Kopana: 16 definitions
Introduction:
Kopana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Kopana (कोपन) refers to “becoming furious”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.15 (“Gaṇeśa’s battle”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada: “On hearing their words, the furious Rudra became more furious (parama-kopana) and went there along with his Gaṇas. The entire army of the gods along with the discus-bearing Viṣṇu shouted in jubilation and followed Śiva. In the meantime, bowing to Śiva, the lord of the gods with palms joined in reverence, O Nārada, you spoke as follows—[...]”.
Kopana (कोपन) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. VI.10.59) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Kopana) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Kopana (कोपन) refers to “wrathful (elephants)”, according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 5, “on marks of the stages of life”]: “13. His ears, tongue, haunches, and other parts are symmetrical according to whatever his size may be; the smell of must arises in him; endowed with all fine qualities, a hard fighter, with smooth hair and skin, with intoxicated eyes, handsome, showing striking development of the temporal bone, intelligent, wrathful (kopana), a killer, evenly balanced in the bodily humors, he is a javana (‘swift one’) and has attained the third stage”.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
1) Kopana (कोपन):—Anger
2) Aggravating; substances aggravating or initiating the vitiation of doshas.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Kopana (कोपन).—a. [kup-tācchīlye yuc]
1) Passionate, irascible, angry; रैभश्चापि तपस्वी च कोपनश्च महानृषिः (raibhaścāpi tapasvī ca kopanaśca mahānṛṣiḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 3.135.58.
2) Causing anger.
3) Irritating, causing morbid disorder of the humours of the body.
-nam Becoming angry.
-nā A passionate or angry woman; कयासि कामिन् सुरतापराधात् पादानतः किपनयाऽवधूतः (kayāsi kāmin suratāparādhāt pādānataḥ kipanayā'vadhūtaḥ) Kumārasambhava 3.8; Amaru. 68. (v. l.)
Kopana (कोपन).—mfn.
(-naḥ-nā-naṃ) Passionate, wrathful. f.
(-nā) A passionate woman. E. kup to be angry, yuc affix, fem. affix ṭāp.
Kopana (कोपन).—i. e. kup + ana, I. adj., f. nā. 1. Passionate, wrathful, [Rāmāyaṇa] 1, 34, 22. 2. Irritating, [Suśruta] 1, 177, 15. Ii. m. The name of an Asura or demon, [Harivaṃśa, (ed. Calc.)] 2284. Iii. n. 1. Excitement, Mahābhārata 14, 466. 2. Provocation, Mahābhārata 13, 2426.
Kopana (कोपन).—[adjective] passionate, angry; irritating, making angry (also as subst. [neuter]).
1) Kopana (कोपन):—[from kopa] mf(ā)n. inclined to passion, passionate, wrathful, angry, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] irritating, causing morbid irritation or disorder of the humors, [Suśruta]
3) [v.s. ...] m. Name of an Asura, [Harivaṃśa 2284]
4) [v.s. ...] n. irritating, [Mahābhārata xiv, 466]
5) [v.s. ...] morbid irritation of the humors of the body, [Pāṇini 5-1, 38], [vArttika] 1, [Suśruta]
6) [v.s. ...] making angry, [Mahābhārata xiii, 2426]
7) Kopanā (कोपना):—[from kopana > kopa] f. a passionate woman, [Horace H. Wilson]
Kopana (कोपन):—[(naḥ-nā-naṃ) a.] Passionate.
Kopana (कोपन):—(von kup simpl. und caus.)
1) adj. f. ā a) zum Zorn geneigt, zornig, böse [Mahābhārata 1, 1354. 3, 9976. 10749. 13, 4588.] [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 34, 22. 4, 46, 8.] [Viśvāmitra’s Kampf 10, 5.] [KĀṆ. 61.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 5, 42.] [ŚUK. 40, 9.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 392.] fem. [Amarakoṣa 2, 6. 1. 4.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 510.] [Pañcatantra IV, 8.] [Vikramorvaśī 57, 11.] [Kumārasaṃbhava 3, 8.] [Amaruśataka 65.] — b) in krankhafte Aufregung versetzend, reizend [Suśruta 1, 177, 15.] vātakopana [190, 5. 16. 197, 12.] —
2) m. Nomen proprium eines Asura [Harivaṃśa 2284.] —
3) n. a) Aufregung, Reizung: svadopakopanādrogaṃ labhate [Mahābhārata 14, 466.] vātasya śamanaṃ kopanaṃ vā [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 5, 1, 38, Vārttika von Kātyāyana. 1,] [Scholiast] yathoktaiḥ kopanaiḥ doṣāḥ kupitāḥ [Suśruta 2, 450, 16.] — b) das Erzürnen (trans.): ayaśasyamadharmyaṃ ca yanmṛṣā dharmakopanam [Mahābhārata 13, 2426.]
Kopana (कोपन):——
1) Adj. (f. ā) — a) zum Zorn geneigt , zornig , bös. Nom.abstr. tva n. [Carakasaṃhitā 2,7.] — b) in krankhafte Aufregung versetzend , reizend. —
2) n. — a) Aufregung , Reizung. — b) das Erzürnen (trans.).
Kopana (कोपन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Kovaṇa.
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
Kōpana (ಕೋಪನ):—
1) [adjective] readily excited to anger or impatience; easily annoyed; irritable.
2) [adjective] causing anger.
3) [adjective] exciting, provocating, rousing passion.
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Kōpana (ಕೋಪನ):—[noun] an angry, furious man.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Pali-English dictionary
kopana (ကောပန) [(ti) (တိ)]—
[kupa+yu]
[ကုပ+ယု]
[Pali to Burmese]
kopana—
(Burmese text): (၁) ဖျက်ဆီးတတ်သော။ (၂) အမျက် ထွက်လေ့ရှိသော၊ အမျက်ထွက်-စိတ်ဆိုး-တတ်သော၊ သူ။
(Auto-Translation): (1) Destructive. (2) Prone to irritation, easily frustrated.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Kupa, Ao, Yu, Yu.
Starts with (+0): Kopanai, Kopanaka, Kopanali, Kopanam, Kopanapura, Kopanasanna, Kopanavado, Kopaneyya.
Full-text (+4): Prakopana, Pakopana, Vatakopana, Kopaneyya, Atyantakopana, Akopana, Bhrishakopana, Bijagamakopana, Kopanasanna, Iriyapathakopana, Kopanam, Marutakopana, Kaphakopana, Pittakopana, Kopanaka, Kovana, Akopya, Kopaniya, Samdeshtavya, Kopanapura.
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