Shunyapala, Śūnyapāla, Shunya-pala: 5 definitions
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Shunyapala 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.
The Sanskrit term Śūnyapāla can be transliterated into English as Sunyapala or Shunyapala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaŚūnyapāla (शून्यपाल).—A Maharṣi. This sage was an inhabitant of the divine world. (Mahābhārata, Dākṣiṇātya Pāṭha, Udyoga Parva, Chapter 83).
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚūnyapāla (शून्यपाल).—a substitute; त्वां हि मत्स्यो महीपालः शून्यपालमिहाकरोत् (tvāṃ hi matsyo mahīpālaḥ śūnyapālamihākarot) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 4. 35.11 (com. rājño'sannidhāne pālakam).
Derivable forms: śūnyapālaḥ (शून्यपालः).
Śūnyapāla is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śūnya and pāla (पाल).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚūnyapāla (शून्यपाल).—[masculine] a substitute.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚūnyapāla (शून्यपाल):—[=śūnya-pāla] [from śūnya > śū] m. ‘keeper of a vacant place’, a substitute, [Mahābhārata]
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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.
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