Kshapanaka, Kṣapaṇaka: 14 definitions
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Kshapanaka 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.
The Sanskrit term Kṣapaṇaka can be transliterated into English as Ksapanaka or Kshapanaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammarKṣapaṇaka (क्षपणक).—A Jain grammarian quoted in the well-known stanza धन्वन्तरिः क्षपणकोमरसिंहशङ्कु (dhanvantariḥ kṣapaṇakomarasiṃhaśaṅku) which enumerates the seven gems of the court of Vikramāditya, on the strength of which some scholars believe that he was a famous grammarian of the first century B.C.
Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: Google Books: A History of Indian LogicKṣapaṇaka (क्षपणक):—In the pañcatantra and other Brahmanic Sanskrit works as well as in the Avadānakalpalatā and other Buddhist Sanskrit works the Jaina ascetics are nicknamed as Kṣapaṇaka.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykṣapaṇaka (क्षपणक).—m S A Jayn or Buddhist. kṣapaṇakavāda m S Assertion of Buddhism or atheism.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishkṣapaṇaka (क्षपणक).—m A Jain or Buddhist.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKṣapaṇaka (क्षपणक).—A bauddha or Jaina mendicant; नग्नक्षपणके देशे रजकः किं करिष्यति (nagnakṣapaṇake deśe rajakaḥ kiṃ kariṣyati) Chān.11; कथं प्रथममेव क्षपणकः (kathaṃ prathamameva kṣapaṇakaḥ) Mu.4.
Derivable forms: kṣapaṇakaḥ (क्षपणकः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṣapaṇaka (क्षपणक).—m.
(-kaḥ) 1. A Bud'dha. 2. A Bud'dha mendicant. 3. A Jaina mendicant. E. kan added to the preceding.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṣapaṇaka (क्षपणक).—[kṣapaṇa + ka], m. A religious, especially a Buddhistic, mendicant, Mahābhārata 1, 789; [Daśakumāracarita] in
Kṣapaṇaka (क्षपणक).—[masculine] = 1 kṣapaṇa [masculine]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumKṣapaṇaka (क्षपणक) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—See Mahākṣapaṇaka: Anekārthakośa. B. 3, 34. Quoted in Ganaratnamahodadhi p. 309.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kṣapaṇaka (क्षपणक):—[from kṣap] m. a religious mendicant, (especially a) Jaina mendicant who wears no garments, [Mahābhārata i, 789; Cāṇakya; Pañcatantra; Kādambarī etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of an author supposed to have lived at the court of king Vikramāditya (perhaps the Jaina astronomer Siddha-sena).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṣapaṇaka (क्षपणक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. A Buddha.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusKṣapaṇaka (ಕ್ಷಪಣಕ):—[noun] = ಕ್ಷಪಣ - [kshapana -] 3 & 4.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Kshapanakan, Kshapanakarupin, Kshapanakatva, Kshapanakavihara, Kshapanakavritti.
Ends with: Akshakshapanaka, Mahakshapanaka, Nagnakshapanaka.
Full-text (+1): Purnasamaya, Kiraka, Navaratna, Kshapanakavihara, Mahakshapanaka, Kshapanakan, Nagnakshapanaka, Kshapanakarupin, Apathyakarin, Nastikamata, Saikatika, Navaratra, Nagna, Navaratnas, Arhat, Unadisutravritti, Anekarthadhvanimanjari, Digambara, Kshapana, Arhant.
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Harshacharita (socio-cultural Study) (by Mrs. Nandita Sarmah)
8. Religion and Religious Tolerance < [Chapter 6 - Other Socio-Cultural Aspects]
1. Similarities (6): Religion and Religious Cults < [Chapter 8 - Comparative Society as described in the Kādambarī and the Harṣacarita]
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Mudrarakshasa (literary study) (by Antara Chakravarty)
1. Patākāsthānaka used in Mudrārākṣasa < [Chapter 6 - Other Literary Estimates of Mudrārākṣasa]
2. About the Drama < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
6. Characterisation in Mudrārākṣasa < [Chapter 6 - Other Literary Estimates of Mudrārākṣasa]
Dasarupaka (critical study) (by Anuru Ranjan Mishra)
Part 9 - Sentiments (rasa) used in a Nāṭaka < [Chapter 1 - Nāṭaka (critical study)]
Part 11 - The five stages of action (avasthā) < [Chapter 1 - Nāṭaka (critical study)]
Part 13 - Technical Aspects of a Nāṭaka < [Chapter 1 - Nāṭaka (critical study)]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 9.225 < [Section XXX - Gambling]
Verse 4.30 < [Section VII - Attending upon Guests]
Verse 2.6 < [Section III - Sources of Knowledge of Dharma]
The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 6 - The origin and activities of Alakṣmī < [Section 2 - Pūrvabhāga]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
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Chapter 119 - Greatness of Balātibaladaityaghnī (Bala-Atibala-daitya-ghnī) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
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