Vashpa, Vāṣpa, Vāspa: 10 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Vāṣpa can be transliterated into English as Vaspa or Vashpa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Vashp.
In Hinduism
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by VarahamihiraVāṣpa (वाष्प) or Bāṣpa refers to “tears”, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 3), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “The dark spots, also known as ketus, the sons of Rāhu are Tāmasa, Kīlaka and the like, and are 33 in number. How they affect the earth depends upon their color, position and shape. [...] Even Ṛṣis, reduced to mere skeletons by starvation, giving up their pious course of life, with fleshless infants in their arms. Deprived of their property by highway men, with long sighs, closed eyes, emaciated bodies, and with their sight dimmed with the tears of sorrow [i.e., śoka-udbhava-vāṣpa] will proceed with difficulty to other lands”.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationVāṣpa (वाष्प) refers to “tears”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.15 (“The penance and reign of Tārakāsura”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated: “[...] At the same time, several phenomena of evil portent forboding misery and distress happened, when the son of Varāṅgī was born making the gods miserable. [...] Beasts in sheds and forests roamed here and there in great fright as though beaten and driven about, passing urine and shitting dungs as they pleased. Frightened cows sprayed blood through their udders; their eyes brimmed with tears [i.e., vāṣpa-netra], clouds showering putrid matter became terrifying. [...]”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVāṣpa (वाष्प).—See बाष्प (bāṣpa).
Derivable forms: vāṣpaḥ (वाष्पः), vāṣpam (वाष्पम्).
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Vāspa (वास्प).—See बाष्प (bāṣpa).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryVāṣpa (वाष्प) or Bāṣpa.—q.v.
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Vāṣpa (वाष्प).—(written Bā° in Saddharmapuṇḍarīka, Avadāna-śataka; = Pali Vappa), name of one of the five bhadravargīya monks: Mahāvyutpatti 1052; Mahāvastu iii.329.1; 337.6; 339.1; Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 1.10; Lalitavistara 1.7; Divyāvadāna 182.21; 268.6; Avadāna-śataka ii.134.12; Sukhāvatīvyūha 2.3.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVāṣpa (वाष्प).—m.
(-ṣpaḥ or spaḥ) 1. Vapour, hot mist, steam, &c. 2. A tear. 3. Iron. f. (-ṣpī) A drug. E. vā to go, or vai to dry, aff. pa, form irr., also bāṣpa, as derived from bādh to oppose, and dha changed to ṣa .
Vāṣpa can also be spelled as Vāspa (वास्प).
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Vāspa (वास्प).—m.
(-spaḥ) 1. Vapour. 2. Tears; more correctly vāṣpa, q. v.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryVāṣpa (वाष्प).— (and vāspa vāspa), I. m. n. 1. Vapour, [Raghuvaṃśa, (ed. Stenzler.)] 13, 29; steam (cf. [Pañcatantra] 262, 21). 2. A tear, [Pañcatantra] 160, 5. 3. n. Iron. Ii. f. pī, A drug, commonly Hiṅgupatrī.
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Vāspa (वास्प).—see vāṣpa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vāṣpa (वाष्प):—etc. See bāṣpa.
2) Vāspa (वास्प):—See bāṣpa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vāṣpa (वाष्प):—(ṣpaḥ) 1. m. Vapour; a tear; iron. f. A drug.
2) Vāspa (वास्प):—(spaḥ) 1. m. Vapour; tear.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryVāṣpa (वाष्प) [Also spelled vashp]:—(nm) vapour; ~[maya] vaporous; ~[māpī] vaporimeter; ~[śīla] vaporescent; -[snāna] vapour/steam bath.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVāṣpa (ವಾಷ್ಪ):—[noun] a drop of the salty fluid secreted by the lacrimal gland; tear.
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)
Starts with: Vashpaghanatva, Vashpaka, Vashpakala, Vashpakshi, Vashpakula, Vashpan, Vashpana, Vashpanetra, Vashpaya, Vashpayate.
Ends with: Antarvashpa, Jalavashpa, Khavashpa, Udvashpa, Ushnavashpa.
Full-text (+12): Bashpa, Vaspaviklava, Udvashpatva, Ushnavashpa, Udvashpa, Khavashpa, Antarvashpa, Veshpa, Udbashpa, Vaspeya, Vashpodbhava, Vaspavilekshana, Vashpakula, Vashpika, Vashpaka, Vashpakala, Vashpaya, Vashp, Nigrahana, Five Bhikkhus.
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