Kapolapatra, Kapola-patra: 3 definitions
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Kapolapatra 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
Kavya (poetry)
Source: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of SriharsaKapolapatra (कपोलपत्र) refers to “ornamental designs painted on the cheek” and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 7.60.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKapolapatra (कपोलपत्र).—A mark painted on the cheek; कपोल- पत्रान्मकरात्सकेतुः (kapola- patrānmakarātsaketuḥ) N.7.6.
Derivable forms: kapolapatram (कपोलपत्रम्).
Kapolapatra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kapola and patra (पत्र).
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKapōlapatra (ಕಪೋಲಪತ್ರ):—[noun] a decorative marking, figure etc. painted on the cheek.
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Kapōḷapatra (ಕಪೋಳಪತ್ರ):—[noun] = ಕಪೋಲಪತ್ರ [kapolapatra].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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