Capala, Cāpala, Capalā, Cāpāla: 35 definitions

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Alternative spellings of this word include Chapala.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)

Source: Ancient Science of Life: Critical Review of Rasaratna Samuccaya

Capala (चपल) is the name of a medicinal drug (possibly identified with Bismuth), and mentioned in the Rasaratnasamuccaya: a 13th century C.E. alchemical treatise, authored by Vāgbhaṭa, is a useful compilation related to preparation and properties of drugs of mineral and metallic origin.—Capala is a controversial drug and may be either Bismuth or Selenium, but the commentator of Rasaratnasamuccaya without providing any proof, correlates Capala with Bismuth.

Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)

Source: Shodhganga: Edition translation and critical study of yogasarasamgraha

Capalā (चपला) is another name for “Pippalī” and is dealt with in the 15th-century Yogasārasaṅgraha (Yogasara-saṅgraha) by Vāsudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes. The Yogasārasaṃgraha [mentioning capalā] deals with entire recipes in the route of administration, and thus deals with the knowledge of pharmacy (bhaiṣajya-kalpanā) which is a branch of pharmacology (dravyaguṇa).

Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)

Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu

Capalā (चपला) is another name for Pippalī, a medicinal plant identified with Piper longum Linn. or “Indian long pepper” from the Piperaceae or ‘pepper’ family of flowering plants, according to verse 6.11-13 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The sixth chapter (pippalyādi-varga) of this book enumerates ninety-five varieties of plants obtained from the market (paṇyauṣadhi). Together with the names Capalā and Pippalī, there are a total of nineteen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.

Unclassified Ayurveda definitions

Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany

Capala (चपल) is another name for Rājamāṣa (Vigna unguiculata “cow-peas”) according to the Bhāvaprakāśa, which is a 16th century medicinal thesaurus authored by Bhāvamiśra. The term is used throughout Ayurvedic literature.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstra

1) Capala (चपल, “inconsiderate”).—One of the thirty-three vyabhicāribhāva (transitory states), according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 7. These ‘transitory states’ accompany the ‘permanent state’ in co-operation. The term is used throughout nāṭyaśāstra literature. It is also known as Cāpala. (Also see the Daśarūpa 4.8-9)

2a) Capalā (चपला) refers to a type of syllabic metre (vṛtta), according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 16. Capalā falls in the Anuṣṭup (Anuṣṭubh) class of chandas (rhythm-type), which implies that verses constructed with this metre have four pādas (‘foot’ or ‘quarter-verse’) containing eighteen syllables each.

2b) Capalā (चपला) refers to a type of āryā syllabic metre (vṛtta), according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 16. The Capalā variation is one amongst five types of āryā-meters.

3) Capalā (चपला) is the name of a meter belonging to the Triṣṭubh class of Dhruvā (songs) described in the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 32:—“the metre which has in its feet of eleven syllables, the first two, and the last long, is capalā”.

Capalā is also the name of a meter belonging to the Śīrṣaka class described in the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 32:—“the metre which has in its feet of twenty-five syllables, the fifth, the eight, the eleventh, the twelfth and the last long, is capalā”.

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Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).

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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Capala (चपल).—A king in ancient India. (Mahābhārata Ādi Parva, Chapter 1, Verse 238).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1) Capala (चपल).—A son of mṛga elephant.*

  • * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 7. 333.

2) Capalā (चपला).—A śakti.*

  • * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 44. 75.
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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)

Source: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literature

1) Capalā (चपला) is a type of mātrāvṛtta (quantitative verse) described in the Āryāprakaraṇa section of the second chapter of Kedārabhaṭṭa’s Vṛttaratnākara. The Vṛttaratnākara is considered as most popular work in Sanskrit prosody, because of its rich and number of commentaries. Kedārabhaṭṭa (C. 950-1050 C.E.) was a celebrated author in Sanskrit prosody.

2) Capalā (चपला) is the name of a Sanskrit metre (chandas) to which Hemacandra (1088-1173 C.E.) assigned the alternative name of Hari-vilasita, Tvarita-gati in his auto-commentary on the second chapter of the Chandonuśāsana. Capalā also corresponds to Drutagati according to Bharata. Hemacandra gives these alternative names for the metres by other authorities (like Bharata), even though the number of gaṇas or letters do not differ.

3) Capalā (चपला) refers to one of the thirty mātrāvṛtta (quantitative verse) mentioned in the 331st chapter of the Agnipurāṇa. The Agnipurāṇa deals with various subjects viz. literature, poetics, grammar, architecture in its 383 chapters and deals with the entire science of prosody (e.g., the capalā metre) in 8 chapters (328-335) in 101 verses in total.

