Shvetakapota, Śvetakapota, Shveta-kapota: 4 definitions
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Shvetakapota 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 Śvetakapota can be transliterated into English as Svetakapota or Shvetakapota, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚvetakapota (श्वेतकपोत).—
1) A kind of mouse.
2) a kind of snake.
Derivable forms: śvetakapotaḥ (श्वेतकपोतः).
Śvetakapota is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śveta and kapota (कपोत).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śvetakapota (श्वेतकपोत):—[=śveta-kapota] [from śveta > śvit] m. a kind of mouse, [Catalogue(s)]
2) [v.s. ...] a kind of snake, [Suśruta]
[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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusŚvētakapōta (ಶ್ವೇತಕಪೋತ):—
1) [noun] a species of piegion that has white feathers.
2) [noun] a kind of (another) bird.
3) [noun] a kind of mouse.
4) [noun] a kind of snake.
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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