Kapaṇa, Kapana: 8 definitions
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Kapaṇa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, 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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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarykapaṇa : (adj.) poor; miserable; insignificant. (m.), a beggar.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryKapaṇa, (adj. n.) (Sk. kṛpaṇa from kṛp wail, cp. Lat. crepo; Ags. hraefn=E. raven. Cp. also Sk. kṛcchra) — 1. poor, miserable, wretched; a beggar; frequent explained by varāka, duggata, dīna and daḷidda; very often classed with low-caste people, as caṇḍālā Pv. III, 113 & pesakārā (Ud. 4). Sn. 818; J. I, 312, 321; III, 199; Pv. II, 914; III, 113, IV. 52; DA. I, 298; DhA. I, 233; ThA. 178.—2. small, short, insignificant A. I, 213; Bdhd 84. (f.) °ā a miserable woman J. IV, 285; —°an (adv.) pitifully, piteously, with verbs of weeping, etc. J. III, 295; V, 499; VI, 143; a° not poor J. III, 199;—ati° very miserable Pgdp 74. Der. °tā wretchedness Sdhp. 315.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykāpaṇa (कापण) [or णी, ṇī].—f (kāpaṇēṃ) A light term for shaving (of the head and beard).
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 dictionaryKapana (कपन).—Shaking.
-naḥ, -nā Ved. A worm, caterpillar (ghuṇa); मोषथा वृक्षं कपनेव वेधसः (moṣathā vṛkṣaṃ kapaneva vedhasaḥ) Ṛgveda 5.54.6.
Derivable forms: kapanaḥ (कपनः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKapanā (कपना).—[feminine] worm, caterpillar.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kapanā (कपना):—f. (√kamp, [Nirukta, by Yāska vi, 4]), a worm, caterpillar, [Ṛg-veda v, 54, 6]
2) (cf. κάμπη.)
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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.
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