Kupodaka, Kūpodaka, Kupa-udaka: 2 definitions
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Kupodaka 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Kūpodaka (कूपोदक) refers to the “well-water”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.44 (“Menā regains consciousness”).—Accordingly, as Menā said to her daughter (Pārvatī): “O wretched daughter, what is it that you have done? This is extremely painful to me. You have given gold and brought a glass piece, O wicked girl. You have cast away sandal paste and smeared yourself with mud. You have driven away the swan and have held a crow in your hands. Setting aside the sacred river water you have drunk the well-water (kūpodaka). Losing the sun you have clung to the glowworm in all earnestness. [...]”.
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Kūpodaka (कूपोदक):—[from kūpa] n. well-water.
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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Search found 5 books and stories containing Kupodaka, Kūpodaka, Kupa-udaka, Kūpa-udaka; (plurals include: Kupodakas, Kūpodakas, udakas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 6: Vimala’s initiation < [Chapter III - Vimalanāthacaritra]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 266 < [Volume 5 (1879)]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 374 < [Volume 20 (1918)]
International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
A critical review on brahmi < [2016, Issue I January]
The Katha Literature and the Puranas < [Purana, Volume 7, Part 1 (1965)]