Kshepana, Kṣepaṇa: 16 definitions
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Kshepana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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 Kṣepaṇa can be transliterated into English as Ksepana or Kshepana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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In Hinduism
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Source: ISKCON Press: GlossaryKṣepaṇa (क्षेपण).—Subordinate ecstatic symptoms, including dancing and bodily contortions; a division of anubhāva.

Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
Vastushastra (architecture)
Source: OpenEdition books: Architectural terms contained in Ajitāgama and RauravāgamaKṣepaṇa (क्षेपण) refers to “net (molding) § 3.11.”.—(For paragraphs cf. Les enseignements architecturaux de l'Ajitāgama et du Rauravāgama by Bruno Dagens)

Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykṣēpaṇa (क्षेपण).—n S Throwing or casting. 2 Sending away.
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 dictionaryKṣepaṇa (क्षेपण).—[kṣip-lyuṭ]
1) Throwing, casting, sending, directing &c.
2) Spending (as time).
3) Omitting.
4) Abusing.
5) A sling; दिग्भ्यो निपेतुर्ग्रावाणः क्षेपणैर्महिता इव (digbhyo nipeturgrāvāṇaḥ kṣepaṇairmahitā iva) Bhāgavata 3.19.18.
-ṇiḥ, -ṇī f.
1) An oar.
2) A net for fishing.
3) A sling or any instrument with which missiles are thrown.
Derivable forms: kṣepaṇam (क्षेपणम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryKṣepaṇa (क्षेपण).—(nt.; not recorded in this sense, but compare Sanskrit kṣepa, and kṣipati, in corresp. mgs.), abuse, reviling: [Prātimokṣasūtra des Sarvāstivādins] 504.12 (see s.v. avadhyāna).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṣepaṇa (क्षेपण).—n.
(-ṇaṃ) 1. Sending, directing. 2. Throwing, casting. 3. Passing away time. 4. Abusing. E. kṣip to throw, affix lyuṭ.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṣepaṇa (क्षेपण).—i. e. kṣip + ana, I. n. 1. Striking (?), Mahābhārata 4, 352. 2. Letting go (the string of a bow). 3. Expelling, Mahābhārata 3, 13272. 4. Suspension, Mahābhārata 4, 419. 5. A sling, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 3, 19, 18. Ii. fem. ṇī, A sling, of other missile weapon, [Rāmāyaṇa] 6, 7, 24.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṣepaṇa (क्षेपण).—[neuter] darting, throwing, loosing, sending off; passing away (time); also = [feminine] ī a sling.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kṣepaṇa (क्षेपण):—[from kṣip] n. the act of throwing, casting, letting fly or go (a bow-string), [Nirukta, by Yāska ii, 28; Mahābhārata iv, 352 and 1400]
2) [v.s. ...] throwing away (in boxing), [Viṣṇu-purāṇa v, 20, 54]
3) [v.s. ...] sending, directing, [Horace H. Wilson]
4) [v.s. ...] sending away, [Mahābhārata iii, 13272]
5) [v.s. ...] passing away or spending time ([varia lectio] kṣapaṇa)
6) [v.s. ...] ‘omitting’, for 1. kṣapaṇa, [Manu-smṛti iv, 119]
7) [v.s. ...] sling, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa iii, 19, 18; x, 11, 38]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṣepaṇa (क्षेपण):—(ṇaṃ) 1. n. Sending; abusing; passing away time.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Kṣepaṇa (क्षेपण) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Khivaṇa, Khevaṇa, Galatthaṇa, Ghattaṇa, Pellaṇa, Hulaṇa.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryKṣepaṇa (क्षेपण) [Also spelled kshepan]:—(nm) interpolation; projection.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKṣēpaṇa (ಕ್ಷೇಪಣ):—
1) [noun] the act or an instance of throwing, hurling (something) up or away.
2) [noun] a pushing, driving or impelling onward, forward or ahead; propulsion.
3) [noun] the act of placing, keeping (something).
4) [noun] the act of blaming; accusation; condemnation; censure.
5) [noun] the act or an instance of allowing (something, as time) to pass.
6) [noun] the act of applying or covering the surfaces with, paint; painting.
7) [noun] (dance.) a throwing the hands in the air (being one of the twenty actions of the hand).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryKṣepaṇa (क्षेपण):—n. 1. throwing; flinging; casting; impelling; 2. passing away;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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