Kalapi, Kalāpi, Kalāpī: 8 definitions

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Kalapi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, biology, Tamil. 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

Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstra

Kalāpi (कलापि) refers to a type of ornament (ābharaṇa) for the fore-arm (bāhu) to be worn by females, according to Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 23. Such ornaments for females should be used in cases of human females and celestial beings (gods and goddesses).

Ābharaṇa (‘ornaments’, eg., kalāpi) is a category of alaṃkāra, or “decorations”, which in turn is a category of nepathya, or “costumes and make-up”, the perfection of which forms the main concern of the Āhāryābhinaya, or “extraneous representation”, a critical component for a successful dramatic play.

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Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).

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Shilpashastra (iconography)

Source: Shodhganga: Vaisnava Agamas And Visnu Images

Kalāpī (कलापी) refers to a “ string of pearls” and represents a type of “hand-ornaments” (hastabhūṣaṇa), as defined in treatises such as the Pāñcarātra, Pādmasaṃhitā and Vaikhānasa-āgamas, extensively dealing with the technical features of temple art, iconography and architecture in Vaishnavism.—There are a number of ornaments for hand and arms. According to Bharata, [viz., kalāpī (string of pearls), kaṭaka (chain with link ), śaṅkha (bracelet of conches), hastapatra (bracelet with design of creepers), pūraka (a flat bracelet) are the ornament for hand fist and upper part of wrist; and rings are meant for fingers.]

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Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.

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Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Kalapi in Hawaii is the name of a plant defined with Tragopogon porrifolius in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices.

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Bocconea (1991)
· Inform. Bot. Ital. (1976)
· Madroño (2005)
· Taxon (1992)
· Lagascalia (1981)
· Taxon (1978)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Kalapi, for example health benefits, diet and recipes, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, side effects, extract dosage, have a look at these references.

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

kalāpī : (m.) 1. peacock; 2. one who has a quiver or a bundle.

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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.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

kālapī (कालपी).—f kālapīsākhara f A kind of sugarcandy.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

1) Kalāpī (कलापी):—[=kalā-pī] [from kalāpa > kalā] f. a bundle of grass, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Āśvalāyana-śrauta-sūtra]

2) Kalāpi (कलापि):—m. or f. a bunch, tuft, [Śāṅkhāyana-śrauta-sūtra]

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kalāpi (ಕಲಾಪಿ):—

1) [noun] a male peafowl, having brilliant plumage and a tail (with eyelike markings) that can be expanded and displayed like a fan; a pea-cock.

2) [noun] the Indian cuckoo.

3) [noun] a woman well decorated.

4) [noun] the Indian fig tree, Ficus benghlensis.

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Kaḷāpi (ಕಳಾಪಿ):—

1) [noun] a male peafowl, having brilliant plumage and a tail (with eyelike markings) that can be expanded erect in display like a fan; a pea-cock.

2) [noun] the Indian cuckoo.

3) [noun] a woman well decorated.

4) [noun] the Indian fig tree, Ficus benghalensis.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Kalāpi (கலாபி) noun < kalāpin. Peacock; மயில். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [mayil. (pingalagandu)]

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Kalāpi (கலாபி) [kalāpittal] 11 intransitive verb < கலாபம்². [kalapam².] To create disturbance, stir up a revolt; கலகம் பண்ணுதல். [kalagam pannuthal.] Local usage

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Kalapi (கலபி) noun < கலபம். [kalapam.] cf. கலாபி. [kalapi.] Peacock; மயில். செழுங்கலபி யாலித்து [mayil. sezhungalapi yalithu] (கந்தரலங். [kantharalang.] 97).

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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