Kalakaprishtha, Kālakapṛṣṭha, Kalaka-prishtha: 1 definition
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Kalakaprishtha 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.
The Sanskrit term Kālakapṛṣṭha can be transliterated into English as Kalakaprstha or Kalakaprishtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryKālakapṛṣṭha (कालकपृष्ठ).—(ms. thrice kālakā-p°), adj., according to Tibetan (quite literally) having a black back (rgyab nag po), applied to a man suffering for past misdeeds: Mūla-Sarvāstivāda-Vinaya ii.89.7, 8, 12; in 89.13, 90.1 ff. text kālaka° without note.
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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