Kapilagita, Kapilagītā, Kapila-gita: 4 definitions
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Kapilagita 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.
In Hinduism
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
Source: Shodhganga: Siva Gita A Critical StudyKapilagītā (कपिलगीता) or simply Kapila refers to one of the sixty-four Gītās commonly referred to in Hindu scriptures.—Gītā is the name given to certain sacred writings in verse (often in the form of a dialogue) which are devoted to the exposition of particular religious and theosophical doctrines. Most of these Gītās [i.e., Kapilagītā] originate from the Mahābhārata or the various Purāṇas.
Vedanta (वेदान्त, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: archive.org: Yoga Aphorisms of Patanjali with Bhoja VrittiKapilagītā (कपिलगीता) is the name of a work dealing with the Yoga system of Philosophy. It deals with—Dissertations on the importance of Yoga meditations and the mode of performing them, by Kapila. Cf. Mitra’s Notices of Sanskrit MSS. IV.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Kapilagītā (कपिलगीता) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—in five chapters, vedānta. L. 1676. K. 34. B. 4, 48. Burnell. 96^a. Oppert. 6878. Ii, 8176.
2) Kapilagītā (कपिलगीता):—from the Padmapurāṇa. Stein 203.
3) Kapilagītā (कपिलगीता):—vedānta. Śg. 2, 146.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKapilagītā (कपिलगीता):—[=kapila-gītā] [from kapila > kapi] f. Name of [work]
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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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Partial matches: Kapila, Gita.
Full-text: Kapila, Padmapurana.
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Shiva Gita (study and summary) (by K. V. Anantharaman)
Bhagavad-gita-rahasya (or Karma-yoga Shastra) (by Bhalchandra Sitaram Sukthankar)
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