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Capala, 貹, 䲹貹, : 40 definitions

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In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)

: Ancient Science of Life: Critical Review of Rasaratna Samuccaya

Capala (चप�) is the name of a medicinal drug (possibly identified with Bismuth), and mentioned in the Rasaratnasamuccaya: a 13th century C.E. alchemical treatise, authored by Vgbhaṭa, is a useful compilation related to preparation and properties of drugs of mineral and metallic origin.—Capala is a controversial drug and may be either Bismuth or Selenium, but the commentator of Rasaratnasamuccaya without providing any proof, correlates Capala with Bismuth.

Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)

: Shodhganga: Edition translation and critical study of yogasarasamgraha

䲹貹 (चपला) is another name for “ʾ貹ī� and is dealt with in the 15th-century Yogasrasaṅgraha (Yogasara-saṅgraha) by Vsudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes. The Yogasrasaṃgraha [mentioning ] deals with entire recipes in the route of administration, and thus deals with the knowledge of pharmacy (󲹾ṣaⲹ-첹貹) which is a branch of pharmacology (ⲹṇa).

Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)

: WorldCat: Rj nighṇṭu

䲹貹 (चपला) is another name for ʾ貹ī, a medicinal plant identified with Piper longum Linn. or “Indian long pepper� from the Piperaceae or ‘pepper� family of flowering plants, according to verse 6.11-13 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rjanighṇṭu. The sixth chapter (辱貹徱-) of this book enumerates ninety-five varieties of plants obtained from the market (貹ṇyṣa). Together with the names 䲹貹 and ʾ貹ī, there are a total of nineteen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.

Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the Hindus

Capala (चप�) refers to an “unsteady (gait)�, according to the 15th century ٲṅgī composed by Nīlakṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient  India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 5, “on marks of the stages of life”]: “With firm nails, soles, and joints, in whom (even) quantities of wounds heal over quickly, eating very soft grass, with unstable (dropping out) rows of (first) teeth, always showing an unsteady gait (capala-gati) [貹پᲹ�], not yet sexually potent (?) but subject to erections, still feeble in blows—he is called a majjana, in the eighth year�.

Unclassified Ayurveda definitions

Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany

Capala (चप�) is another name for Rjamṣa (Vigna unguiculata “cow-peas�) according to the 屹ś, which is a 16th century medicinal thesaurus authored by Bhvamiśra. The term is used throughout Ayurvedic literature.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

Source: Wisdom Library: Nṭya-śstra

1) Capala (चप�, “inconsiderate�).—One of the thirty-three ⲹ󾱳屹 (transitory states), according to the Nṭyaśstra chapter 7. These ‘transitory states� accompany the ‘permanent state� in co-operation. The term is used throughout ṭyśٰ literature. It is also known as 貹. (Also see the Daśarūpa 4.8-9)

2a) 䲹貹 (चपला) refers to a type of syllabic metre (ṛtٲ), according to the Nṭyaśstra chapter 16. 䲹貹 falls in the Anuṣṭup (Anuṣṭubh) class of chandas (rhythm-type), which implies that verses constructed with this metre have four (‘foot� or ‘quarter-verse�) containing eighteen syllables each.

2b) 䲹貹 (चपला) refers to a type of syllabic metre (ṛtٲ), according to the Nṭyaśstra chapter 16. The 䲹貹 variation is one amongst five types of -meters.

3) 䲹貹 (चपला) is the name of a meter belonging to the Triṣṭubh class of Dhruv (songs) described in the Nṭyaśstra chapter 32:—“the metre which has in its feet of eleven syllables, the first two, and the last long, is �.

䲹貹 is also the name of a meter belonging to the Śīrṣaka class described in the Nṭyaśstra chapter 32:—“the metre which has in its feet of twenty-five syllables, the fifth, the eight, the eleventh, the twelfth and the last long, is �.

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Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, ṭyśٰ) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).

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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Capala (चप�).—A king in ancient India. (Mahbhrata Ādi Parva, Chapter 1, Verse 238).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1) Capala (चप�).—A son of ṛg elephant.*

  • * Brahmṇḍa-purṇa III. 7. 333.

