Vapushprakarsha, Vapuṣprakarṣa, Vapus-prakarsha: 1 definition

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Vapushprakarsha 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 Vapuṣprakarṣa can be transliterated into English as Vapusprakarsa or Vapushprakarsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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[«previous next»] — Vapushprakarsha in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vapuṣprakarṣa (वपुष्प्रकर्ष).—excellence of form, personal beauty; संधुक्षयन्तीव वपुर्गुणेन (saṃdhukṣayantīva vapurguṇena) Ku. 3.52; वपुःप्रकर्षादजयद्गुरुं रघुः (vapuḥprakarṣādajayadguruṃ raghuḥ) R.3.35; Kirātārjunīya 3.2. धर (dhara) a.

1) embodied.

2) beautiful.

Derivable forms: vapuṣprakarṣaḥ (वपुष्प्रकर्षः).

Vapuṣprakarṣa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vapus and prakarṣa (प्रकर्ष). See also (synonyms): vapurguṇa.

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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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