Karpana, Karpaṇa, Kārpāṇa: 7 definitions
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Karpana 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 dictionaryKarpaṇa (कर्पण).—A kind of weapon; चापचक्रकणपकर्पणप्रासपट्टिश (cāpacakrakaṇapakarpaṇaprāsapaṭṭiśa) &c.; Daśakumāracarita 35.
Derivable forms: karpaṇaḥ (कर्पणः).
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Kārpāṇa (कार्पाण).—Ved. Combat, battle; कार्पाणे शूर वज्रिवः (kārpāṇe śūra vajrivaḥ) Ṛgveda 1.22.1.
Derivable forms: kārpāṇam (कार्पाणम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKarpaṇa (कर्पण).— (see the last), A spear, [Daśakumāracarita] 56, 17.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKarpaṇa (कर्पण).—[substantive] a kind of lance or spear.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Karpaṇa (कर्पण):—m. (?) a kind of lance or spear, [Daśakumāra-carita]
2) Kārpāṇa (कार्पाण):—n. ([from] kṛpāṇa), a sword-fight ([Sāyaṇa]), [Ṛg-veda x, 22, 10.]
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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 corpusKarpaṇa (ಕರ್ಪಣ):—[noun] a kind of military weapon.
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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Kautilya Arthashastra (by R. Shamasastry)
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