Napita, Ñapita, Ñāpita, Na-nape-ta: 19 definitions
Introduction:
Napita means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India, 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 Napit.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Nāpita (नापित) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. VIII.30.53) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Nāpita) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Nāpita (नापित) refers to “barbers”, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 10), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “If the course of Saturn (śanaiścara) should lie through the constellation of Hasta, barbers [i.e., nāpita], mill-men, thieves, physicians, weavers, elephant deepers (keepers?), prostitutes, the Kośalas and garland makers will suffer. If the course of Saturn should lie through the constellation of Citrā, women, writers, painters, various utensils will suffer; if through Svāti, the people of Magadha, reporters, messengers, charioteers, sailors, dancers and the like will suffer miseries”.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
India history and geography
Nāpita (नापित) refers to a “barber” and represents one of the occupational groups commonly found in Townships or Urban centers (nagari) in ancient India (Medieval Orissa).—An example (of Township) is provided by the Nagari plates of Anangabhima III, dated A.D. 1230, which describe an assigned township which contained four large houses of the dimension of royal residences and thirty other houses. The occupational groups present in the settlement were [e.g., a barber (nāpita)]. The range of occupations is large, some of them being rural in character. The context in which the township (or Urban centres—nagari) is assigned suggest that nagaris in such cases were perhaps extended villages, formed out of a cluster of several contiguous villages and thus assuming physical and consequently, economic dimensions much larger than those of an ordinary village settlement.
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
ñapita : (pp. of jānāpeti) made known; informed.
ñāpita (ဉာပိတ) [(ti) (တိ)]—
[ñā+ṇāpe+ta]
[ဉာ+ဏာပေ+တ]
[Pali to Burmese]
ñāpita—
(Burmese text): သိစေအပ်သော။
(Auto-Translation): To be informed.
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
nāpita (नापित).—m S corruptly nāpīka m A barber.
nāpita (नापित).—m corruptly nāpīka m A barber.
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
Nāpita (नापित).—A barber, shaver.
Derivable forms: nāpitaḥ (नापितः).
Nāpita (नापित).—m.
(-taḥ) A barber. E. na negative, āp to obtain, (respect.) tan Unadi affix, and iṭ augment śūdrāyāṃ kṣatriyāt jāte saṅkīrṇajātibhede .
Nāpita (नापित).—based on the nom. sing. snāpitā, i. e. snāp, curtailed Causal of snā, + tṛ. 1. m. A barber, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 4, 253. 2. f. ti, The wife of a barber, [Pañcatantra] 37, 7.
Nāpita (नापित).—[masculine] barber; [feminine] tī.
Nāpita (नापित):—m. ([Uṇādi-sūtra ili, 87] nāp √snā?) a barber, shaver, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Gṛhya-sūtra and śrauta-sūtra; Manu-smṛti] etc., [Religious Thought and Life in India 374, 459]
Nāpita (नापित):—(taḥ) 1. m. A barber.
[Sanskrit to German]
Nāpita (नापित) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Ṇāvia, Ṇhāvia.
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
Nāpita (नापित) [Also spelled napit]:—(nm) a barber.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Nāpita (ನಾಪಿತ):—[noun] a man whose work is dressing hair, shaving and trimming beards etc.; a barber.
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: Nape, Luo, Ta, Na, Dhavala.
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