupalabdhika, Anupalabdhisama, Anupalabdhivada, Anupalabdi, Anupalabha, Anupalabhamana, Anupalabhyamana, Anupalaka.

Full-text: Bhavanupala, Anupa.

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