Vikalpaka: 6 definitions

Introduction:

Vikalpaka 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.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Vikalpaka (विकल्पक).—a. A distributor, apportioner; Mahābhārata (Bombay) 3.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Vikalpaka (विकल्पक).—adj. (1) (compare prec.) which falsely discrimina- tes, imagines: °kasya manovijñānasya Laṅkāvatāra-sūtra 126.11; (2) (to Sanskrit vikalpa) optional: °ka-cīvara-dhāraṇam Mūla-Sarvāstivāda-Vinaya ii.152.11.

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

Vikalpaka (विकल्पक).—[vikalpa + ka], a substitute for vikalpa, at the end of comp. adj. nis-, adj. Allowing no alternative, no distinction, [Vedāntasāra, (in my Chrestomathy.)] in Chr. 217, 9; Bhāṣāp. 134. sa-, adj. Admitting of an alternative, distinguishing, [Vedāntasāra, (in my Chrestomathy.)] in Chr. 217, 1.

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

Vikalpaka (विकल्पक).—[masculine] distributer, arranger, former.

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

1) Vikalpaka (विकल्पक):—[=vi-kalpaka] [from vi-kalpa > vi-kḷp] m. a distributer, apportioner, [Mahābhārata]

2) [v.s. ...] a contriver, composer, [Catalogue(s)]

3) [v.s. ...] a transformer, changer, [Caraka]

4) [v.s. ...] = vi-kalpa2 [Tejobindu-upaniṣad]

[Sanskrit to German]

Vikalpaka in German

context information

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.

Discover the meaning of vikalpaka in the context of Sanskrit from relevant books on Exotic India

See also (Relevant definitions)

Relevant text

Like what you read? Consider supporting this website: