Lokapa, Loka-pa: 5 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryLokapa (लोकप).—
1) a regent or guardian of a quarter of the world; ललिताभिनयं तमद्य भर्ता मरुतां द्रष्टुमनाः सलोकपालः (lalitābhinayaṃ tamadya bhartā marutāṃ draṣṭumanāḥ salokapālaḥ) V.2.18; R.2.75;12.89;17.78; (the lokapālas are eight; see aṣṭadikpāla).
2) a king, sovereign.
Derivable forms: lokapaḥ (लोकपः).
Lokapa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms loka and pa (प). See also (synonyms): lokapāla.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryLokapa (लोकप).—[masculine] = lokapāla.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryLokapa (लोकप):—[=loka-pa] [from loka > lok] m. a world-guardian, world-protector (8 in number; See l-pāla), [Mahābhārata; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+17): Lokapaddhati, Lokapadma, Lokapaiya, Lokapakshi-nirnaya, Lokapakti, Lokapala, Lokapala Dhamma, Lokapalaka, Lokapalakar, Lokapalakatva, Lokapalapura, Lokapalar, Lokapalarajan, Lokapalasabhakhyanaparva, Lokapalashtaka, Lokapalashtakadana, Lokapalata, Lokapalatva, Lokapalayudha, Lokapalin.
Ends with: Sarvalokapa.
Full-text: Lokapala, Trayastrimsha.
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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 32: Description of the Upper World (ūrdhvaloka) < [Chapter III - The initiation and omniscience of Ajita]
Part 8: Birth-ceremonies presided over by Śakra < [Chapter II - Birth of Ajita and Sagara]
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 83 - Narration of Their Marriage Episodes by Kṛṣṇa’s Consorts < [Book 10 - Tenth Skandha]