Capalā also refers to one of the eighteen viṣama-varṇavṛtta (irregular syllabo-quantitative verse) mentioned in the 332nd chapter of the Agnipurāṇa.

4) Capalā (चपला) refers to one of the thirty-four mātrāvṛtta (quantitative verse) mentioned in the Garuḍapurāṇa. The Garuḍapurāṇa also deals with the science of prosody (e.g., the capalā) in its six chapters 207-212. The chapters comprise 5, 18, 41, 7 and 9 verses respectively.

Source: Journal of the University of Bombay Volume V: Apabhramsa metres (2)

1) Capala (चपल) is the name of a metre similair to Rathyāvarṇaka: an Apabhraṃśa metre classified as Dvipadi (metres with two lines in a stanza) discussed in books such as the Chandonuśāsana, Kavidarpaṇa, Vṛttajātisamuccaya and Svayambhūchandas.—Rathyāvarṇaka has 37 mātrās in each of their two lines, formed with 1 ṣaṇmātra, 7 caturmātras, and 1 trimātra at the end, with the yati after the 12th and the 20th mātrās. [...] If the initial ṣaṇmātra of the Rathyāvarṇaka is placed between the 6th and the 7th caturmātras, and if the yati occurs after the 16th and the 24th mātrās, it is called Capala.

2) Capalā (चपला) refers to one of the three main types of Gāthā: one of the oldest Prakrit meters probably developed out of the epic Anuṣṭubh, as discussed in books such as the Chandonuśāsana, Kavidarpaṇa, Vṛttajātisamuccaya and Svayambhūchandas.—There are three main kinds of a Gāthā, i.e., Pathyā, Vipulā and Capalā. The Capalā has the 2nd and the 4th caturmātras in either or both the halves preceded and followed by a long letter, and is accordingly Mukhacapalā, or Jaghanacapalā or Sarvacapalā.

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Chandas (छन्दस्) refers to Sanskrit prosody and represents one of the six Vedangas (auxiliary disciplines belonging to the study of the Vedas). The science of prosody (chandas-shastra) focusses on the study of the poetic meters such as the commonly known twenty-six metres mentioned by Pingalas.

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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Wisdom Library: Śāktism

Capala (चपल, “cunning”) refers to one of the sixty defects of mantras, according to the 11th century Kulārṇava-tantra: an important scripture of the Kaula school of Śāktism traditionally stated to have consisted of 125.000 Sanskrit verses.—Accordingly, as Īśvara says to Śrī Devī: “For those who do japa without knowing these defects [e.g., capala—cunning], there is no realization even with millions and billions of japa. [...] Oh My Beloved! there are ten processes for eradicating defects in Mantras as described. [...]”.

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Capala (चपल) refers to one of the eight Servants (ceṭa-aṣṭaka) associated with Candrapīṭha (or Candrapīṭhapura), according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—[...] The eight Servants (ceṭāṣṭaka): Capala, Lelihāna, Mahākāya, Hanumata, Mahābala, Mahotsāha, Devadatta, Durāsada.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

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In Buddhism

Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names

A Yakkha. See Capala cetiya.

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Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).

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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhism

Capala (चपल) is the name of a deity summoned by the Yamāntaka-mantra and mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa: one of the largest Kriyā Tantras devoted to Mañjuśrī (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Mañjuśrī and were taught to and by Buddha Śākyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including Capala).

Source: academia.edu: A Critical Sanskrit Edition and a Translation of Kambala’s Sādhananidhi, Chapter 8

Capalā (चपला) is the name of a Deity associated with the syllable “ca” of the Devīhṛdayamantra (Goddess’ heart mantra): one of the four major mantras in the Cakrasaṃvara tradition, as taught in the eighth chapter of the 9th-century Herukābhidhāna and its commentary, the Sādhananidhi. The thirteen letters constituting the mantra are transformed in meditation into thirteen deities. All these female deities [viz., Capalā] have their male consorts who resemble their consort female deities in appearance and are in sexual union with them.

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.

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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: archive.org: Bulletin of the French School of the Far East (volume 5)

Capala (चपल) [?] (in Chinese: Tchö-po-lo) is the name of an ancient kingdom associated with Anurādhā or Anurādhānakṣatra, as mentioned in chapter 18 of the Candragarbha: the 55th section of the Mahāsaṃnipāta-sūtra, a large compilation of Sūtras (texts) in Mahāyāna Buddhism partly available in Sanskrit, Tibetan and Chinese.—Chapter 18 deals with geographical astrology and, in conversation with Brahmarāja and others, Buddha explains how he entrusts the Nakṣatras [e.g., Anurādhā] with a group of kingdoms [e.g., Capala] for the sake of protection and prosperity.