2) 䲹貹 (चपला).—A śakti.*

  • * Brahmṇḍa-purṇa IV. 44. 75.
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The Purana (पुरा�, purṇas) 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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Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)

: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literature

1) 䲹貹 (चपला) is a type of mtr屹ṛtٲ (quantitative verse) described in the Āryprakarṇa section of the second chapter of Kedrabhaṭṭa’s ṛtٲٲ첹. The ṛtٲٲ첹 is considered as most popular work in Sanskrit prosody, because of its rich and number of commentaries. Kedrabhaṭṭa (C. 950-1050 C.E.) was a celebrated author in Sanskrit prosody.

2) 䲹貹 (चपला) is the name of a Sanskrit metre (chandas) to which Hemacandra (1088-1173 C.E.) assigned the alternative name of Hari-vilasita, Tvarita-gati in his auto-commentary on the second chapter of the 󲹲ԻDzԳśԲ. 䲹貹 also corresponds to Drutagati according to Bharata. Hemacandra gives these alternative names for the metres by other authorities (like Bharata), even though the number of ṇa or letters do not differ.

3) 䲹貹 (चपला) refers to one of the thirty mtr屹ṛtٲ (quantitative verse) mentioned in the 331st chapter of the Ծܰṇa. The Ծܰṇa deals with various subjects viz. literature, poetics, grammar, architecture in its 383 chapters and deals with the entire science of prosody (e.g., the metre) in 8 chapters (328-335) in 101 verses in total.

䲹貹 also refers to one of the eighteen viṣama-varṇaṛtٲ (irregular syllabo-quantitative verse) mentioned in the 332nd chapter of the Ծܰṇa.

4) 䲹貹 (चपला) refers to one of the thirty-four mtr屹ṛtٲ (quantitative verse) mentioned in the Ҳḍaܰṇa. The Ҳḍaܰṇa also deals with the science of prosody (e.g., the ) in its six chapters 207-212. The chapters comprise 5, 18, 41, 7 and 9 verses respectively.

: Journal of the University of Bombay Volume V: Apabhramsa metres (2)

1) Capala (चप�) is the name of a metre similair to Rathyvarṇaka: an Apabhraṃśa metre classified as Dvipadi (metres with two lines in a stanza) discussed in books such as the 󲹲ԻDzԳśԲ, Kavidarpṇa, Vṛttajtisamuccaya and ⲹūchandas.—Rathyvarṇaka has 37 ٰ in each of their two lines, formed with 1 ṣṇmٰ, 7 ٳٰܰ, and 1 ٰٰ at the end, with the yati after the 12th and the 20th ٰ. [...] If the initial ṣṇmٰ of the Rathyvarṇaka is placed between the 6th and the 7th ٳٰܰ, and if the yati occurs after the 16th and the 24th ٰ, it is called Capala.

2) 䲹貹 (चपला) refers to one of the three main types of ٳ: one of the oldest Prakrit meters probably developed out of the epic Anuṣṭubh, as discussed in books such as the 󲹲ԻDzԳśԲ, Kavidarpṇa, Vṛttajtisamuccaya and ⲹūchandas.—There are three main kinds of a ٳ, i.e., Pathy, Vipu and 䲹貹. The 䲹貹 has the 2nd and the 4th ٳٰܰ in either or both the halves preceded and followed by a long letter, and is accordingly Mukha貹, or Jaghana貹 or Sarva貹.

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Chandas (छन्दस्) refers to Sanskrit prosody and represents one of the six Vedangas (auxiliary disciplines belonging to the study of the Vedas). The science of prosody (chandas-shastra) focusses on the study of the poetic meters such as the commonly known twenty-six metres mentioned by Pingalas.

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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Wisdom Library: Śktism

Capala (चप�, “cunning�) refers to one of the sixty defects of mantras, according to the 11th century Kurṇava-tantra: an important scripture of the Kaula school of Śktism traditionally stated to have consisted of 125.000 Sanskrit verses.—Accordingly, as Īśvara says to Śrī Devī: “For those who do japa without knowing these defects [e.g., capala—cunning], there is no realization even with millions and billions of japa. [...] Oh My Beloved! there are ten processes for eradicating defects in Mantras as described. [...]�.

: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Capala (चप�) refers to one of the eight Servants (ṭa-ṣṭ첹) associated with Candrapīṭha (or Candrapīṭhapura), according to the Manthnabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjik.—[...] The eight Servants (ṭṣṭa첹): Capala, Lelihna, Mahkya, Hanumata, Mahbala, Mahotsha, Devadatta, Dursada.

