Kapatatapasa, Kapaṭatāpasa, Kapata-tapasa: 3 definitions
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Kapatatapasa 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.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKapaṭatāpasa (कपटतापस).—one who pretends to be an ascetic, pseudo ascetic.
Derivable forms: kapaṭatāpasaḥ (कपटतापसः).
Kapaṭatāpasa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kapaṭa and tāpasa (तापस).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKapaṭatāpasa (कपटतापस).—m. a feigned ascetic, [Kathāsaritsāgara, (ed. Brockhaus.)] 24, 208.
Kapaṭatāpasa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kapaṭa and tāpasa (तापस).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKapaṭatāpasa (कपटतापस):—[=kapaṭa-tāpasa] [from kapaṭa] m. one who deceitfully pretends to be an ascetic, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
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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Partial matches: Kapata, Tapasa.
Full-text: Kapata.
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