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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.

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In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: archive.org: Een Kritische Studie Van Svayambhūdeva’s Paümacariu

Capala (चपल) participated in the war between Rāma and Rāvaṇa, on the side of the latter, as mentioned in Svayambhūdeva’s Paumacariu (Padmacarita, Paumacariya or Rāmāyaṇapurāṇa) chapter 57ff. Svayambhū or Svayambhūdeva (8th or 9th century) was a Jain householder who probably lived in Karnataka. His work recounts the popular Rāma story as known from the older work Rāmāyaṇa (written by Vālmīki). Various chapters [mentioning Capala] are dedicated to the humongous battle whose armies (known as akṣauhiṇīs) consisted of millions of soldiers, horses and elephants, etc.

Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections

Capala (चपल) refers to the “unsteady (mind)”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “When dwelling in a house, [a lifestyle] which is full of great misfortune [and] exceedingly despicable, victory over carelessness cannot be achieved even by the very wise. The unsteady mind (capala-manascapalaṃ manaḥ) cannot be subdued by householders. Therefore, the state of a householder is abandoned by wise men for peace of mind”.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Capala in India is the name of a plant defined with Vigna unguiculata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Dolichos hastifolius Schnizl. (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Centuria II. Plantarum (1756)
· Linnaea (1839)
· Raccolte Botaniche
· Anales Cientificos Paraguayos (1911)
· Philippine Journal of Science (1916)
· Plantae Javanicae Rariores (1848)

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

capala : (adj.) fickle; wavering; unsteady.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Capala, (adj.) (Sk. capala cp. cāpa bow; from *qep to shake or quiver, see Walde Lat. Wtb. under caperro) moving to & fro, wavering, trembling, unsteady, fickle S. I, 204; V, 269; M. I, 470 (and a° steady); A. III, 199, 355, 391; Dh. 33; Pug. 35; J. I, 295; II, 360. At J. VI, 548 it means one who lets the saliva flow out of his mouth (explained by paggharita-lāla “trickle-spit”). (Page 262)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

capala (चपल).—a (S) pop. capaḷa a Active, agile, nimble, quick, smart. 2 Fickle, volatile, restless, fidgety. 3 Wanton--a woman.

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capala (चपल) [or ळ, ḷa].—f ē capaḷī f ( H) A sandal.

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capalā (चपला).—f S Lightning. Ex. aṅgāvarī ca0 paḍē ||. 2 A wanton woman, a rig.

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capaḷā (चपळा).—a (capaḷa) Smart, active, lively, agile.

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capaḷā (चपळा).—m A shrub of the Mimosa tribe.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

capala (चपल).—a Active, agile, nimble, quick, smart. Fickle, volatile, restless, fid- gety. Wanton-a woman.

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capalā (चपला).—f Lightning. A wanton woman, a rig.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Capala (चपल).—a. [cap-mandāyāṃ gatau kala upadhokārasyākāraḥ Tv.; cf. Uṇādi-sūtra 1.18]

1) Shaking, trembling, tremulous; कुल्याम्भोभिः पवनचपलैः शाखिनो धौतमूलाः (kulyāmbhobhiḥ pavanacapalaiḥ śākhino dhautamūlāḥ) Ś.1 15; चपलायताक्षी (capalāyatākṣī) Ch. P.8.

2) Unsteady, fickle, inconstant, wavering; Śānti.2. 12; चपलमति (capalamati) &c.

3) Frail, transient, momentary; नलिनीदलगतजलमतितरलं तद्वज्जीवितमतिशयचपलम् (nalinīdalagatajalamatitaralaṃ tadvajjīvitamatiśayacapalam) Moha M.5.

4) Quick, nimble, agile; (gatam) शैशवाच्चपलमप्यशोभत (śaiśavāccapalamapyaśobhata) R.11. 8.

5) Inconsiderate, rash; cf. चापल (cāpala).

6) off the mark; निमित्तचपलेषुणा (nimittacapaleṣuṇā) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 13.5.5.

-laḥ 1 A fish.

2) Quicksilver.

3) The Chātaka bird.

4) Consumption.

5) A sort of perfume.

6) Black mustard.

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Capalā (चपला).—

1) Lightning; कुरबककुसुमं चपलासुषमं रतिपतिमृगकानने (kurabakakusumaṃ capalāsuṣamaṃ ratipatimṛgakānane) Gītagovinda 7.

2) An unchaste or disloyal wife.

3) Spirituous liquor.

4) Lakṣmī, the goddess of wealth.