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Shakta (शाक्�, śkta) or Shaktism (śktism) 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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Gitashastra (science of music)

: Shodhganga: Kohala in the Sanskrit textual tradition (gita)

䲹貹 (चपला) refers to one of the five Śܳپ of the Pañcama note of the Octave in Indian Music (often described in literature as consisting of twenty-two śܳپ).—Kohala brings out different theories on the number of śܳپ. He says that some believe in twenty-two, śܳپ, some in sixty-six and others believe in infinity. Bharata and many subsequent authors including Śrṅgadeva etc. spoke of twenty-two śܳپ.—According to the Saṅgītrṇavacandrik (Cf. the Saṅgītanryṇa, Vol. I, V. 1.49-1.55, pp.24-26), the Pañcama note has the following śܳپ: ī, , DZ, ٲ, 屹ī .

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Gitashastra (गीतशास्त्र, īٲśٰ) refers to the ancient Indian science of Music (gita or samgita), which is traditionally divided in Vocal music, Instrumental music and Dance (under the jurisdiction of music). The different elements and technical terms are explained in a wide range of (often Sanskrit) literature.

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In Buddhism

Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names

A Yakkha. See Capala cetiya.

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Theravda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).

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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhism

Capala (चप�) is the name of a deity summoned by the Yamntaka-mantra and mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa: one of the largest Kriy Tantras devoted to Mañjuśrī (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Mañjuśrī and were taught to and by Buddha Śkyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including Capala).

: academia.edu: A Critical Sanskrit Edition and a Translation of Kambala’s Sdhananidhi, Chapter 8

䲹貹 (चपला) is the name of a Deity associated with the syllable “ca� of the ٱīṛdⲹԳٰ (Goddess� heart mantra): one of the four major mantras in the Cakrasaṃvara tradition, as taught in the eighth chapter of the 9th-century Herukbhidhna and its commentary, the Sdhananidhi. The thirteen letters constituting the mantra are transformed in meditation into thirteen deities. All these female deities [viz., 䲹貹] have their male consorts who resemble their consort female deities in appearance and are in sexual union with them.

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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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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

: archive.org: Bulletin of the French School of the Far East (volume 5)

Capala (चप�) [?] (in Chinese: ճö--) is the name of an ancient kingdom associated with Գܰ or Գܰnakṣatra, as mentioned in chapter 18 of the Candragarbha: the 55th section of the Mahsaṃnipta-sūtra, a large compilation of Sūtras (texts) in Mahyna Buddhism partly available in Sanskrit, Tibetan and Chinese.—Chapter 18 deals with geographical astrology and, in conversation with Brahmarja and others, Buddha explains how he entrusts the Nakṣatras [e.g., Գܰ] with a group of kingdoms [e.g., Capala] for the sake of protection and prosperity.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahyna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many ūٰ of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñpramit ūٰ.

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In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

: archive.org: Een Kritische Studie Van ⲹūdeva’s Paümacariu

Capala (चप�) participated in the war between and 屹ṇa, on the side of the latter, as mentioned in ⲹūdeva’s Paumacariu (Padmacarita, Paumacariya or 峾ⲹṇapurṇa) chapter 57ff. ⲹū or ⲹūdeva (8th or 9th century) was a Jain householder who probably lived in Karnataka. His work recounts the popular 峾 story as known from the older work 峾ⲹṇa (written by ī쾱). Various chapters [mentioning Capala] are dedicated to the humongous battle whose armies (known as ṣaܳṇīs) consisted of millions of soldiers, horses and elephants, etc.

: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections

Capala (चप�) refers to the “unsteady (mind)�, according to the 11th century Jñnrṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “When dwelling in a house, [a lifestyle] which is full of great misfortune [and] exceedingly despicable, victory over carelessness cannot be achieved even by the very wise. The unsteady mind (capala-manascapala� mana�) cannot be subdued by householders. Therefore, the state of a householder is abandoned by wise men for peace of mind�.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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Biology (plants and animals)

: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Capala in India is the name of a plant defined with Vigna unguiculata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Dolichos hastifolius Schnizl. (among others).

