Kshapata, Kṣapāṭa, Kshapa-ata: 6 definitions
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Kshapata 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.
The Sanskrit term Kṣapāṭa can be transliterated into English as Ksapata or Kshapata, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKṣapāṭa (क्षपाट).—
1) night-stalker.
2) a demon, goblin; ततः क्षपौटः पृथुपिङ्गलाक्षैः (tataḥ kṣapauṭaḥ pṛthupiṅgalākṣaiḥ) Bhaṭṭikāvya 2.3;5.64;8.56; दनुजः स्विदयं क्षपाचरो वा (danujaḥ svidayaṃ kṣapācaro vā) Kirātārjunīya 13.8; Rām.5.2.53.
Derivable forms: kṣapāṭaḥ (क्षपाटः).
Kṣapāṭa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kṣapā and aṭa (अट). See also (synonyms): kṣapācara.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṣapāṭa (क्षपाट).—m.
(-ṭaḥ) A Rakshasa, an imp or goblin. E. kṣapā night, and aṭa who goes.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṣapāṭa (क्षपाट):—[from kṣapā > kṣap] m. ‘night-walker’, a Rakṣas, goblin, [Bhaṭṭi-kāvya ii. 30.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṣapāṭa (क्षपाट):—[kṣapā+ṭa] (ṭaḥ) 1. m. Idem.
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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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Starts with: Kshapatata.
Ends with: Akshapata, Apakshapata, Kakshapata, Katakshapata, Maitripakshapata, Nihpakshapata, Nishpakshapata, Pakshapata, Samapakshapata, Sapakshapata, Svajanapakshapata, Vipakshapata.
Full-text: Ata, Kshapacara.
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