Vipralapa, Vipralāpa: 12 definitions

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Vipralapa means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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)

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Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Vipralāpa (विप्रलाप):—Incoherent speech

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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.

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In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

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Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on Agriculture

Vipralāpa (विप्रलाप) refers to “crying out (seeking for a refuge)”, according to the Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.—Accordingly, [After Viṣṇudatta attempted to enchant a Nāga]: “[...] The Nāga in great pain threw a great fire rain shower upon the Brahmin’s body enveloping it. The Brahmin discontinued the fire oblation, became defenceless, deprived of a refuge and last resort and there was nobody to save him. He started to cry out (vipralāpa) seeking refuge, defence and a last resort at the Bhagavān. [...]”.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

vipralāpa (विप्रलाप).—m S Brawling, jarring, wrangling. 2 Jabbering, gabbling, idle chatter.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

vipralāpa (विप्रलाप).—m Brawling; jabbering.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vipralāpa (विप्रलाप).—

1) Idle or unmeaning talk, prattle, gibberish, nonsense.

2) Mutual contradiction, contradictory statement; P.I.3.5.

3) A dispute, wrangling.

4) Violation of one's promise, breaking one's word.

Derivable forms: vipralāpaḥ (विप्रलापः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vipralāpa (विप्रलाप).—m.

(-paḥ) 1. Quarrel, wrankling, mutual contradiction. 2. Idle or unmeaning discourse, nonsense. 3. Infraction of a promise. E. vi and pra implying contradiction or reciprocity, and lāpa talk.

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

Vipralāpa (विप्रलाप).—i. e. vi-pra-lap + a, m. 1. Idle discourse, prattle. 2. Quarrel.

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

1) Vipralāpa (विप्रलाप):—[=vi-pralāpa] [from vi] 1. vi-pralāpa mfn. (for 2. See under vi-pra-√lap) free from mere chatter (as truth), [Mahābhārata]

2) [=vi-pra-lāpa] [from vipra-lap] 2. vi-pra-lāpa m. (for 1. See p. 951, col. 2) discussion, explanation, [Mahābhārata]

3) [v.s. ...] talking idly, prattle, [Suśruta]

4) [v.s. ...] mutual contradiction, [Pāṇini 1-3, 50]

5) [v.s. ...] breaking of a promise or engagement, deception, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Vipralāpa (विप्रलाप):—[vipra-lāpa] (paḥ) 1. m. Quarrel; idle discourse.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Vipralāpa (विप्रलाप) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Vippalāa, Vippalāva.

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Vipralapa in German

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

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Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Vipralāpa (ವಿಪ್ರಲಾಪ):—

1) [noun] useless or foolish talk.

2) [noun] a long, pitiful cry from grief and pain.

3) [noun] a speech that is contrary to the situation or against another’s hope, wish, intention, etc.).

4) [noun] a dispute or disagreement; a quarrel.

5) [noun] the act or an instance of cheating; deception.

6) [noun] a breaking of one’s promise; a breach of an oath.

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Vipraḷāpa (ವಿಪ್ರಳಾಪ):—[noun] = ವಿಪ್ರಲಾಪ [vipralapa].

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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