Vilapa, Vilāpa: 22 definitions
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In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
1) Vilāpa (विलाप, “lament”) refers to one of the twelve froms of verbal representation (vācika), according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 24. These verbal representations are to be expressed using the various representations of the body (śārira). Vācika forms a part of abhinaya (techniques of representation) which is used in communicating the meaning of the drama (nāṭya) and calling forth the sentiment (rasa).
According to the Nāṭyaśāastra, “words originating in a pathetic condition are called lament (vilāpa)”.
2) Vilāpa (विलाप, “lamentation”) refers to the sixth of the ten stages of love (kāma) arising in a woman (strī) and men (puṃs) alike, according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 24.
Vilāpa (विलाप).—One of the ten stages of love (kāma);—Lamentation (vilāpa) is represented by speaking sorrowfully words such as. ‘He stood here; he sat here, and here he united himself with me, etc’. A lamenting woman is distressed by very eagerly expecting the beloved one, and out of uneasiness she moves from one place of grief to another.
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Vilāpa is one of the eighty-four Siddhas associated with eighty-four Yogic postures (āsanas), according to popular tradition in Jodhpur, Rājasthān. These posture-performing Siddhas are drawn from illustrative sources known as the Nava-nātha-caurāsī-siddha from Vȧrāṇasī and the Nava-nātha-caruāsī-siddha-bālāsundarī-yogamāyā from Puṇe. They bear some similarity between the eighty-four Siddhas painted on the walls of the sanctum of the temple in Mahāmandir.
The names of these Siddhas (e.g., Vilāpa) to 19th-century inscription on a painting from Jodhpur, which is labelled as “Maharaja Mansing and eighty-four Yogis”. The association of Siddhas with yogis reveals the tradition of seeing Matsyendra and his disciple Gorakṣa as the founders of haṭhayoga.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Ayurveda (science of life)
Vilāpa (विलाप):—Lament; Utters moaning sounds
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.
Shyanika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting)
Vilāpa (विलाप) refers to “lamentation” (as a result of failure in hunting), 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, “Hunting on horseback (āśvina) represents one of the eight subdivisions of Hunting (mṛgayā). [...] But something should be said in brief about hunting, for the diffusion of its knowledge. [...] If unsuccessful the disappointment is great and it leads to needless apprehension of evil recollections of the past, a change of complexion and lamentation (vilāpa). These and other things happen therefore equally both in hunting and in the love of women Therefore hunting, too, is desirable for the attainment of the three objects of life. [...]”.
Shyanika-shastra (श्यैनिकशास्त्र, śyainikaśāstra) deals with ancient Indian skill of hawking/falconry (one of the ways of hunting) which were laid down in a systematic manner in various Sanskrit treatises. It also explains the philosophy behind how the pleasures derived from sense-experience could lead the way to liberation.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
vilāpa : (m.) wailing; idle talk.
Vilāpa, (vi+lāpa) idle talk J. I, 496; V, 24. Cp. saṃ°. (Page 635)
vilāpa (ဝိလာပ) [(pu) (ပု)]—
[vi+lapa+ṇa．vividhena vividhaṃ vā lāpo vilāpo．ṭī．123．vilāpa-saṃ．vilāva-prā,addhamāgadhī．]
[ဝိ+လပ+ဏ။ ဝိဝိဓေန ဝိဝိဓံ ဝါ လာပေါ ဝိလာပေါ။ ဓာန်၊ ဋီ။ ၁၂၃။ ဝိလာပ-သံ။ ဝိလာဝ-ပြာ၊ အဒ္ဓမာဂဓီ။]
[Pali to Burmese]
vilāpa—
(Burmese text): (၁) အထူးထူး-ပြောဆို-မြည်တမ်း-ယောင်ယမ်းပြောဆို-ခြင်း။ (၂) ငိုကြွေး-မြည်တမ်း-ခြင်း။ (၃) ငိုကြွေး-မြည်တမ်း-ရာ (အချိန်)။ အောက်ပုဒ်ကြည့်။
(Auto-Translation): (1) Special speech - prolonged - pretending to speak. (2) Wailing - prolonged - action. (3) Wailing - prolonged - period (time). See the sub-section.
