Kapalamoksha, Kapāḷamōkṣa, Kapālamokṣa: 2 definitions
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Kapalamoksha means something in 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.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykapāḷamōkṣa (कपाळमोक्ष).—m The bursting of the skull of a corpse on the pyre: also breaking of the skull of a deceased Sanyasi with a śaṅkha or Conch. 2 The name of one of the five principal tīrtha at Benares.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKapāḷamōkṣa (ಕಪಾಳಮೋಕ್ಷ):—[noun] a slapping on another’s cheek.
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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Starts with: Kapalamoksham.
Full-text: Kapalashuddhi, Kantiyur, Kapala.
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