Bashpakala, Bāṣpakala, Bashpa-kala: 2 definitions

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Bashpakala 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.

The Sanskrit term Bāṣpakala can be transliterated into English as Baspakala or Bashpakala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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[«previous next»] — Bashpakala in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Bāṣpakala (बाष्पकल).—a. inarticulate or indistinct through tears; सा बाष्पकलया वाचा निःश्वसन्ती पुनः पुनः (sā bāṣpakalayā vācā niḥśvasantī punaḥ punaḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 4.2.28.

Bāṣpakala is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bāṣpa and kala (कल).

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

Bāṣpakala (बाष्पकल):—[=bāṣpa-kala] [from bāṣpa] mfn. inarticulate through t°, [Mahābhārata]

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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.

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