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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Karapāla (करपाल).—

1) a sword.

2) a cudgel.

Derivable forms: karapālaḥ (करपालः).

Karapāla is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kara and pāla (पाल). See also (synonyms): karapālikā.

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Kārāpāla (कारापाल).—a guard of a prison, jailor.

Derivable forms: kārāpālaḥ (कारापालः).

Kārāpāla is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kārā and pāla (पाल).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Karapāla (करपाल).—m.

(-laḥ) A sword, a scymitar. E. kara the hand, and pala protecting, or with bala to be strong, karabāla.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Karapāla (करपाल).—[kara-pāla], karabāla karabāla, and karavāla karavāla (with b, v for p), m. A sword, Mahābhārata 1, 1432.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Karapāla (करपाल).—[masculine] chief tax-gatherer.

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

1) Karapāla (करपाल):—[=kara-pāla] [from kara] 1. kara-pāla (1. kara-pāla; for 2. See p. 254, col. 3) m. ‘hand-protecting’, a sword, scymitar, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [=kara-pāla] [from kara] 2. kara-pāla (2. karapāla; for 1. See p. 253, col. 2) m. chief tax-gatherer, [Pañcatantra]

3) Kārāpāla (कारापाल):—[=kārā-pāla] [from kārā] m. prison-guard.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Karapāla (करपाल):—[kara-pāla] (laḥ) 1. m. A sword.

[Sanskrit to German]

Karapala in German

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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 corpus

Karapala (ಕರಪಲ):—

1) [noun] the act or an instance of plucking at the bedclothes by a delirious patient; carphology.

2) [noun] a frequent, unintentional movement of limbs.

3) [noun] (fig.) a tendency or disposition to annoy or vex with playful tricks; mischief.

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Karapāla (ಕರಪಾಲ):—[noun] a weapon for cutting and thrusting, consisting of a hilt with a cross-guard and a long straight or curved blade with a sharp point; a sword; a scimitar.

context information

Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Paala, Pala, Kara.

Starts with: Karapalaka, Karapalamela.

Ends with: Shakarapala, Shankarapala.

Full-text: Karabala, Karapalika, Karalika, Pattrapala, Karavira, Pali, Pala, Kara.

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