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Capa, 貹: 31 definitions

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Capa means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, biology, Tamil. 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Chapa.

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In Hinduism

Dhanurveda (science of warfare)

Source: Wisdom Library: Dhanurveda

貹 (चा�) refers to a weapon (“bow�). It is a Sanskrit word defined in the Dhanurveda-saṃhitā, which contains a list of no less than 117 weapons. The Dhanurveda-saṃhitā is said to have been composed by the sage Vasiṣṭha, who in turn transmitted it trough a tradition of sages, which can eventually be traced to Śiva and Brahmā.

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Dhanurveda (धनुर्वेद) refers to the “knowledge of warfare� and, as an upaveda, is associated with the Ṛgveda. It contains instructions on warfare, archery and ancient Indian martial arts, dating back to the 2nd-3rd millennium BCE.

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Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

貹 (चा�) refers to the “staff (of a flag)�, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 3), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “If the sun should appear like a pot; he brings on hunger and death; if he should appear broken, the reigning prince dies; if without rays, mankind will be afflicted with fears; if like a gate, then the capital city, if like an umbrella then the country, will perish. If the sun should appear like a flag staff [i.e., 󱹲Ჹ-貹-Ծ], or a bow, or quivering or of sharp rays he will bring on wars; if there should appear black lines on his disc the reigning prince will die by the hand of his own minister�.

: Google Books: The goladhyaya in Nityananda’s Sarvasiddhanta-raja

貹 (चा�) refers to “arc-lengths�, according to a particular manuscript of Nityānanda’s Sarvasiddhāntarāja.—[...] The digital trace from f. 11 v (shown here to the right) depicts how Sine () and Co-sine (koṭi) of the arc-lengths () are to be understood in terms of the parts of inscribed right triangles, and how the distribution of measures of arc helps the calculation of Sine values.

: Wikibooks (hi): Sanskrit Technical Terms

貹 (चा�).—Arc. Note: 貹 is a Sanskrit technical term used in ancient Indian sciences such as Astronomy, Mathematics and Geometry.

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Jyotisha (ज्योति�, dzپṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy� or “Vedic astrology� and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.

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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

貹 (चा�) (Cf. Dhanus) refers to the “bow� and as one of the weapons (attributes) of Goddess Kubjikā symbolizes “the acquisition of control of others�, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, �(Now) I will tell (you about) the great weapons of that (goddess) Kubjikā. [...] A correct knowledge of mantra arises by means of the bell and a correct understanding of the scriptures from the book. Control (of others is acquired) by means of the bow [i.e., ] and the great accomplishment of (all) the weapons in the Mahāmata by means of the skull�.

: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (shaktism)

貹 (चा�) refers to a “bow�, according to Sāhib Kaul’s Śārikāstrotra.—Accordingly, “[...] My devotion to you nourishes me every day, as the rise of the full moon always nourishes the ocean. On account of the true affluence of victorious devotion to you I even ignore the excellent Lakṣmī. The whole world consists of you, Goddess of Gods! Your body is consciousness, you are alone and perfectly established. Nowhere is there ignorance. Thus, where do we see the son of a barren woman run and raise his bow ()? [...]�.

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Shakta (शाक्�, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

貹 (चा�) refers to the “bow� (of Kāma), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.17 (“The dialogue between Indra and Kāmadeva�).—Accordingly, as Kāma said to Brahmā: “[...] O dear friend, I shall cause the downfall of that enemy of yours who is performing a severe penance to usurp your position. [...] I can undoubtedly make Brahmā and Viṣṇu go astray. Others are of no consideration. I shall make even Śiva fall. I have only five arrows that are soft and flowery. My bow is of three types [i.e., 貹tridhā]. That too is flowery. The bowstring consists of bees. My support and strength is my beloved wife Ratī. Spring is my minister. O god, I am having five forces. The moon, the storehouse of nectar, is my friend. [...]�.

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The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra Tantra

貹 (चा�) refers to a “bow�, according to the Netratantra of Kṣemarāja: a Śaiva text from the 9th century in which Śiva (Bhairava) teaches Pārvatī topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.—Accordingly, [verse 9.19cd-26, while instructing to visualize ś in order to worship the formless ṛtś]—“[He] resembles the swelling moon, a heap of mountain snow. [...] [ś has] a shield, a mirror, a bow (spheṭakādarśa貹� ca), a citron tree, and a water jar. At his head is a half moon. [He who meditates of ś] should perceive the Eastern face as yellow; the Southern a wrathful, terrible black [that has] an unnatural, tusked mouth. [...]�.

