Kapimukha: 2 definitions
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Kapimukha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexKapimukha (कपिमुख).—Kṛṣṇa Parāśāras.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 201. 35.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykapimukha (कपिमुख).—n (S) A monkey-like face: also attrib. monkey-faced--a horse. An inauspicious mark. It consists in a short upper lip and a lengthy under one.
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.
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Full-text: Ashubhacinha.
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Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Lineages of Parāśara < [Chapter 6 - Human history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
Ramayana of Valmiki (by Hari Prasad Shastri)
Chapter 14 - The Ashoka Grove < [Book 5 - Sundara-kanda]
Satirical works of Kshemendra (study) (by Arpana Devi)
3. Rasa or the sentiment < [Chapter 4 - Literary study of the Three Satirical Works]