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Every entry for a word in Apte, Monier-Williams, Macdonell and the Dhātupāṭha, with their abbreviations spelled out, and an analysis of its forms.

Results for कपिल

3 dictionaries · exact headword

Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. कपिलkapilaa.Tawny, reddish; वाताय कपिला विद्युत् Mbh. on P.II.3.13.

    [कपि-लच्]

    1. Tawny, reddish; वाताय कपिला विद्युत् Mbh. on ParasmaipadaII.3.13.
    2. Having tawny hairs; नोद्वेहेत्कपिलां कन्याम् Ms.3.8. (Kull. Equivalent to कपिलकेशा).

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -लः

      1. Name of a great sage. [He reduced to ashes 6 sons of Sagara, who while searching for the sacrificial horse of their father taken away by Indra, fell in with him and accused him of having stolen it (see Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)1.23.). He is also said to have been the founder of the Sāṅkhya system of philosophy.] ऋषि प्रसूतं कपिलं यस्तमग्रे ज्ञानैर्बिभर्ति Śāṅk Bhāṣ. on Bād. Sūtras 2.1; सिद्धानां कपिलो मुनिः Bg.1.26.
      2. A dog.
      3. Benzoin.
      4. Incense.
      5. A form or fire.
      6. The tawny colour.
      7. Impure benzoin.
      8. Name of the sun.
      9. Name of a country.
      10. One of the incarnation of Viṣṇu.

    • -ला

      1. A brown cow; कपिला चेत्तारयति भूयश्चासप्तमं कुलम् Y.1.25.
      2. A kind of perfume.
      3. A kind of timber.
      4. The common leech.
      5. Name of the female elephant of the south east.

    • -अक्षी a kind of deer.

    • -अञ्जनः Name of Śiva.

    • -अश्वः an epithet of Indra.

    • -आचार्यः Viṣṇu.

    • -द्युतिः the sun.

    • -द्राक्षा A vine with brown grapes.

    • -द्रुमः A kind of perfume.

    • -धारा

      1. Name of the Ganges.
      2. A holy place.

    • -वस्तु Name of the town in which Buddha was born. (कपिला) षष्ठी The sixth day in the dark half of भाद्रपद.

    • -संहिता Name of an Upa-purāṇa.

    • -स्मृतिः Feminine Sāṅkhya Sūtras of Kapila.

    Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. कपिलkapilamf(आ)n. (√कम् Un2. i, 56; more probably connected with कपि BRD.), "monkey-coloured", brown, tawny, reddish RV.…
    1. mf(आ)neuter gender (√कम् Un2. i, 56; more probably connected with कपि BRD.), "monkey-coloured", brown, tawny, reddish fg-veda x, 27, 16 S3Br. R. etc.
    2. mf(आ)neuter gender red-haired Mn. iii, 8
    3. masculine gender the brown or tawny or reddish colour Sus3r.
    4. masculine gender a kind of mouse
    5. masculine gender a kind of ape Katha1s.
    6. masculine gender a (brown) dog Lexicographers
    7. masculine gender incense Lexicographers
    8. masculine gender Name of an ancient sage (identified by some with Vishn2u विष्णु and considered as the founder of the Sa1m2khya सांख्य system of philosophy) MBh. Bhag. etc.
    9. masculine gender Name of several other men
    10. masculine gender of a Da1nava दानव Hariv. 197 BhP.
    11. masculine gender of a Na1ga नाग MBh. iii, 8010 Hariv. etc.
    12. masculine gender of a Varsha वर्ष in Kus3a-dvi1pa कुश-द्वीप VP. ii, 4, 37
    13. masculine gender of several mountains
    14. masculine gender a form of fire MBh. iii, 14197
    15. masculine gender Name of the sun MBh. iii, 154
    16. masculine gender plural Name of a people VarBr2S.
    17. masculine gender of the Bra1hmans Brahmans in S3a1lmala-dvi1pa शाल्मल-द्वीप VP. ii, 4, 31
    18. masculine gender a fabulous cow celebrated in the Pura1n2as पुराण s W.
    19. masculine gender a kind of leech Sus3r. i, 40, 20
    20. masculine gender a kind of ant Sus3r. ii, 296, 12
    21. masculine gender Dalbergia Sissoo Lexicographers
    22. masculine gender Aloe Perfoliata Lexicographers
    23. masculine gender a sort of perfume Lexicographers
    24. masculine gender a kind of medicinal substance Lexicographers
    25. masculine gender a kind of brass Lexicographers
    26. masculine gender Name of a daughter of Daksha दक्ष MBh.
    27. masculine gender of a Kim2nara किंनर woman Ka1ran2d2.
    28. masculine gender of a river MBh. iii, 14233 VP.
    29. masculine gender Name of the female of the elephant Pun2d2ari1ka पुण्डरीक (quod vide) Lexicographers
    Source: Monier-Williams

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. कपिलkapila[kapi-lá] a. (monkey-coloured), brown ish, reddish; m. species of monkey; N. of an ancient sage; â, f. brown…

    [kapi-lá] adjective (monkey-coloured), brown ish, reddish; masculine species of monkey; noun of an ancient sage; â, feminine; also equal for brown or reddish cow; species of leech; -gata, masculine noun of a sage; -dhûsara, adjective brownish grey; - ͜ rishi, masculine the sage Kapila; -vastu, masculine noun of Buddha's birth place; -sarman, masculine noun of a Brâhman.

    Source: Macdonell

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