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
vilāpa (विलाप).—m (S) Lamentation, wailing, plaints.
vilāpa (विलाप).—m Lamentation, wailing, plaints.
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
Vilāpa (विलाप).—Wailing, lamentation, a wail, moan; लङ्कास्त्रीणां पुनश्चक्रे विलापाचार्यकं शरैः (laṅkāstrīṇāṃ punaścakre vilāpācāryakaṃ śaraiḥ) R.12.78.
Derivable forms: vilāpaḥ (विलापः).
Vilāpa (विलाप).—m.
(-paḥ) Lamentation, the language of grief and distress. E. vi before lap to speak, aff. ghañ .
Vilāpa (विलाप).—i. e. vi-lap + a, m. Lamentation, [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] 30, 3.
Vilāpa (विलाप).—[masculine] lament.
Vilāpa (विलाप):—[=vi-lāpa] [from vi-lap] m. = [preceding] n., [ib.]
Vilāpa (विलाप):—[vi-lāpa] (paḥ) 1. m. Lamentation.
Vilāpa (विलाप):—(von 1. lap mit vi) m. Wehklage [Amarakoṣa 1, 1, 5, 16.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 275.] [Halāyudha 3, 17.] [Mahābhārata 10, 168.] [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 3, 12 (7 Gorresio). 20. 24. 2, 21, 53. 41. fg.] in der Unterschr. [105, 35.] [Rāmāyaṇa Gorresio 2, 53, 31. 4, 29] in der Unterschr. [Raghuvaṃśa 8] in der Unterschr. [12, 78.] [Gītagovinda 1, 28.] viracitavividha [7, 2.] [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 136, 6.] [PAÑCAR. 1, 7, 78. 12, 4.] karuṇavilāpaśabda [Vetālapañcaviṃśati] in [Lassen’s Anthologie (III). 24, 20.fg.] — Vgl. brāhmaṇa .
Vilāpa (विलाप) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Vilāva.
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
Vilāpa (विलाप) [Also spelled vilap]:—(nm) lamentation, crying, weeping, wailing; ~[nā] to lament, to cry, to weep, to wail.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Vilāpa (ವಿಲಾಪ):—[noun]—a crying audibly from pain, distress, etc.; wail.
Alternative spelling: Viḷāpa (ವಿಳಾಪ).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Vilāpa (विलाप):—n. 1. wailing; lamentation; a wail; moan; 2. Book of Lamentation; a Bible book;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Lapa, Vi, Na.
Starts with (+0): Vilapagita, Vilapagite, Vilapakala, Vilapakusumanjali, Vilapam, Vilapamana, Vilapami, Vilapana, Vilapanata, Vilapanavinoda, Vilapanem, Vilapanta, Vilapanti, Vilapasi, Vilapat, Vilapatha, Vilapati, Vilapayati, Vilapayitri.
Full-text (+23): Vilasa, Vilapana, Vilapita, Vilapi, Brahmanavilapa, Vilapagita, Vilapati, Vilapakusumanjali, Vilapitva, Vilapamana, Vilapam, Musavilapa, Vilapakala, Vacavilapa, Abyattavilapa, Vilapanta, Vilapanti, Vilapim, Vilapimsu, Vilapeyyum.
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Digha Nikaya (Long Discourses) (by Bhikkhu Sujato)
3.3. The Doctrine of Ajita of the Hair Blanket < [Discourse 2: The Fruits of the Ascetic Life]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
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Samyuta Nikaya (Linked Discourses)
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Brihaddevata attributed to Shaunaka (by Arthur Anthony Macdonell)
Part 10-12 - Examples of different kinds of formulas < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Part 7 - Auspicious names < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 4.4.5 < [Part 4 - Compassion (karuṇa-rasa)]
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