Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary. Look up any word of the Gita in Devanagari, IAST or Harvard-Kyoto, or browse the headwords letter by letter.

Entry कपोल

कपोलkapolaA cheek; क्षामक्षामकपोलमाननम् Ś.3.9,6.15; R.4.68.
[Uṇ.1.66]

A cheek; क्षामक्षामकपोलमाननम् Ś.3.9,6.15; R.4.68.
Derived forms and compounds
- -ली The knee-cap.
- -काषः any object against which anything (especially the cheeks) is rubbed; लीनालिः सुरकरिणां कपोलकाषः Ki.5.26.
- -ताडनम् Striking the cheeks (in confession of fault).
- -पत्रम् A mark painted on the cheek; कपोल- पत्रान्मकरात्सकेतुः Name7.6.
- -पालिः, -ली Feminine The side of a cheek; कपोलपालिं तव तन्वि मन्ये Bv.2.1.
- -फलकः the (broad) cheeks.
- -भित्तिः Feminine the temples and cheeks; or excellent (id est, that is broad) cheeks; Compare गण्डभित्ति.
- -रागः the flush in the cheek.
Source: ApteSearch all dictionaries Analyse the word

Browse by letter

Headwords under क

Part 4 of 20 कप् – करीषAll parts