Shapanta, Śāpānta, Shapa-anta, Shapamta: 7 definitions
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Shapanta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
The Sanskrit term Śāpānta can be transliterated into English as Sapanta or Shapanta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Source: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the HindusŚāpānta (शापान्त) refers to the “termination” or “end of an curse”, according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 1, “on the origin of elephants”]: [As sage Pālakāpya said to king Romapāda]: “[As the nymph Rucirā (born as Guṇavatī) went to the hermitage of Mataṅga]: 16. Thinking ‘Nay, she has been sent by Indra to disturb my penance!’; he cursed her, and she became an elephant cow. Then the sage, realizing that she was innocent, straightway said to her: ‘Fair elephant cow (hastinī), when from drinking the seed of the hermit Sāmagāyana a son shall be born to you, then your curse shall come to an end (śāpānta) [tava bhavecchāpānta ityabravīt]. [...]’.”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryśāpānta (शापांत).—m S The termination of the period of an imprecation.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚāpānta (शापान्त).—f. the end of a curse; शापान्तो मे भुजगशयना- दुत्थिते शार्ङ्गपाणौ (śāpānto me bhujagaśayanā- dutthite śārṅgapāṇau) Meghadūta 112; R.8.82.
Derivable forms: śāpāntaḥ (शापान्तः).
Śāpānta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śāpa and anta (अन्त). See also (synonyms): śāpāvasāna, śāpanivṛtti.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚāpānta (शापान्त).—n.
(-ntaṃ) The end of a curse or period of an imprecation. E. śāpa, and anta end.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚāpānta (शापान्त):—[from śāpa] m. the end of a curse or of the period of its effect, [Meghadūta]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚāpānta (शापान्त):—[śāpā+nta] (ntaṃ) 1. n. End of a curse.
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 corpusŚāpāṃta (ಶಾಪಾಂತ):—[noun] = ಶಾಪವಿಮೋಚನೆ [shapavimocane].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches: Shapa, Capa, Anta.
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