Mahakapi, Mahākāpi: 4 definitions
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Mahakapi 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.
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexMahākāpi (महाकापि).—A Pravara (Angiras).*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 196. 14.
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
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Mahākapi (महाकपि):—[=mahā-kapi] [from mahā > mah] m. ‘great ape’, Name of a king, [Harivaṃśa]
2) [v.s. ...] of one of the attendants of Śiva, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] of one of the 34 incarnations of Buddha, [Jātakamālā]
[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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Mahakapi Jataka, Mahakapilapancaratra, Mahakapitha, Mahakapithakhya, Mahakapittha.
Ends with: Sumahakapi.
Full-text: Vevatiyakapi Jataka, Sumahakapi, Samabhipranamati, Mahakapi Jataka, Kapi Jataka, Bhaddekaratta Sutta, Rajovada Jataka.
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