Karapaka, Kārāpaka: 7 definitions

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Karapaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India. 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.

India history and geography

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Kārāpaka.—(EI 19; IA 19), Prakrit; same as Sanskrit Kāraka; an agent. Note: kārāpaka is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

kārāpaka : (m.) a schemer; one who orders to do something.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Kārāpaka, (fr. kārāpeti) a schemer, inventor J. VI, 333. (Page 210)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kārāpaka (कारापक).—A person appointed to look after the construction of a temple or a building.

Derivable forms: kārāpakaḥ (कारापकः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Kārāpaka (कारापक).—m. (compare Pali id.; to kārāpayati, with -aka), he who causes to act, used in a formulaic list of terms applied to the (heretically alleged) ātman, and as such rejected: Mahāvyutpatti 4678 (follows kāraka); Mahāvastu iii.447.11, 16 (kārako vā) °pako vā utthāpako vā…; Śatasāhasrikā-prajñāpāramitā 120.18 °pakaḥ °paka iti vyavahriyate sa ca yathābhūtaṃ parigaveṣyamāṇo nopala- bhyate.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kārāpaka (कारापक):—m. ([probably]) an agent (cf. next), [Inscriptions]

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kārapaka (ಕಾರಪಕ):—[noun] a man who has the knowledge of or who supervises construction of buildings, esp. temples.

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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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