5) The tongue.

6) Long pepper.

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Cāpala (चापल).—[capalasya bhāvaḥ karma vā aṇ pakṣe ṣyañ]

1) Quick motion, swiftness.

2) Fickleness, unsteadiness, transitoriness; Kirātārjunīya 2.41.

3) Inconsiderate or rash conduct, rashness, rash act; यत्तु केवलचापल्याद्बलदर्पोत्थितः स्वयम् (yattu kevalacāpalyādbaladarpotthitaḥ svayam) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 3.36.8; धिक् चापलम् (dhik cāpalam) Uttararāmacarita 4; तद्गुणैः कर्णमागत्य चापलाय प्रचोदितः (tadguṇaiḥ karṇamāgatya cāpalāya pracoditaḥ) R.1.9; स्वचित्तवृत्तिरिव चापलेभ्यो निवारणीया (svacittavṛttiriva cāpalebhyo nivāraṇīyā) K.11; Kumārasambhava 3.41.

4) Restiveness (as of a horse); पुनः पुनः सूतनिषिद्धचापलम् (punaḥ punaḥ sūtaniṣiddhacāpalam) R.3.42.

5) Boldness; Kumārasambhava 5.4.

6) Agitation, tremour.

Derivable forms: cāpalam (चापलम्).

See also (synonyms): cāpalya.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Cāpāla (चापाल).—nt. (= Pali id., near Vesāli), name of a caitya near Vaiśālī: Mahāvastu i.299.22 (compare 297.16); pūrvasmin vai (Mahāvastu purimasmiṃ) diśo-bhāge cāpālaṃ (Senart em. cāpa- laṃ, but mss. of Mahāvastu text) nāma (Mahāvastu va nāma) cetiyaṃ Lalitavistara 388.12 = Mahāvastu iii.306.14 (verse); Cāpāla-caityaṃ Divyāvadāna 201.1 (at Vaiśālī); Vaiśālī Vṛjibhūmiś Cāpāla- (13 °laṃ)- caityaṃ 4 and 13; °laṃ caityaṃ Divyāvadāna 207.11.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Capala (चपल).—mfn.

(-laḥ-lā-laṃ) 1. Trembling, tremulous, shaking. 2. Wavering, unsteady. 3. Inconsiderately criminal. 4. Swift, expeditious; (also in this sense, or swiftly, adv. n.

(-laṃ) 5. Momentary, instantaneous. 6. Agitated violently, overcome with alarm, &c. m.

(-laḥ) 1. Quicksilver. 2. A kind of stone. 3. A fish. 4. A thief. f.

(-lā) 1. The goddess Lakshmi or fortune. 2. Lightning. 3. A whore. 4. Long pepper. 5. The tongue. 6. Spirituous liquor. 7. A species of the Arya metre. E. cap to go, affix alac or cup to move, Unadi affix kala and the radical vowel changed.

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Cāpala (चापल).—n.

(-laṃ) 1. Unsteadiness, (literally or metaphorically.) 2. Transitoriness. E. capala trembling, aṇ affix; also with yañ affix cāpalya n. (-lyaṃ.)

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

Capala (चपल).— (i. e. kamp + ala adj., f. . 1. Trembling, unsteady, [Raghuvaṃśa, (ed. Stenzler.)] 11, 8; [Hitopadeśa] i. [distich] 46. 2. Giddy, inconsiderate, [Matsyopākhyāna] 72; Mahābhārata 3, 13848. 3. Swift, [Harivaṃśa, (ed. Calc.)] 4104; ºlam, adv. Quickly, [Daśakumāracarita] in Chr. 260, 2. 4. Wanton, [Rāmāyaṇa] 3, 51, 33.

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Cāpala (चापल).—i. e. capala + a, n. 1. Quickness, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 8, 12, 20. 2. Unsteadiness, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 5, 377.

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

Capala (चपल).—[adjective] moving to and fro, tremulous, unsteady, agitated, rash, nimble, fickle, inconsiderate, [neuter] [adverb] —[feminine] ā lightning, a wanton woman, [Name] of two metres.

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Cāpala (चापल).—[neuter] agility, haste, inconstancy, wantonness.

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

1) Capala (चपल):—mf(ā)n. (√kamp; [gana] śauṇḍādi, śreṇy-ādi and vispaṣṭādi) moving to and fro, shaking, trembling, unsteady, wavering, [Mahābhārata] etc.

2) wanton, fickle, inconstant, [ib.]

