Kapal, Kapāl: 1 definition
Introduction:
Kapal means something in Hindi, 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.
Ambiguity: Although Kapal has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Kapala.
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Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryKapal in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) the skull, head, cranium; destiny; a begging bowl; —[kriya] the ceremony of breaking the skull of a corpse before setting fire to the funeral pyre (a son or one of the nearest relatives performs the ceremony); —[samdhi] a treaty on equal terms; —[samshraya] a buffer state..—kapal (कपाल) is alternatively transliterated as Kapāla.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+135): Kapaal-nuhounu, Kapal phori, Kapal phuta, Kapal-kapal, Kapal-phodi, Kapal-phuta-lata, Kapala, Kapala-kornu, Kapala-nuhaunu, Kapala-phodi, Kapala-sandhi, Kapala-varikattu, Kapalabhairava, Kapalabharana, Kapalabhata, Kapalabhati, Kapalabhrit, Kapalaca Daga, Kapalaca-daga, Kapalacanti.
Ends with: Buluh kapal, Kankapal, Kapal-kapal, Kapalkapal.
Full-text: Kapala-kornu, Kapal-kapal, Kapal phuta, Buluh kapal, Kapal phori, Kapaal-nuhounu, Kapal-phodi, Kapaal-phodi, Kapaal-phuta-lata, Kapal-phuta-lata, Kapalika, Kapalik, Kapala.
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Shat-cakra-nirupana (the six bodily centres) (by Arthur Avalon)
Verse 24 < [Section 4]
Soma in Vedic Mythology and Ritual (study) (by Anjana Chakraborty)
Folk Tales of Gujarat (and Jhaverchand Meghani) (by Vandana P. Soni)