Diptopala, Dīptopala, Dipta-upala: 6 definitions

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Dīptopala (दीप्तोपल).—

1) the sunstone.

2) a crystalline lens.

Derivable forms: dīptopalaḥ (दीप्तोपलः).

Dīptopala is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dīpta and upala (उपल).

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

Dīptopala (दीप्तोपल).—m.

(-laḥ) The sun-gem, crystalline lens. E. dīpta shining, and upala a stone.

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

1) Dīptopala (दीप्तोपल):—[from dīpta > dīp] m. ‘brilliant stone’, the sun gem (= sūrya-kānta)

2) [v.s. ...] a crystalline lens, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Dīptopala (दीप्तोपल):—[dīpto+pala] (laḥ) 1. m. The sun-gem.

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