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Shaiva (शै�, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

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Shilpashastra (iconography)

: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (shilpa)

貹 (चा�) refers to one of the five different types of Eyes, according to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.—According to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, the first variety of the eye should be in the shape of i.e., a bow and it should be three yavas in measurement. It is important to note that the difference between the form and the ś form of eyes can be pointed out on the basis of the measurement. Here the particular measurements specified for the portrayal of eyes reflects the writer’s observational maturity.

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Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.

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Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyṇa)

: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

貹 (चा�) or 貹ܻ refers to one of the fifty-three Mudrās (ritual hand gestures) described in chapter 22 (Caryāpāda) of the ʲ峾ṃh: the most widely followed of Saṃhitā covering the entire range of concerns of Pāñcarātra doctrine and practice (i.e., the four-fold formulation of subject matter�ñԲ, yoga, and ) consisting of roughly 9000 verses.—Description of the chapter [ܻṣṇa-]: Brahmā asks the meaning, uses and varieties of ܻ-gestures. Bhagavān says these finger movements are ways to fend off evil and to prevent those taking pleasure in harming others. Furthermore, they please the Lord-so long as they are demonstrated in private (1-5a). He then names and describes 53 ܻ-gestures: [e.g., (51b)] [...]

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Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

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In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

: MUNI Arts: Kalachakra and the twenty-five Kulika kings of Shambhala

貹 (चा�) refers to “bow� and represents one of the attributes of Sumitra or Rigden Shenyenzang refers to one of the Twenty-five Kulikas as well as one of the traditional Shambhala rulers.—His attributes are a bow (Sanskrit: dhanus, , śԲ, ǻ岹ṇḍ, ܰ첹, śṅg; Tibetan: shu [gshu]) and arrow.

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (Բ) are collected indepently.

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Biology (plants and animals)

: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Capa in India is the name of a plant defined with Hibiscus rosa-sinensis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Hibiscus rosasinensis L. (among others).

2) Capa is also identified with Gossypium arboreum It has the synonym Gossypium arboreum Vell. (etc.).

3) Capa in Indonesia is also identified with Blumea balsamifera It has the synonym Conyza appendiculata Blume (etc.).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Science and Culture (1991)
· Vistas in Cytogenetics (1989)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (DC.) (1836)
· Acta Botanica Sinica (1985)
· Acta Agric. Univ. Zhejiang. (1997)
· Species Plantarum (1753)

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

貹 : (m.) a bow.

: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

貹, (m. nt.) (Sk. 貹, from tremble, cp. capala wavering, quivering) a bow M. I, 429 (opposed to ǻ岹ṇḍ); Dh. 156 (°âtikhīṇa shot from the bow, cp. DhA. III, 132), 320 (Abl. cāpāto metri causa); J. IV, 272; V, 400; Miln. 105 (daḷha°), 352.

: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionary

1) 貹 (စာ�) [(pu,na) (ပု၊�)]�
[capa+ṇa.capa santāpe,a,capo,vaṃsabhedo,tabbikāro cāpo,ṇo�,ṭī.388.]
[စ�+ဏ။ စ� သန္တာပေ၊ အ၊ စပေါ၊ ဝံသဘေဒေါ၊ တဗ္ဗိကာရေ� စာပေါ၊ ဏော။ ဓာန်၊ ဋီ။ ၃၈၈။]

2) cāpā (စာပ�) [(thī) (ထ�)]�
[貹+ṇa+ā.cāpoviyacāpā.vi,pi,.ma,ṭṭha,2�94.suttani,ṭṭha,1�248-nitea ]chāvā]hu rhi.]
[စာ�+�+အာ။ စာပေါဝိယစာပါ။ ဝိ၊ ပိ၊ ဓာန်။ မ၊ ဋ္ဌ၊ ၂။ ၉၄� သုတ္တနိ၊ ဋ္ဌ၊ ၁။ ၂၄�-တို့၌ 'ဆာဝ�'ဟ� ရှိသည်။]

[Pali to Burmese]

: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မ� အဘိဓာန�)

1) 貹�

(Burmese text): (�) လေး၊ အလယ်၌ ကောက်သောထမ်းပို�,တူသေ� လေးအထူး။ (�) စာပမည်သောကြက်သွန်။ စာပလသု�-ကြည့်။(�) စာပမည်သောငှက်။ စာပသကု�-ကြည့်။

(Auto-Translation): (1) Four, the middle one is a special variety of the four. (2) A type of onion called "sapame." Look at the sapamatthuna. (3) A type of bird called "sapame." Look at the sapathakona.

