Karnapali, Karṇapāli, Karna-pali, Karṇapālī: 8 definitions

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Karnapali means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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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Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Karnapali in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

karṇapāli (कर्णपालि).—f S The curving edge of the auricle, the helix.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

karṇapāli (कर्णपालि) [-pālikā, -पालिका].—f The curved edge of the ear, the helix.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Karnapali in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Karṇapāli (कर्णपालि) or Karṇapālī (कर्णपाली).—f.

1) the lobe of the ear.

2) the outer edge of the ear.

- an ornament of the ear.

Derivable forms: karṇapāliḥ (कर्णपालिः).

Karṇapāli is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms karṇa and pāli (पालि).

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

Karṇapālī (कर्णपाली).—f. (-lī) An ornament of the ear, a garland or string of jewels pendent from it. E. karṇa, and pāl to cherish.

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

1) Karṇapāli (कर्णपालि):—[=karṇa-pāli] [from karṇa] f. the lobe of the ear, the outer ear, [Suśruta]

2) Karṇapālī (कर्णपाली):—[=karṇa-pālī] [from karṇa-pāli > karṇa] f. idem, [ib.]

3) [v.s. ...] a particular ornament for the ear, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) [v.s. ...] Name of a river

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

Karṇapālī (कर्णपाली):—[karṇa-pālī] (lī) 3. f. An ornament of the ear; a garland.

[Sanskrit to German]

Karnapali 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.

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