Anyavapa, Anyavāpa, Anya-vapa: 5 definitions
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Anyavapa 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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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAnyavāpa (अन्यवाप).—the cuckoo leaving the eggs in the nests of other birds.
Derivable forms: anyavāpaḥ (अन्यवापः).
Anyavāpa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms anya and vāpa (वाप).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnyavāpa (अन्यवाप):—[=anya-vāpa] [from anya] m. ‘sowing for others’ id est. ‘leaving his eggs in the nests of other birds’, the kokila or Indian cuckoo, [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnyavāpa (अन्यवाप):—[tatpurusha compound] m.
(-paḥ) (ved.) The Kokila or Indian cuckoo (lit.: who sows for others, i. e. who gets eggs which are hatched by the crow; comp. anyabhṛt &c. E. anya and vāpa.
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