Kapuya, Kapūya: 6 definitions
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Kapuya 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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKapūya (कपूय).—a. Mean, worthless, abject, low; य इह कपूयचरणा अभ्याशो ह यत्ते कपूयां योनिमापद्येरन् (ya iha kapūyacaraṇā abhyāśo ha yatte kapūyāṃ yonimāpadyeran) Ch. Up.5.1.7.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKapūya (कपूय).—[adjective] smelling badly, stinking.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKapūya (कपूय):—mf(ā)n. smelling badly, stinking, [Chāndogya-upaniṣad v, 10, 7; Nirukta, by Yāska]
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKapūya (ಕಪೂಯ):—
1) [adjective] of low quality; mean; worthless; abject.
2) [adjective] smelling bad; giving unpleasant smell; disagreeable.
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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Brahma Sutras (Nimbarka commentary) (by Roma Bose)
Brahma-Sūtra 3.1.11 < [Adhikaraṇa 2 - Sūtras 8-11]
Bhagavad-gita-rahasya (or Karma-yoga Shastra) (by Bhalchandra Sitaram Sukthankar)