Dhanutkalapa, Dhanuṭkalāpa, Dhanush-kalapa: 1 definition
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Dhanutkalapa 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.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryDhanuṭkalāpa (धनुट्कलाप).—(m., see next; dvandva [compound]; = Pali dhanu-ka°), lit. bow and quiver, actually in effect archery, the art of handling bow and arrows (so Tibetan mdaḥ gzhuḥi thabs, method of arrow and bow): °pe Lalitavistara 156.11, in list of arts mastered by the young Bodhisattva.
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: Dhanus, Kalapa.
Starts with: Dhanutkalapaka.
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