Japaka, Jāpaka: 13 definitions
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Japaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Jāpaka (जापक).—A Brāhmaṇa who was constantly engaged in uttering Gāyatrī. Jāpaka was ordered to go to hell because certain mistakes were detected in the uttering of Gāyatrī. But Devī Sāvitrī intervened. She appeared before him and gave him heaven. This Jāpaka was a contemporary of Ikṣvāku. (Mahābhārata Śānti Parva, 3 Chapters from 197).
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
Jāpaka (जापक).—a.
1) Muttering prayers.
2) belonging to the muttering of prayers; अथवा सर्वमेवेह मामकं जापकं फलम् (athavā sarvameveha māmakaṃ jāpakaṃ phalam) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.199.5.
-kaḥ A mutterer of prayers; जापकानां फलावाप्तिं श्रोतुमिच्छामि भारत । किं फलं जपतामुक्तं क्व वा तिष्ठन्ति जापकाः (jāpakānāṃ phalāvāptiṃ śrotumicchāmi bhārata | kiṃ phalaṃ japatāmuktaṃ kva vā tiṣṭhanti jāpakāḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.196.3.
-kam A kind of fragrant wood.
Jāpaka (जापक).—mfn.
(-kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) Muttering prayers, one who does so. E. japa and ṇvul aff.
Jāpaka (जापक).—i. e. jap + aka, adj. 1. Muttering prayers, Mahābhārata 12, 7153. 2. Produced by prayer, Mahābhārata 12, 7249.
Jāpaka (जापक).—[adjective] muttering, whispering (—°).
1) Jāpaka (जापक):—[from jāpa] mfn. muttering prayers or names of a deity (in [compound])
2) [v.s. ...] m. a priest who mutters prayers, [Mahābhārata xii, 7153 f.; Bhāgavata-purāṇa ix, 6, 10; Kathāsaritsāgara lxix; Nṛsiṃha-tāpanīya-upaniṣad; Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi]
3) [v.s. ...] relating to a muttered prayer, [Mahābhārata xii, 7249 and 7336]
4) [v.s. ...] n. [varia lectio] for jāyaka, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Jāpaka (जापक):—[(kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) a. Idem.]
Jāpaka (जापक):—
1) (von jap) adj. subst. der flüsternd Gebete hersagt [Mahābhārata 12, 7153. fg.] —
2) (von jāpa oder japa) adj. zum flüsternd hergesagten Gebet in Beziehung stehend: phalam [Mahābhārata 12, 7249. 7336.] —
3) n. ein best. wohlriechendes Holz (v. l. jāyaka) [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 646.]
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Jāpaka (जापक):—
1) [Kathāsaritsāgara 69, 164.] rudra [Weber’s Indische Studien 9, 121.] mantrarāja [122.]
Jāpaka (जापक):——
1) Adj. — a) Etwas (im Comp. vorangehend) flüsternd hersagend , flüsternd Gebete hersagend [Bhāgavatapurāṇa .ed.Bomb.9,6,10.] m. ein solcher Priester [Hemādri’s Caturvargacintāmaṇi 2,a.68,9.11.] — b) zu 1)a) in Beziehung stehend. —
2) n. ein best. wohlriechendes Holz.
Jāpaka (जापक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Jāvaya.
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
Jāpaka (ಜಾಪಕ):—
1) [noun] one who religiously repeats a holy hymn or hymns, meditating on a deity or abstract thing.
2) [noun] the plant Curcuma xanthorrhiza of Zingiberaceae family.
3) [noun] a bright-red or slightly orange powder applied by women (other than widows) on their foreheads, as an auspicious sign and also used in worshipping a deity.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Pali-English dictionary
jāpaka (ဇာပက) [(ti) (တိ)]—
[japa+ṇe+ṇvu．thīnitea jāpikā]
[ဇပ+ဏေ+ဏွု။ ထီ၌ ဇာပိကာ]
[Pali to Burmese]
jāpaka—
(Burmese text): ဖြစ်စေတတ်သော။ အတ္ထဇာပက-ကြည့်။
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Japa, Ne, Na.
Starts with: Japakavalige.
Full-text: Upajapaka, Rudrajapaka, Atthajapaka, Dridhagrahin, Jayaka, Japya, Javaya.
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