Kalpadi, Kalpādi, Kalpa-adi: 8 definitions
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Kalpadi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi. 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)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationKalpādi (कल्पादि) refers to the “beginning of the Kalpa”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.28 (“Description of the fraudulent words of the Brahmacārin”).—Accordingly, as Pārvatī said to Śiva (in guise of a Brahmacārin): “[...] Sadāśiva is the support and receptacle of all lores. Of what avail is learning to Him who is perfect and the supreme soul? At the beginning of the Kalpa [i.e., kalpādi], all the Vedas were given by Śiva to Viṣṇu in the form of breath. Who can be a good lord equal to Him? How can He be measured in age, He who is primordial to everything and everyone. Even primordial nature (Prakṛti) is born of Him. Of what avail is then Energy to Him? [...]”.
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.
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryKalpādi.—(EI 5; IA 18), name applied to certain tithis. Note: kalpādi is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykalpādi (कल्पादि).—m (S kalpa & ādi) The beginning of a kalpa.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKalpādi (कल्पादि).—renovation of all things in the creation; कल्पक्षये पुनस्तानि कल्पादौ विसृजाम्यहम् (kalpakṣaye punastāni kalpādau visṛjāmyaham) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 9.7;
Derivable forms: kalpādiḥ (कल्पादिः).
Kalpādi is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kalpa and ādi (आदि).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKalpādi (कल्पादि).—m.
(-diḥ) The beginning of a Kalpa, the renovation of all things. E. kalpa, and ādi beginning.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKalpādi (कल्पादि).—[masculine] the beginning of a Kalpa (v. seq.).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKalpādi (कल्पादि):—[from kalpa] m. the beginning of a Kalpa, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKalpādi (कल्पादि):—[kalpā+di] (diḥ) 2. m. Beginning of an age or Kalpa.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Kalpadipika, Kalpadiri.
Ends with: Pratishthakalpadi.
Full-text: Pratishthakalpadi.
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Search found 3 books and stories containing Kalpadi, Kalpādi, Kalpa-adi, Kalpa-ādi; (plurals include: Kalpadis, Kalpādis, adis, ādis). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 46 - Celebration of Yātrā by Dakṣa (on Akṣayatṛtīyā) < [Section 2 - Puruṣottama-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 15 - Eulogy of Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa < [Section 9 - Vāsudeva-māhātmya]
The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 98 - Thousand names of Śiva (Sahasranāma) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 35 - Śiva-sahasranāma: the thousand names of Śiva < [Section 4 - Koṭirudra-Saṃhitā]