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Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Kāpileya (कापिलेय).—Son of Viśvāmitra. After saving Śunaśśepha from death, Viśvāmitra was fondling the child on his lap. At that time, the child’s father Ajīgarta came to him and wanted Viśvāmitra to return the child to him. Viśvāmitra then told him "Like Kāpileya and Bābhravya, this is also my son." From this we may infer that Kāpileya must have been Viśvāmitra’s son. (Aitareya Brāhmaṇa).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Kāpileya (कापिलेय).—The Daitya-rākṣasas from the Daitya king Kumbha.^*

• * Vāyu-purāṇa 69. 177.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Kāpileya (कापिलेय).—(compare Sanskrit kapila), adj.? drawn by tawny oxen? or subst., tawny cattle?: Mahāvastu iii.50.14 (in description of luxurious state abandoned by Kāśyapa on taking up religious life), ekūnaṃ ca halasahasraṃ bhadrāṃ kāpileyāṃ (could be acc. pl. m. or sg. f.) suvarṇasīrikāṃ (so Senart em., compare hala-sīra; but mss. suvarṇasamikā or (?) °saṃ- vikā) avahāya.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kāpileya (कापिलेय).—i. e. kapila + eya, m. A descendant of Kapila, Mahābhārata 12, 7886.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kāpileya (कापिलेय).—[adjective] & [masculine] the same.

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

1) Kāpileya (कापिलेय):—[from kāpila] mfn. derived from Kapila, [Pañcarātra]

2) [v.s. ...] m. a [patronymic] [from] kapila or a [metronymic] [from] kapilā, [Aitareya-brāhmaṇa vii, 17; Mahābhārata]

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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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Starts with: Kapileyababhrava.

Full-text: Kapileyababhrava, Daityarakshasa, Babhrava, Kumbha, Rakshasa, Kapila.

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Search found 3 books and stories containing Kapileya, Kāpileya; (plurals include: Kapileyas, Kāpileyas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)

Section CCXVIII < [Mokshadharma Parva]

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The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)

Chapter 7 - Different dynasties enumerated < [Section 3 - Upodghāta-pāda]

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A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 4 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)

Part 4 - Kapila’s philosophy in the Bhāgavata-purāṇa < [Chapter XXIV - The Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

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