Kupatha, Ku-patha, Kupāṭha: 14 definitions
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Kupatha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Kupath.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Kupatha (कुपथ).—A Dānava.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 6. 10; Vāyu-purāṇa 68. 10.
1b) A hill tribe; a mountain kingdom of the south.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 16. 67; Matsya-purāṇa 114. 47. 55; 121. 35.
Kupatha (कुपथ) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. I.59.25, I.65) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Kupatha) 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarykupatha : (m.) wrong path.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryKupatha, (kuṃ+patha) wrong path (cp. kummagga) Miln. 390. (Page 221)
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.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykupatha (कुपथ).—m (S A bad road.) A lax or devious course; irreligion, heresy, heterodoxy.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishkupatha (कुपथ).—m A devious course; irreligion, heresy.
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 dictionaryKupatha (कुपथ).—
1) a wrong road, bad way (fig. also).
2) a heterodox doctrine.
Derivable forms: kupathaḥ (कुपथः).
Kupatha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ku and patha (पथ).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKupatha (कुपथ).—n.
(-thaṃ) 1. A bad road. 2. Immorality, profligacy. 3. Heterodox doctrine. E. ku bad, and pathin a road; also kāpatha.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kupatha (कुपथ):—[=ku-patha] [from ku] a m. a bad road, evil way, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] bad conduct
3) [v.s. ...] heterodox doctrine
4) [v.s. ...] mfn. walking in a wrong road
5) [v.s. ...] m. Name of an Asura or Dānava, [Mahābhārata i, 2664; Harivaṃśa]
6) [v.s. ...] m. [plural] Name of a people, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
7) [=ku-patha] b etc. See 1. ku.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKupatha (कुपथ):—[ku-patha] (thaṃ) 1. n. A bad road.
[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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryKupatha (कुपथ) [Also spelled kupath]:—(nm) evil/immoral course; ~[gāmī] one who takes to an evil/immoral course.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKupatha (ಕುಪಥ):—
1) [noun] a bad or wrong path.
2) [noun] an immoral way or means.
3) [noun] belief or practice contrary to orthodox doctrine; heresy.
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: Patha, Ku, Pata, Patta.
Starts with: Kupatan, Kupathacara, Kupathaga, Kupathagamin, Kupathapravarana.
Ends with: Sankupatha.
Full-text: Kupathagamin, Kupath, Kupathacara, Kupathaga, Kupatan, Kupana, Kupata, Deshtri, Pakkhanna, Kummagga, Ku.
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Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
The River Gaṅgā or Ganges < [Chapter 4 - Geographical history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
Table: Janapadas or State < [Chapter 4 - Geographical history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
The concept of Bhāratavarṣa < [Chapter 4 - Geographical history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 6 - Glorification of The Race of Danu < [Section 3 - Upodghāta-pāda]
Chapter 16 - The Description of Bharata < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]
List of Mahabharata people and places (by Laxman Burdak)
Harivamsha Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter 47 - The Danavas Described < [Book 3 - Bhavishya Parva]
Chapter 3 - An Account of Various Families; Daksha’s Offspring < [Book 1 - Harivamsa Parva]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section LXVII < [Sambhava Parva]