Kashyapasutra, Kāśyapasūtra, Kashyapa-sutra: 2 definitions

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Kashyapasutra means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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.

The Sanskrit term Kāśyapasūtra can be transliterated into English as Kasyapasutra or Kashyapasutra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

India history and geography

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

Kāśyapasūtra (काश्यपसूत्र) 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 Kāśyapasūtra].

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Kāśyapasūtra (काश्यपसूत्र) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Oppert. 42. See Kāmyapaśusūtra.

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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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