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Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)

Source: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)

Kapardika (कपर्दिक) refers to the “feathers (of a bird)” [?], according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, [while discussing the yellow-eyed division of hawks]: “The Vājas are of five kinds. Their descriptions are given separately. The class called Balākā is slender in its make, with white and black feathers (kapardika) (?) [śvetakṛṣṇakapardikaḥ] on the breast and on the thighs. It is easily tamed. [...]”.

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This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.

India history and geography

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Kapardikā.—(EI 9; CII 4), a cowrie-shell used as coin. Note: kapardikā is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

See also (synonyms): Kapardī.

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Kapardikā.—same as kapardī, kapardaka, etc. Note: kapardikā is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kapardikā (कपर्दिका).—A small shell or cowrie (used as a coin); मित्राण्यमित्रतां यान्ति यस्य न स्युः कपर्दि (mitrāṇyamitratāṃ yānti yasya na syuḥ kapardi) (rda) काः (kāḥ) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 2.98.

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

Kapardikā (कपर्दिका):—[from kapardaka > kaparda] f. Cypraea Moneta [commentator or commentary] on [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā; Pañcatantra]

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Kapardikā (कपर्दिका) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Kavaḍḍiyā.

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kapardika (ಕಪರ್ದಿಕ):—[noun] = ಕಪರ್ದ - [kaparda -] 1.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Kapardikarika, Kapardikasu.

Ends with: Prashnakapardika.

Full-text: Kapardaka, Kapardin, Kavaddiya, Vonta, Bandhava, Lal.

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No search results for Kapardika, Kapardikā; (plurals include: Kapardikas, Kapardikās) in any book or story.

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