3) inconsiderate, thoughtless, ill-mannered, [Manu-smṛti iv, 177; Mahābhārata xiv, 1251]

4) quick, swift, expeditious, [Harivaṃśa 4104]

5) momentary, instantaneous, [Subhāṣitāvali]

6) m. a kind of mouse, [Suśruta v, 6, 3; Aṣṭāṅga-hṛdaya vi, 38, 1]

7) a fish, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

8) the wind, [Demetrius Galanos’s Lexiko: sanskritikes, anglikes, hellenikes]

9) quicksilver, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

10) black mustard, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

11) a kind of perfume (coraka), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

12) a kind of stone, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

13) Name of a demon causing diseases, [Harivaṃśa 9562]

14) of a prince, [Mahābhārata i, 231]

15) n. a kind of metal (mentioned with quicksilver)

16) Capalā (चपला):—[from capala] f. lightning, [Gīta-govinda vii, 23]

17) [v.s. ...] long pepper, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

18) [v.s. ...] the tongue, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

19) [v.s. ...] ([gana] priyādi) a disloyal wife, whore, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

20) [v.s. ...] spirituous liquor ([especially] that made from hemp), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

21) [v.s. ...] the goddess Lakṣmi or fortune (cf. [Mahābhārata xiii, 3861]), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

22) [v.s. ...] Name of two metres (cf. mahā-)

23) [v.s. ...] (in music) the 5th note personified.

24) Cāpala (चापल):—n. ([from] cap [gana] yuvādi) mobility, swiftness, [Raghuvaṃśa iii, 42; Bhāgavata-purāṇa vii, 12, 20]

25) agitation, unsteadiness, fickleness, inconsiderateness, insolence, [Gautama-dharma-śāstra ix, 50; Pāṇini 8-1, 12], [vArttika] 5, [Mahābhārata etc.]

26) Cāpāla (चापाल):—Name of a Caitya, [Divyāvadāna]

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

1) Capala (चपल):—[(laḥ-lā-laṃ) a.] Trembling, unsteady, swift. m. Quicksilver; a stone; a fish; a thief. f. Lukshmee; lightning; a whore; the tongue; long-pepper.

2) Cāpala (चापल):—(laṃ) 1. n. Unsteadiness.

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

Capala (चपल) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Cavala, Cavalā, Cāvala.

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

1) Capala (चपल) [Also spelled chapal]:—(a) unsteady; wavering; flippant; tremulous; restless; quick; nimble; hoity-toity.

2) Capalā (चपला) [Also spelled chapala]:—(nf) the goddess of wealth—Lakshmi:; lightning; (a) feminine form of [capala] (sec).

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Capala (ಚಪಲ):—

1) [adjective] changing, changeable or unstable in affection, interest, etc.

2) [adjective] quick and easy of movement; deft and active; agile.

3) [adjective] acting or done suddenly with little thought; rash; impetuous.

4) [adjective] not lasting; impermanent; fleeting.

5) [adjective] uneasy in mind; apprehensive; worried; anxious.

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Capala (ಚಪಲ):—

1) [noun] the quality of being fickle; lack of firmness, resoluteness; fickleness.

2) [noun] quickness; agility; nimbleness.

3) [noun] the liquid, silver-white metallic chemical element; mercury (symbol - Hg.).

4) [noun] an intense, ardent desire.

5) [noun] a man lacking firmness of purpose; a fickle-minded man.

6) [noun] an agile man.

7) [noun] air in motion; wind.

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Capaḷa (ಚಪಳ):—[noun] the outer side of the thigh.

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Capaḷa (ಚಪಳ):—[adjective] = ಚಪಲ [capala]1.

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Capaḷa (ಚಪಳ):—[noun] = ಚಪಲ [capala]2.

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Cāpala (ಚಾಪಲ):—

1) [adjective] moving to and fro; trembling; wavering; unsteady.

2) [adjective] infirm in deciding or forming opinion; erratic in habits, purpose or behaviour.

3) [adjective] lasting but a moment; very brief; fleeting.

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Cāpala (ಚಾಪಲ):—

1) [noun] the quality or fact of being unsteady, wavering; unsteadiness.

2) [noun] inability to take a firm decision, forming opinion.

3) [noun] the quality of being erratic in habits, purpose or behaviour.

4) [noun] quickness in moving, going, travelling, proceeding or performing; swiftness; speed; celerity.

5) [noun] the fact or habit of acting or tending to act too hastily or without due consideration.

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Cāpaḷa (ಚಾಪಳ):—[adjective] = ಚಾಪಲ [capala]1.

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Cāpaḷa (ಚಾಪಳ):—[noun] = ಚಾಪಲ [capala]2.

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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Capalā (சபலா) noun < capalā. Long pepper; திப்பலி. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [thippali. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]

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