Vittapa, Vitta-pa: 5 definitions

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Vittapa 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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vittapa (वित्तप).—an epithet of Kubera; रुद्राणां शंकरश्चास्मि वित्तेशो यक्षरक्षसाम् (rudrāṇāṃ śaṃkaraścāsmi vitteśo yakṣarakṣasām) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 1.23; Manusmṛti 7.4; Bhāgavata 5.1.17.

Derivable forms: vittapaḥ (वित्तपः).

Vittapa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vitta and pa (प). See also (synonyms): vitteśa, vittapati, vittapāla.

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

Vittapa (वित्तप).—[masculine] the same.

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

1) Vittapa (वित्तप):—[=vitta-pa] [from vitta > vid] mf(ā)n. guarding w°, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of Kubera, [Rāmāyaṇa; Harivaṃśa]

[Sanskrit to German]

Vittapa 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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Vittapa (ವಿತ್ತಪ):—[noun] Kubēra, the Regent of Wealth.

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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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