Capalajana, Capala-jana, Capalājana: 5 definitions
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Capalajana 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 Chapalajana.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryCapalājana (चपलाजन).—
1) a fickle or unsteady woman; Śiśupālavadha 9.16.
2) the goddess of wealth.
Derivable forms: capalājanaḥ (चपलाजनः).
Capalājana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms capalā and jana (जन).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryCapalājana (चपलाजन).—m. an unsteady woman, and the goddess of fortune, [Śiśupālavadha] 9, 16. Tiryagjana, i. e.
Capalājana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms capalā and jana (जन).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryCapalājana (चपलाजन):—[=capalā-jana] [from capala] m. ‘a fickle or unsteady woman’, and ‘the goddess of fortune’ [Śiśupāla-vadha ix, 16.]
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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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Partial matches: Jana, Capala.
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