Kapitthaka: 6 definitions
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Kapitthaka 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
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-śāstraKapitthaka (कपित्थक) is a Sanskrit word, identified with Feronia elephantum (wood apple) by various scholars in their translation of the Śukranīti. This tree is mentioned as bearing good fruits. The King should plant such domestic plants in and near villages. He should nourish them by stoole of goats, sheep and cows, water as well as meat.
The following is an ancient Indian recipe for such nourishment of trees:
According to Śukranīti 4.4.105-109: “The trees (such as kapitthaka) are to be watered in the morning and evening in summer, every alternate day in winter, in the fifth part of the day (i.e., afternoon) in spring, never in the rainy season. If trees have their fruits destroyed, the pouring of cold water after being cooked together with Kulutha, Māṣa (seeds), Mudga (pulse), Yava (barley) and Tila (oil seed) would lead to the growth of flowers and fruits. Growth of trees can be helped by the application of water with which fishes are washed and cleansed.”
Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryKapitthaka (कपित्थक).—m. or nt., name of an āśrama on the Godā-varī river where Śarabhaṅga took residence: Mahāvastu iii.363.2. In Pali Sarabhaṅga lived in Kapiṭṭhavana on the Godāvarī.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKapitthaka (कपित्थक).—[kapittha + ka], m. A tree, Feronia elephantum, Corr., [Rāmāyaṇa] 5, 16, 2.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kapitthaka (कपित्थक):—[from kapi] m. Feronia Elephantum
2) [v.s. ...] n. the fruit of it, [Rāmāyaṇa]
3) Kāpitthaka (कापित्थक):—[from kāpittha] m. (?) Name of a place [commentator or commentary] on [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhajjātaka]
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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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Ends with: Matikapitthaka, Nilakapitthaka.
Full-text: Kapittha, Nilakapitthaka, Rukkha.
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Bhesajjakkhandhaka (Chapter on Medicine) (by Hin-tak Sik)
Toxicology (Agadatantra) < [Chapter 5 - Diseases and Treatments in the Chapter on Medicine]
The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Chapter XXXIV - The story of Śarabhaṅga < [Volume III]
Shukra Niti by Shukracharya (by Benoy Kumar Sarkar)
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 7 - Different dynasties enumerated < [Section 3 - Upodghāta-pāda]