Vapana, Vāpana: 13 definitions

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Vapana 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.

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Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

vapana : (nt.) sowing.

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

Vapana, (nt.) (fr. vap) sowing SnA 137; DhA. III, 220 (°kassaka); PvA. 8. (Page 601)

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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.

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

vapana (वपन).—n S Shaving. 2 Sowing.

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

vapana (वपन).—n Shaving. Sowing.

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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.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vapana (वपन).—[vap-lyuṭ]

1) Sowing seed.

2) Shaving, shearing; वपनं मेखला दण्डो भैक्षचर्या व्रतानि च (vapanaṃ mekhalā daṇḍo bhaikṣacaryā vratāni ca) Manusmṛti 11.152; प्रयागे भास्करक्षेत्रे पितृमातृवियोगतः । आधाने सोमपाने च वपनं पञ्चसु स्मृतम् (prayāge bhāskarakṣetre pitṛmātṛviyogataḥ | ādhāne somapāne ca vapanaṃ pañcasu smṛtam) ||

3) Semen virile, seed.

4) A razor.

5) Placing, arranging.

-nī 1 A barber's shop.

2) A weaving instrument.

3) A weaver's shop (tantuśālā).

Derivable forms: vapanam (वपनम्).

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Vāpana (वापन).—

1) Causing to sow.

2) Shaving; कृतवापनो निवसेद् ग्रामान्ते गोव्रजेऽपि वा (kṛtavāpano nivased grāmānte govraje'pi vā) Manusmṛti 11.78.

Derivable forms: vāpanam (वापनम्).

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

Vapana (वपन).—n.

(-naṃ) 1. Sowing seed. 2. Shaving. 3. Semen virile. f. (-nī) 1. A barber’s shop. 2. A weaver’s workshop. E. vap to shave, &c. aff. lyuṭ .

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

Vapana (वपन).—[vap + ana], I. n. 1. Sowing seed. 2. Semen virile. 3. Shaving, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 5, 140. Ii. f. nī, A barber’s shop.

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Vāpana (वापन).—i. e. vap + ana, n. Shaving, shearing, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 11, 78.

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

Vapana (वपन).—2. [neuter] shearing, shaving.

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Vapana (वपन).—1. [neuter] sowing.

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Vāpana (वापन).—1. [neuter] causing to shear or shearing.

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Vāpana (वापन).—2. [neuter] sowing.

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

1) Vapaṇa (वपण):—[from vap] 1. vapaṇa n. the act of shearing or shaving or cutting off, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa] etc. etc.

2) [v.s. ...] a razor, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) Vapana (वपन):—[from vap] 2. vapana n. the act of sowing seed, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) [v.s. ...] semen virile, [Horace H. Wilson]

5) [v.s. ...] placing, arranging, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

6) Vāpana (वापन):—[from vāpa] 1. vāpana n. the act of causing to shave or of shaving, [Gṛhya-sūtra and śrauta-sūtra]

7) [from vāpa] 2. vāpana n. the act of scattering or sowing, [Saṃhitā-upaniṣad-brāhmaṇa]

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

Vapana (वपन):—(naṃ) 1. n. Sowing seed; shaving; semen virile. f. (nī) A barber’s shop.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Vapana (वपन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Vavaṇa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Vapana 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Vapana (ವಪನ):—

1) [noun] the act of sowing seeds for growing.

2) [noun] the semen virile.

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Vapana (ವಪನ):—

1) [noun] the act of hair-cutting, shaving, trimming etc.

2) [noun] a razor with a long blade that can be folded into the handle; a barbeṛs razor.

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Vāpana (ವಾಪನ):—

1) [noun] the act of sowing seeds for growing.

2) [noun] the act of hair-cutting, shaving, trimming etc.

3) [noun] the act of weaving of fabrics.

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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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