Kshitikampa, Kṣitikampa, Kshiti-kampa: 9 definitions
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Kshitikampa 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 Kṣitikampa can be transliterated into English as Ksitikampa or Kshitikampa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by VarahamihiraKṣitikampa (क्षितिकम्प) refers to “earthquakes”, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 5), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “If there should be both lunar and solar eclipses in one month, princes will suffer both from dissensions among their own army and from wars. [...] If during the eclipse, there should occur portents, meteoric fails, dust storms, earthquakes [i.e., kṣitikampa], universal darkness or thunderbolt, the eclipse will re-occur after six, twelve, eighteen, twenty-four, thirty, or thirty-six months respectively”.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKṣitikampa (क्षितिकम्प).—an earth-quake.
Derivable forms: kṣitikampaḥ (क्षितिकम्पः).
Kṣitikampa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kṣiti and kampa (कम्प).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṣitikampa (क्षितिकम्प) or Bhūkampa.—and
Kṣitikampa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kṣiti and kampa (कम्प).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṣitikampa (क्षितिकम्प).—[masculine] earthquake.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṣitikampa (क्षितिकम्प):—[=kṣiti-kampa] [from kṣiti > kṣi] m. an earthquake, [Mahābhārata vii, 7867; Rāmāyaṇa vi, 30, 30; Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā v, xxi, xxxii],
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṣitikampa (क्षितिकम्प):—[kṣiti-kampa] (mpaḥ) 1. m. An earthquake; a commotion.
[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 corpusKṣitikaṃpa (ಕ್ಷಿತಿಕಂಪ):—[noun] a shaking or trembling of the crust of the earth, caused by underground volcanic forces or by breaking and shifting of rock beneath the surface; an earthquake.
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)
Partial matches: Kampa, Kshiti.
Starts with: Kshitikampana.
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