Caityapala, Caityapāla, Caitya-pala: 5 definitions

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Caityapala 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Chaityapala.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Caityapāla (चैत्यपाल).—the guardian of a sanctuary.

Derivable forms: caityapālaḥ (चैत्यपालः).

Caityapāla is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms caitya and pāla (पाल).

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

Caityapāla (चैत्यपाल).—m. the watchman of a sanctuary.

Caityapāla is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms caitya and pāla (पाल).

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

Caityapāla (चैत्यपाल):—[=caitya-pāla] [from caitya] m. the guardian of a a caitya, [Rāmāyaṇa v, 38, 29.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Caityapala in German

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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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