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

· Centuria II. Plantarum (1756)
· Linnaea (1839)
· Raccolte Botaniche
· Anales Cientificos Paraguayos (1911)
· Philippine Journal of Science (1916)
· Plantae Javanicae Rariores (1848)

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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

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Capala in Pali glossary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

capala : (adj.) fickle; wavering; unsteady.

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

Capala, (adj.) (Sk. capala cp. cpa bow; from *qep to shake or quiver, see Walde Lat. Wtb. under caperro) moving to & fro, wavering, trembling, unsteady, fickle S. I, 204; V, 269; M. I, 470 (and a° steady); A. III, 199, 355, 391; Dh. 33; Pug. 35; J. I, 295; II, 360. At J. VI, 548 it means one who lets the saliva flow out of his mouth (explained by paggharita-la “trickle-spit�). (Page 262)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravda 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

capala (चप�).—a (S) pop. 貹ḷa a Active, agile, nimble, quick, smart. 2 Fickle, volatile, restless, fidgety. 3 Wanton--a woman.

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capala (चप�) [or �, ḷa].—f ē capaḷ� f ( H) A sandal.

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貹 (चपला).—f S Lightning. Ex. aṅgvarī ca0 paḍ� ||. 2 A wanton woman, a rig.

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capaḷ� (चपळा).—a (貹ḷa) Smart, active, lively, agile.

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capaḷ� (चपळा).—m A shrub of the Mimosa tribe.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

capala (चप�).�a Active, agile, nimble, quick, smart. Fickle, volatile, restless, fid- gety. Wanton-a woman.

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貹 (चपला).�f Lightning. A wanton woman, a rig.

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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

Capala (चप�).�a. [cap-mandy� gatau kala upadhokrasykra� Tv.; cf. Uṇdi-sūtra 1.18]

1) Shaking, trembling, tremulous; कुल्याम्भोभि� पवनचपलैः शाखिनो धौतमूलाः (kulymbhobhi� pavanacapalai� śkhino dhautamū�) Ś.1 15; चपलायताक्षी (貹yatkṣ�) Ch. P.8.

2) Unsteady, fickle, inconstant, wavering; Śnti.2. 12; चपलमति (capalamati) &c.

3) Frail, transient, momentary; नलिनीदलगतजलमतितरल� तद्वज्जीवितमतिशयचपलम� (nalinīdalagatajalamatitarala� tadvajjīvitamatiśayacapalam) Moha M.5.

4) Quick, nimble, agile; (gatam) शैशवाच्चपलमप्यशोभत (śś峦貹ⲹśDz󲹳ٲ) R.11. 8.

5) Inconsiderate, rash; cf. चापल ().

6) off the mark; निमित्तचपलेषुण� (Ծٳٲ貹ṣuṇ�) Mahbhrata (Bombay) 13.5.5.

-� 1 A fish.

2) Quicksilver.

3) The Chtaka bird.

4) Consumption.

5) A sort of perfume.

6) Black mustard.

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䲹貹 (चपला).�

1) Lightning; कुरबककुसुम� चपलासुषम� रतिपतिमृगकानने (kurabakakusuma� 貹suṣama� ratipatiṛgknane) Gītagovinda 7.

2) An unchaste or disloyal wife.

3) Spirituous liquor.

4) Lakṣmī, the goddess of wealth.

5) The tongue.

6) Long pepper.

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貹 (चापल).—[capalasya bhva� karma v � pakṣe ṣⲹ�]

1) Quick motion, swiftness.

2) Fickleness, unsteadiness, transitoriness; Kirtrjunīya 2.41.

3) Inconsiderate or rash conduct, rashness, rash act; यत्त� केवलचापल्याद्बलदर्पोत्थितः स्वयम् (yattu kevalacpalydbaladarpotthita� svayam) Mahbhrata (Bombay) 3.36.8; धिक् चापलम् (dhik 貹m) Uttararmacarita 4; तद्गुणैः कर्णमागत्य चापलाय प्रचोदित� (tadguṇai� karṇamgatya cpaya pracodita�) R.1.9; स्वचित्तवृत्तिरि� चापलेभ्य� निवारणीया (svacittavṛttiriva cpalebhyo nivrṇīy) K.11; Kumrasambhava 3.41.

4) Restiveness (as of a horse); पुनः पुनः सूतनिषिद्धचापलम् (puna� puna� sūtaniṣiddha貹m) R.3.42.

