Capalya, Cāpalya: 17 definitions
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Capalya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Hindi. 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 Chapalya.
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Cāpalya (चापल्य) refers to “fickleness”, according to the Kubjikāmata-tantra, the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.—Accordingly, “One should make an effort to seek a teacher who brings about eternal bliss and awakens (his disciples) to what is beneficial. (The true teacher is) is fortunate and pleasing to see. [...] He is the joy of those who are dedicated to him. He is brave (śauryavat) and (the observance of his) vows is firm. He grants knowledge and freedom from fear and is free of greed and fickleness (cāpalya-varjita). [...]”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
cāpalya (चापल्य).—n (S) Activity, agility, nimbleness. 2 Fickleness, volatility, restlessness.
cāpalya (चापल्य).—n Activity; fickleness.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Cāpalya (चापल्य).—[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: cāpalyam (चापल्यम्).
See also (synonyms): cāpala.
Cāpālya (चापाल्य).—(?) (nt., for Sanskrit cāpalya), instability: lakṣmī-°ya- Divyāvadāna 432.13 (prose); probably read cāpalya.
Cāpalya (चापल्य).—n.
(-lyaṃ) Unsteadiness: see cāpala.
Cāpalya (चापल्य).—i. e. capala + ya, n. Unsteadiness, [Pañcatantra] iv. [distich] 81.
Cāpalya (चापल्य).—[neuter] agility, haste, inconstancy, wantonness.
1) Cāpalya (चापल्य):—[from cāpala] n. ([gana] brāhmaṇādi) mobility, [Cāṇakya]
2) [v.s. ...] agitation, unsteadiness, fickleness, flurry, [Yājñavalkya i, 112; iii, 279; Rāmāyaṇa iii, v; Pañcatantra i, 1, 0/1; Sāhitya-darpaṇa iii, 170.]
Cāpalya (चापल्य):—(lyaṃ) 1. n. Idem.
Cāpalya (चापल्य):—(nom. abstr. von capala) n. gaṇa brāhmaṇādi zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 5, 1, 124.]
1) Beweglichkeit, Unruhe: sthāne cāpalyaṃ ca vivarjayet [Cāṇakya 30.] matkuṇo ticāpalyātkhaṭvāntaṃ praviṣṭaḥ [Pañcatantra 62, 12.] —
2) rasches —, unüberlegtes Verfahren, Unbesonnenheit: mātsaryadveṣarāgādeścāpalyaṃ tvanavasthitiḥ [Sāhityadarpana 199.] [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 3, 279.] vākpāṇipāda [?1, 112. Rāmāyaṇa 5, 88, 9 (= Pañcatantra IV, 81). Pañcatantra 10, 9.] in Bezug auf (loc.) [Rāmāyaṇa 3, 1, 13.] a [Hitopadeśa I, 92.] — Vgl. cāpala .
Cāpalya (चापल्य):—n. —
1) Beweglichkeit , rasche Bewegung. —
2) unstätes Wesen , Unbeständigkeit [Indische sprüche 3924.] Leichtfertigkeit , Leichtsinn.
Cāpalya (चापल्य) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Cāvalla.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Cāpalya (चापल्य) [Also spelled chapaly]:—(nm) see [capalatā].
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Kannada-English dictionary
Cāpalya (ಚಾಪಲ್ಯ):—[noun] = ಚಾಪಲ [capala]2 - 1, 2 & 3; 4. an irrepressible desire.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Pali-English dictionary
cāpalya (စာပလျ) [(na) (န)]—
[capala+ṇya]
[စပလ+ဏျ]
[Pali to Burmese]
cāpalya—
(Burmese text): လျှပ်ပေါ်-လော်လည်-သည်၏အဖြစ်၊ လျှပ်ပေါ်-လော်လည်-ခြင်း။
(Auto-Translation): Electricity - the state of being electrified, or electrification.
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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Starts with: Capalyavarjita.
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