Cintapara, Cimtapara, Cinta-para, Cintāpara: 11 definitions
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Cintapara 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 Chintapara.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Cintāpara (चिन्तापर):—Thinking excessively
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.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Cintāpara (चिन्तापर) refers to the “supreme thought”, according to the Yogakhaṇḍa of the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, [while discussing the Hagiography of Siddha Bauddhadeva]: “[...] O Bhairava, (such was) the kingdom Mahīpāla (enjoyed) for a hundred years. O fair faced one, (the goddess) ordered (him) in the middle of the night: ‘O wise one, if you desire liberation, practice severe austerity’. Then the king woke up and the supreme thought (cintāpara) came (to his mind). Having recollected the god with (his) blissful mind, (the king) went to the shore (of the nearby sea). [...]”.
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.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Cintāpara (चिन्तापर) refers to “becoming worried” (due to not having a son), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.27 (“The birth of Śaṅkhacūḍa”).—Accordingly, [as Sanatkumāra narrates to Vyāsa]: “[...] Many powerful sons were born to that lady Danu (wife of Kaśyapa). Their names are not mentioned O sage, by the fear of dilation. One of them is Vipracitti who was very powerful and valorous. His virtuous son Dambha of self-control was a great devotee of Viṣṇu. No son was born to him. Hence the hero became worried (cintāpara). [vīrastataściṃtāparo'bhavat] He made the preceptor Śukra his initiator and learnt the mantra of Kṛṣṇa. [...]”;
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Cintāpara (चिन्तापर).—a. thoughtful, anxious.
Cintāpara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms cintā and para (पर).
Cintāpara (चिन्तापर).—mfn.
(-raḥ-rā-raṃ) Thoughtful, anxious. E. cintā, and para engaged in.
Cintāpara (चिन्तापर).—[adjective] thoughtful, sorrowful.
Cintāpara (चिन्तापर):—[=cintā-para] [from cintā > cint] mfn. lost in thought, [Nalopākhyāna ii, 2; xii, 86.]
Cintāpara (चिन्तापर):—[cintā-para] (raḥ-rā-raṃ) a. Thoughtful.
Cintāpara (चिन्तापर):—(ci + para) adj. f. ā in Gedanken vertieft [Nalopākhyāna 2, 2. 12, 86.]
Cintāpara (चिन्तापर):—Adj. in Gedanken vertieft.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Ciṃtāpara (ಚಿಂತಾಪರ):—[adjective] = ಚಿಂತನಪರ [cimtanapara]1.
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Ciṃtāpara (ಚಿಂತಾಪರ):—[noun] = ಚಿಂತಕ [cimtaka].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Para, Cinta.
Starts with (+0): Cimtaparate.
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