Lapaka: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Lapaka 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 Lapak.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryLapaka, (fr. lap) one who mutters, a droner out (of holy words for pay) D. I, 8 (cp. Dial. I. 15); A. III, 111; J. III, 349; Miln. 228; DA. I, 91. (Page 581)
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 Dictionarylapakā (लपका).—m A lump of anything moist and soft (as of mud, cowdung, butter), a dab.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishlapakā (लपका).—m A lump of anything moist and soft.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryLapaka (लपक).—adj. or subst. m. (= Pali id.; see next), boasting, or one who boasts (in the sense explained s.v. lapana): Śikṣāsamuccaya 20.16, see kuhaka.
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 dictionaryLapaka (लपक) [Also spelled lapak]:—(nf) addiction (to grab advantage); flash, flame; gusto, swiftness; —[paḍanā] to get addicted (to group advantages).
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Lapakana.
Ends with (+15): Ajakalapaka, Akalapaka, Alapaka, Amlapaka, Analapaka, Anilapaka, Celapaka, Dhanutkalapaka, Dilapaka, Ekalapaka, Kalapaka, Khelapaka, Kollapaka, Krishnaphalapaka, Mahamelapaka, Malapaka, Melapaka, Mulapaka, Nadikalapaka, Nalapaka.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
The five bad ways of livelihood (mithyājīva) < [Abhidharma auxiliaries (E): Detailed study of the auxiliaries]
Buddhist Monastic Discipline (by Jotiya Dhirasekera)