Karapidana, Karapīḍana, Kara-pidana: 2 definitions
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Karapidana 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 dictionaryKarapīḍana (करपीडन).—marriage; cf. पाणिपीडन (pāṇipīḍana).
Derivable forms: karapīḍanam (करपीडनम्).
Karapīḍana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kara and pīḍana (पीडन).
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 corpusKarapīḍana (ಕರಪೀಡನ):—
1) [noun] a squeezing with the hand.
2) [noun] a vexing by levying unduly heavy taxes.
3) [noun] marriage (in which the bridegroom holds the bride’s hand symbolising the marriage).
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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Partial matches: Pidana, Kara.
Full-text: Pidana.
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