Kapishthala, Kapi-shthala, Kapi-sthala, Kapiṣṭhala, Kapisthala: 9 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Kapiṣṭhala can be transliterated into English as Kapisthala or Kapishthala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Kapisthala (or Kṛṣṇāraṇyakṣetra) refers to Kavittalam, one of the 108 Vaishnava Divya Desam (divyadeśas or divyasthalas), located in the topographical division of Cōḻanāṭu (“Chola country”), according to the 9th century Nālāyirativviyappirapantam (shortly Nālāyiram).—Tradition would record the Vaiṣṇava divyadeśas or divyasthalas are 108. The divyadeśa is a base of the cult of Viṣṇu in Viṣṇuism [Vaiṣṇavism] tradition. The list of 108 [viz., Kapisthala] seems to have reached maturation by about the early 9th century CE as all the deśas are extolled in the hymns of the twelve Āḻvārs.
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Kāpiṣṭhala (कापिष्ठल) refers to a country belonging to “Madhyadeśa (central division)” classified under the constellations of Kṛttikā, Rohiṇī and Mṛgaśīrṣa, according to the system of Kūrmavibhāga, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 14), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “The countries of the Earth beginning from the centre of Bhāratavarṣa and going round the east, south-east, south, etc., are divided into 9 divisions corresponding to the 27 lunar asterisms at the rate of 3 for each division and beginning from Kṛttikā. The constellations of Kṛttikā, Rohiṇī and Mṛgaśīrṣa represent the Madhyadeśa or central division consisting of the countries of [i.e., Kāpiṣṭhala] [...]”.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Kapiṣṭhala (कपिष्ठल).—Name of a sage, originating a line of descendants कपिष्ठलो गोत्रे (kapiṣṭhalo gotre) P.VIII.3.91.
Kapisthala (कपिस्थल).—n.
(-laṃ) A place frequented by monkies. E. kapi, and sthala place.
Kapiṣṭhala (कपिष्ठल).—[masculine] [Name] of a Ṛṣi, [plural] his descendants.
1) Kapiṣṭhala (कपिष्ठल):—[=kapi-ṣṭhala] [from kapi] m. Name of a Ṛṣi, [Pāṇini; Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] m. [plural] the descendants of the above [gana] upakādi, [Pāṇini 2-4, 69]
3) Kapisthala (कपिस्थल):—[=kapi-sthala] [from kapi] n. the abode of an ape, [Kāśikā-vṛtti on Pāṇini 8-3, 91.]
4) Kāpiṣṭhala (कापिष्ठल):—m. a son or descendant of Kapiṣṭhala [commentator or commentary] on [Nirukta, by Yāska iv, 14]
5) m. [plural] Name of a people (cf. Καμβισθολοί), [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]
Kapisthala (कपिस्थल):—[kapi-sthala] (laṃ) 1. n. Monkey’s haunt.
Kapiṣṭhala (कपिष्ठल):—(kapi + sthala) m. Nomen proprium eines Ṛṣi [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 8, 3, 91.] kapiṣṭhalāḥ die Nachkommen des K. gaṇa upakādi zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 2, 4, 69.] [Pravarādhyāya] in [Weber’s Verzeichniss 57.] [Lassen’s Indische Alterthumskunde I, Anhang XLII.] [Weber’s Indische Studien 1, 150. 217.] bhraṣṭakakapiṣṭhalāḥ [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 2, 4, 69,] [Scholiast] kapiṣṭhalakaṭhāḥ und kapiṣṭhalasaṃhitā [Akademische Vorlesungen 86.] [Weber’s Indische Studien 1, 68. 469.] — Vgl. kāpiṣṭhala .
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Kapisthala (कपिस्थल):—(kapi + sthala) n. Standort der Affen [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 8, 3, 91,] [Scholiast]
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Kāpiṣṭhala (कापिष्ठल):—patron. von kapiṣṭhala; [DURGA] zu [Yāska’s Nirukta 4, 14] sagt von sich: ahaṃ ca kāpiṣṭhalo vāsiṣṭhaḥ . m. pl. Nomen proprium eines Volksstammes [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 14, 4] in [Weber’s Verzeichniss 240.] Vgl. Καμβιςθολοι [ARR. Ind. 4, 8.]
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Kapiṣṭhala (कपिष्ठल):—[Oxforder Handschriften 310,a,26.] eine Autorität in der Auguralkunde [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 86, 1] (vgl. jedoch v. l.). kaṭhāḥ [Weber’s Indische Studien 3, 257.]
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Kapisthala (कपिस्थल):—Nomen proprium einer Stadt [Oxforder Handschriften 154,b,17.]
Kapiṣṭhala (कपिष्ठल):—m. Nomen proprium eines Ṛṣi. Pl. sein Geschlecht. saṃhitā.
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Kapisthala (कपिस्थल):—n. —
1) *Standort von Affen. —
2) Nomen proprium einer Stadt.
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Kāpiṣṭhala (कापिष्ठल):—m. —
1) Patron. von kapiṣṭhala. —
2) Pl. Nomen proprium eines Volkes.
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Partial matches (+0): Sthala, Kapi.
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