The Sanskrit term Kaśyapakalpa can be transliterated into English as Kasyapakalpa or Kashyapakalpa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Kaśyapakalpa (कश्यपकल्प).—Author of, a master of atharvasaṃhita.^*

• * Bhāgavata-purāṇa XII. 7. 4.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

India history and geography

Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha Chikitsa (history)

Kāśyapakalpa (काश्यपकल्प) is name of a text traditionally assigned to Kaśyapa (Kāśyapa), the legendary sage was an accomplished scholar in the Vedas, Āyurveda, Dharmaśāstra, Śilpaśāstra, Kṛṣivijñāna (Agricultural Science), Saṅgītaṣāstra and so on. The New Catalogus Catalogrum enlists Kaśyapa / Kāśyapa and the respective works authored by him or ascribed to him. From these volumes is also understood that numerous works have been attached to Kaśyapa’s name related to different fields of study [like Kāśyapakalpa in Grammar].

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Kashyapa, Kalpa.

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