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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. कपालkapālaलम् [lam], लम् [कं शिरो जलं वा पालयति]
    1. लम् lam, लम् कं शिरो जलं वा पालयति
    2. The skull, skull bone; चूडापीडकपालसंकुलगलन्मन्दाकिनीवारयः Māl 1.2; रुद्रो येन कपालपाणिपुटके भिक्षाटनं कारितः Bh.2.95.
    3. A piece of a broken jar; potsherd; कपालेन भिक्षार्थी Ms.8.93.
    4. A multitude, collection.
    5. A beggar's bowl; Ms.6.44.
    6. A cup, jar in general; पञ्चकपाल.
    7. A cover or lid.
    8. A treaty of peace on equal terms; H.4.17; Kām.9.2.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -लम्

      1. The shell of an egg.
      2. The cotyla of the leg of a man, any flat bone.
      3. A kind of Leprosy.

    • -ली A beggar's bowl Compare Latincaput; Greek Kephale.

    • -नलिका A sort of pin or spindle for winding cotton etc.

    • -पाणिः, -भृत्, -मालिन्, -शिरस् Masculine epithet of Śiva; तपसा दिवमारूढाः कपालशिरसा सह Rām.2.54.31.

    • -मालिनी Name of Durgā -संधिः a peace on equal terms. कपालसंधिर्विज्ञेयः केवलं समसंधितः H.4.11.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. कपालkapāla[kapấla] n. dish, mendicant's bowl; plate; lid; potsherd; egg-shell; skull; -mâl in, a. wearing a garland of…

    [kapấla] neuter dish, mendicant's bowl; plate; lid; potsherd; egg-shell; skull; -mâl in, adjective wearing a garland of skulls (Siva); -sandhi, masculine treaty based on equal terms; -sphota, masculine noun of a Rakshas.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. कपालkapālamn. (√कम्प् Un2. i, 117), a cup, jar, dish (used especially for the Purod2a1s3a पुरोडाश offering) TS. S3Br.…
    1. mn. (√कम्प् Un2. i, 117), a cup, jar, dish (used especially for the Purod2a1s3a पुरोडाश offering) TS. S3Br. Sus3r. etc. (confer, compare त्रिकपाल, पञ्च-कपाल, etc.)
    2. mn. the alms-bowl of a beggar Mn. vi, 44; viii, 93 R. etc.
    3. mn. a fragment of brick (on which the oblation is placed) S3Br. vi, xii Ka1tyS3r. Sus3r. etc.
    4. mn. a cover, lid A1s3vGr2. iv, 5, 8 Bha1sha1p. etc.
    5. mn. the skull, cranium, skull-bone AV. ix, 8, 22; x, 2, 8 S3Br. i Ya1jn5. etc.
    6. mn. the shell of an egg S3Br. vi, 1, 3 Katha1s. etc.
    7. mn. the shell of a tortoise S3Br. vii, 5, 1, 2
    8. mn. the cotyla of the leg of an animal, any flat bone AitBr. Sus3r.
    9. mn. a kind of leprosy Sus3r. i, 268, 1; 13
    10. mn. multitude, assemblage, collection Lexicographers
    11. masculine gender a treaty of peace on equal terms Ka1m. ix, 2 (confer, compare कपाल-संधि below)
    12. masculine gender Name of an intermediate caste
    13. masculine gender Name of several men
    14. masculine gender plural Name of a school
    15. neuter gender Name of a Tantra तन्त्र
    16. neuter gender ([Greek, κωπή "handle"; Latin capere; Hib गभैम्; Gothic hafyan; Anglo-Saxon haban, haefene, hafoc; English haven, hawk; confer, compare Greek κεφαλή Latin caput; Gothic haubith; Anglo-Saxon heafud .])
    17. (in compound)
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  2. अग्नीषोमीयैकादसकपालagnīṣomīyaikādasakapālam. cake sacred to Agni अग्नि and Soma सोम see above.

    masculine gender cake sacred to Agni अग्नि and Soma सोम see a reference to some preceeding word (not necessarily in the same page).

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  3. अङ्कपालaṅkapālam. an account-book, Ka1v.

    masculine gender an account-book, Ka1v.

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  4. अङ्कपालिaṅkapālif. embracing, an embrace L.

    feminine embracing, an embrace Lexicographers

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  5. अङ्कपालिकाaṅkapālikāf. embracing, an embrace L.

    feminine embracing, an embrace Lexicographers

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  6. अङ्कपालीaṅkapālīf. an embrace
    1. feminine an embrace
    2. feminine a nurse Lexicographers
    3. feminine the plant (Piring) Medicago Esculenta .
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  7. अर्मकपालarmakapālam. n. a potsherd from a heap of rubbish, TS.

    masculine gender neuter gender a potsherd from a heap of rubbish, TS.

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  8. अष्टकपालaṣṭakapālamfn. = अष्ट्/आ
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective Equivalent to अष्ट्/आ
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective Equivalent to अष्ट्/आ-कप्that the rest of a word is to be supplied quod vide Pa1n2. 6-3, 46 commentator or commentary
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