Sapaka, Sapāka: 5 definitions

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Sapaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi. 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.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Sapāka (सपाक):—[sapākaṃ] Suppuration, it is a symptom produced in animate type of poisoning which means inflammation which after certain period converts into suppurative stage.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

sapāka : (m.) an outcast; a dog-eater.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Sapāka, (san+pāka; cp. Sk. śvapāka) “dog-cooker, ” an outcast or Caṇḍāla J. IV, 380. Cp. sopāka. (Page 680)

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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.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

sapaka (सपक).—a Insipid, unsavory, wanting the requisite saltness or sweetness.

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sāpakā (सापका).—m C (Better sābakā) Name or character for; credit for amongst the people; repute.

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sāpakā (सापका).—m A calamitous and critical occurrence; a perilous juncture; a great danger or jeopardy. v paḍa. Ex. jivāśīṃ or prāṇāśīṃ sā0 paḍalā. 2 (svapna) A vision or a very vivid impression (whether in sleep or whilst awake) produced by earnestness or intensity of expectation, ardency of contemplation &c. v paḍa.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

sapaka (सपक).—a Insipid, unsavoury.

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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.

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