2) cāpā�

(Burmese text): စာပါမည်သောမိန်းမ။ မူရင်းကြည့်ပါ။

(Auto-Translation): The name of the woman is written. Please see the original.

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Marathi-English dictionary

: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

capa (चप).—int ( H) Silent! still! whist!

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capa (चप).—ad ( H) Still, quietly, mutely.

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貹 (चा�).—n m (S) A bow. 2 m ( H) The lock of a gun. 3 m (貹ṇēṃ) A screw-press (for compressing bales of cotton &c.) 4 A torturing instrument. Applied to the ear &c. 5 The flap or lobe of the ear. 貹 lāvṇēṃ To worry or torment.

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cāpā (चापा).—m The lobe or flap of the ear.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

capa (चप).�int Silent! still! whist!

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capa (चप) [-kan-kara-dinī-diśī, -कन�-कर-दिनी-दिशी].�ad In a shake, trice, jiffey.

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貹 (चा�).�n A bow. m The lock of a gun. A screw-press; a torturing instru- ment. The lobe of the ear. 貹 lāvṇēṃ To torment.

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cāpā (चापा).�m A flower-tree or its flower. The lobe of the ear.

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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

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

貹 (चा�).—[capasya vaṃśabhedasya vikāra� � Tv.]

1) A bow; ताते चापद्वितीये वहति रणधुरा� को भयस्यावकाश� (tāte 貹dvitīye vahati rṇadhurā� ko bhayasyāvakāśa�) Ve.3.5; so चापपाणिः (貹pāṇi�) 'with a bow in hand'.

2) The rain-bow.

3) (In geom.) An arc of a circle.

4) The sign of the zodiac called Sagittarius..

Derivable forms: 貹� (चापः).

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

貹 (चा�).—m.

(-貹�) 1. A bow. 2. (In Gemetry,) An are or portion of a circle. 3. Sagittarius, the ninth sign of the Zodiac. E. cap to cast, (arrows,) affix .

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

貹 (चा�).� (probably from the [Causal.] of ci), m. and n. A bow, [Բ󲹰śٰ] 7, 192.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

貹 (चा�).—[masculine] [neuter] bow.

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

1) Capa (चप):�? See .

2) 貹 (चा�):�mn. ([from] capa [gana] ) a bow, [Manu-smṛti vii, 192; Mahābhārata] etc.

3) (in [geometry]) an arc, [Sūryasiddhānta ii f., vi, xi]

4) Sagittarius, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]

5) a rainbow (cf. Իś-), [Bhāgavata-purāṇa i, 11, 28]

6) a kind of [astronomy] instrument, [Golādhyāya xi, 2 and 5]

7) a particular constellation (= dhanus), [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhajjātaka xii, 18]

8) a [particular] measure of length, [Daśakumāra-carita]

9) m. Name of a family.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

貹 (चा�):�(貹�) 1. m. A bow; arc.

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

貹 (चा�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: .

[Sanskrit to German]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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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Hindi dictionary

: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

貹 (चा�) [Also spelled chap]:�(nf) are; pressure; a bow; (foot) sound/blow.

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Kannada-English dictionary

: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Capa (ಚಪ):—[noun] the stem of any of the woody or treelike tropical and semitropical grasses of the genera Bambusa; a bamboo.

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貹 (ಚಾ�):�

1) [noun] a flexible strip of wood or other material, bent by a string stretched between its ends, for shooting arrows; a bow.

2) [noun] a part of the circumference of a circle; an arc.

3) [noun] a bow or arc of prismatic colours appearing in the heavens opposite the sun and caused by the refraction and reflection of the sun’s rays in drops of rain.

4) [noun] the ninth sign of the zodiac; the Sagittarius.

5) [noun] (astrol.) a condition in which the positions of the nine planets are distributed in all the seven houses from the tenth to fourth houses of the zodiac.

6) [noun] (rhet.) a kind of tricky composition.

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貹 (ಚಾ�):—[noun] a kind of animal the skin of which is processed and used in making percussion instruments.

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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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Tamil dictionary

: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Cāpā (சாபா) noun See சாப்பா. [sappa.]

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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Nepali dictionary

: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

1) Capa (चप):—n. 1. eating; digesting; 2. embezzlement; appropriation;

2) 貹 (चा�):—n. Geom. arc;

3) 貹 (चा�):—n. 1. pressing; pressure; pounding; 2. an oil or sugarcane-press; 3. a wooden instrument to press between the fingers of a criminal while torturing;

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