Vapita, Vāpita: 14 definitions
Introduction:
Vapita 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Dietetics and Culinary Art (such as household cooking)
Vāpita (वापित) or Vāpitaśāli refers to “rice grown in cultivated land” and is classified as a type of grain (dhānya) in the section on śūkadhānya (awned grains) in the Bhojanakutūhala (dravyaguṇāguṇa-kathana), and is commonly found in literature dealing with the topics of dietetics and culinary art, also known as Pākaśāstra or Pākakalā.—The author explains the characteristics and the properties of various food grains (dhānyas). [...] General properties of rice which are [viz., grown in wet land (vāpita-śāli)] are discussed here. The properties of different grains based on their habitat, variety of water for irrigating them are also explained.
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.
Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)
Vāpita (वापित) refers to “planting” (barley), according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, [while discussing the treatment of hawks]: “[...] [Hawks] should be kept in an underground room free from mosquitos, perfumed by khaskhas emitting a sweet odour, when sprinkled with water, and round the room green barley should be planted (vāpita) to give it a pleasant aspect. [...]”.
This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
vapita : (pp. of vapati) sown; shaved. || vāpita (pp. of vapati), sown.
Vāpita, 1 (pp. of vāpeti) sown J. I, 6 (+ropita, of dhañña). (Page 608)
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Vapita, 2 (pp. of vāpeti) mown DhsA. 238. (Page 608)
[Pali to Burmese]
1) vapita—
(Burmese text): (၁) စိုက်ပျိုး-ကြဲ-အပ်ပြီးသော။ (၂) စိုက်ပျိုး-ကြဲ-အပ်ပြီးရာ (ကာလ)။ ဝပိတကာလ-ကြည့်။
(Auto-Translation): (1) Cultivated - separated - after. (2) Cultivated - separated - during (period). Consider in the context of the time.
2) vāpita—
(Burmese text): (၁) ကြဲ-စိုက်-ပျိုး-အပ်ပြီးသော။ (၂) (ခေါင်း) ရိတ်-ဖြတ်-ချ-အပ်ပြီးသော။ (၂) ဝါပိတသိရ-ကြည့်။
(Auto-Translation): (1) After being cultivated and planted. (2) After being cut (the head). (3) Observe the result of the experiment.
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
vāpita (वापित).—p S Sown. 2 Shaven.
vāpita (वापित).—p Sown. Shaven.
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
Vāpita (वापित).—p. p.
1) Sown.
2) Shaven.
-tam A kind of corn; L. D. B.
Vāpita (वापित).—mfn.
(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) 1. Sown as seed. 2. Shaven. E. vāpa shaving, &c., itac aff.
1) Vāpita (वापित):—[from vap] a mfn. ([from] [Causal]) scattered, sown, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]
2) [from vāpa] 1. vāpita mfn. ([from] [Causal]) shaven, shorn, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [from vāpa] 2. vāpita mfn. ([from] [Causal]) caused to be sown, sown (as seed), [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]
Vāpita (वापित):—[(taḥ-tā-taṃ) a.] Sown as seed; shaven.
Vāpita (वापित) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Vāvia.
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
Vāpita (ವಾಪಿತ):—
1) [adjective] sown; planted (said of seeds).
2) [adjective] shaven; sheared.
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Vāpita (ವಾಪಿತ):—
1) [noun] a man with his head completely shaven.
2) [noun] a religious monk.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Luo, Vapa, Da, Ta.
Starts with: Vapitabba, Vapitabbattha, Vapitabbayuttaka, Vapitabbayuttakala, Vapitabija, Vapitakala, Vapitakhetta, Vapitam, Vapitaropitadhannanibbatta, Vapitaropitadhannanibbattaka, Vapitasassa, Vapitashali, Vapitasira.
Full-text: Avapita, Nirvapita, Parivapita, Vapitaropitadhannanibbatta, Pativutta, Nivuta, Vapitasassa, Vapitasira, Vapitabija, Vapitakhetta, Viralavapita, Vapitam, Vapitaropitadhannanibbattaka, Vapitashali, Vapitakala, Vapeti, Vavia, Vapati, Papita, Shukadhanya.
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