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Arthashastra (politics and welfare)

Source: archive.org: Hindu Mathematics (Artha)

Lipikara (लिपिकर) refers to “writers” of grant plates (used as legal documents in ancient India).—They were written by professional writers. The existence of such writers is mentioned in the southern Buddhist canons and in the Epics. They have been called lekhaka, lipikara and later on divira, karaṇa, kāyastha, etc. According to Kalhaṇa (Rājataraṅgiṇī), the Kings of Kashmir employed a special officer for drafting legal documents. He bore the title of paṭṭopādhyāya, i.e., the teacher (charged with the preparation) of title deeds. The existence of manuals such as the lekhapañcaśikā, the lekhaprakāśa, which give rules for drafting letters, land grants, treaties, and various kinds of bonds and bills of exchange, show beyond doubt that the writing of grant plates [by the lipikara] was a specialised art and that the style of writing those documents must always have been centuries behind the times, just as it is even to-day with respect to legal and state documents.

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Arthashastra (अर्थशास्त्र, arthaśāstra) literature concerns itself with the teachings (shastra) of economic prosperity (artha) statecraft, politics and military tactics. The term arthashastra refers to both the name of these scientific teachings, as well as the name of a Sanskrit work included in such literature. This book was written (3rd century BCE) by by Kautilya, who flourished in the 4th century BCE.

India history and geography

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Lipikara.—(IE 8-3; EI 3; HD), a scribe or writer. See CII, Vol. I, p. 176; Pāṇini, III. 2. 21. Note: lipikara is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

lipikāra : (m.) a writer; scribe; clerk.

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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.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Lipikara (लिपिकर) or Lipīkara (लिपीकर).—

1) a plasterer, whitewasher, mason.

2) a writer, scribe.

3) an engraver (also lipiṃkara).

Derivable forms: lipikaraḥ (लिपिकरः), lipīkaraḥ (लिपीकरः).

Lipikara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms lipi and kara (कर).

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Lipikāra (लिपिकार) or Lipīkāra (लिपीकार).—a writer, scribe.

Derivable forms: lipikāraḥ (लिपिकारः), lipīkāraḥ (लिपीकारः).

Lipikāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms lipi and kāra (कार).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Lipikara (लिपिकर).—m.

(-raḥ) A scribe, &c. see lipikāra. E. lipi, kara who executes.

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Lipikāra (लिपिकार).—m.

(-raḥ) 1. A scribe, a writer. 2. An engraver. 3. A plasterer, a white-washer. E. lipi writing, and kāra who makes, from kṛ to make, and aṇ aff; also with ṭa aff. lipikara .

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Lipikara (लिपिकर).—[lipi-kāra], m. 1. A scribe. 2. -kara, A plasterer, whitener, [Rāmāyaṇa] 1, 12, 6 Gorr.

Lipikara can also be spelled as Lipikāra (लिपिकार).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Lipikara (लिपिकर).—[masculine] painter ([feminine] ī), writer.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Lipikara (लिपिकर):—[=lipi-kara] [from lipi > lip] m. an anointer, whitewasher, plasterer, [Rāmāyaṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] a writer, scribe, [Mahābhārata; Vāsavadattā]

3) [v.s. ...] an engraver, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

4) Lipikāra (लिपिकार):—[=lipi-kāra] [from lipi > lip] m. a writer, scribe, copyist, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Lipikara (लिपिकर):—[lipi-kara] (raḥ) 1. m. A scribe, a writer.

2) Lipikāra (लिपिकार):—[lipi-kāra] (raḥ) 1. m. A writer.

[Sanskrit to German]

Lipikara in German

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Lipikara (ಲಿಪಿಕರ):—

1) [noun] = ಲಿಪಿಕಾರ [lipikara].

2) [noun] a man whose occupation is white-washing or painting of buildings.

3) [noun] a man who carves, models figures or forms of stone; a sculptor.

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Lipikāra (ಲಿಪಿಕಾರ):—[noun] a man whose work or occupation is writing; a clerk; a writer.

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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: Lipi, Kaara, Kara.

Ends with: Raja-lipikara.

Full-text: Libikara, Lipigara, Lipika, Raja-lipikara, Libimkara, Grant plate, Pattopadhyaya, Karana, Lekhaka, Divira, Kayastha, Lekhapancashika, Lekhaprakasha, Lipi.

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