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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vaikalpa (वैकल्प).—

1) Optionality.

2) Dubiousness, ambiguity.

3) Uncertainty, indecision.

Derivable forms: vaikalpam (वैकल्पम्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vaikalpa (वैकल्प).—n.

(-lpaṃ) 1. Optionality. 2. Uncertainty, indecision.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vaikalpa (वैकल्प).—i. e. vikalpa + a, n. in artha-, n. Perversion or disguise of fact, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 8, 95.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Vaikalpa (वैकल्प):—n. ([from] vi-kalpa) dubiousness, ambiguity, indecision, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

2) optionality, [Apte’s The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

3) [wrong reading] for vaikalya, [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata; Rājataraṅgiṇī]

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Vaikalpa in German

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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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Ends with: Arthavaikalpa.

Full-text: Arthavaikalpa, Vaikalya, Vaikalpikatva, Vaikalyata, Vaikalpikata, Vaikalpika.

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Search found 1 books and stories containing Vaikalpa; (plurals include: Vaikalpas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)

Chapter 5 - The Creation of the Universe < [Section 1 - Prakriyā-pāda (section on rites)]

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