Kapolatadana, Kapolatāḍana, Kapola-tadana: 2 definitions
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Kapolatadana 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.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKapolatāḍana (कपोलताडन).—Striking the cheeks (in confession of fault).
Derivable forms: kapolatāḍanam (कपोलताडनम्).
Kapolatāḍana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kapola and tāḍana (ताडन).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKapolatāḍana (कपोलताडन):—[=kapola-tāḍana] [from kapola] n. striking the cheeks (as a token of confession of fault), [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
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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