5) Boldness; Kumrasambhava 5.4.

6) Agitation, tremour.

Derivable forms: 貹m (चापलम्).

See also (synonyms): 貹ⲹ.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

(चापा�).�nt. (= Pali id., near Vesli), name of a caitya near Vaiślī: Ѳ屹ٳ i.299.22 (compare 297.16); pūrvasmin vai (Ѳ屹ٳ purimasmi�) diśo-bhge cpla� (Senart em. cpa- la�, but mss. of Ѳ屹ٳ text) nma (Ѳ屹ٳ va nma) cetiya� Lalitavistara 388.12 = Ѳ屹ٳ iii.306.14 (verse); -caitya� پ屹Բ 201.1 (at Vaiślī); Vaiślī Vṛjibhūmiś - (13 °la�)- caitya� 4 and 13; °la� caitya� پ屹Բ 207.11.

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

Capala (चप�).—mfn.

(-�--�) 1. Trembling, tremulous, shaking. 2. Wavering, unsteady. 3. Inconsiderately criminal. 4. Swift, expeditious; (also in this sense, or swiftly, adv. n.

(-�) 5. Momentary, instantaneous. 6. Agitated violently, overcome with alarm, &c. m.

(-�) 1. Quicksilver. 2. A kind of stone. 3. A fish. 4. A thief. f.

(-) 1. The goddess Lakshmi or fortune. 2. Lightning. 3. A whore. 4. Long pepper. 5. The tongue. 6. Spirituous liquor. 7. A species of the Arya metre. E. cap to go, affix alac or cup to move, Unadi affix kala and the radical vowel changed.

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貹 (चापल).—n.

(-�) 1. Unsteadiness, (literally or metaphorically.) 2. Transitoriness. E. capala trembling, affix; also with ⲹñ affix 貹ⲹ n. (-ⲹ�.)

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Capala (चप�).� (i. e. kamp + ala adj., f. . 1. Trembling, unsteady, [Raghuvaṃśa, (ed. Stenzler.)] 11, 8; [ᾱٴDZ貹ś] i. [distich] 46. 2. Giddy, inconsiderate, [ѲٲDZԲ] 72; Mahbhrata 3, 13848. 3. Swift, [Harivaṃśa, (ed. Calc.)] 4104; º, adv. Quickly, [ٲśܳٲ] in Chr. 260, 2. 4. Wanton, [峾ⲹṇa] 3, 51, 33.

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貹 (चापल).—i. e. capala + a, n. 1. Quickness, [Bhgavata-Purṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 8, 12, 20. 2. Unsteadiness, [Ჹٲṅgṇ�] 5, 377.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Capala (चप�).—[adjective] moving to and fro, tremulous, unsteady, agitated, rash, nimble, fickle, inconsiderate, [neuter] [adverb] —[feminine] lightning, a wanton woman, [Name] of two metres.

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貹 (चापल).—[neuter] agility, haste, inconstancy, wantonness.

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

1) Capala (चप�):—mf()n. (�kamp; [gana] śauṇḍdi, śreṇy-di and vispaṣṭdi) moving to and fro, shaking, trembling, unsteady, wavering, [Mahbhrata] etc.

2) wanton, fickle, inconstant, [ib.]

3) inconsiderate, thoughtless, ill-mannered, [Manu-smṛti iv, 177; Mahbhrata xiv, 1251]

4) quick, swift, expeditious, [Harivaṃśa 4104]

5) momentary, instantaneous, [Subhṣitvali]

6) m. a kind of mouse, [Suśruta v, 6, 3; Aṣṭṅga-hṛdaya vi, 38, 1]

7) a fish, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, hayudha, hemacandra, etc.]

8) the wind, [Demetrius Galanos’s Lexiko: sanskritikes, anglikes, hellenikes]

9) quicksilver, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, hayudha, hemacandra, etc.]

10) black mustard, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, hayudha, hemacandra, etc.]

11) a kind of perfume (coraka), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, hayudha, hemacandra, etc.]

12) a kind of stone, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, hayudha, hemacandra, etc.]

13) Name of a demon causing diseases, [Harivaṃśa 9562]

14) of a prince, [Mahbhrata i, 231]

15) n. a kind of metal (mentioned with quicksilver)

16) 䲹貹 (चपला):—[from capala] f. lightning, [Gīta-govinda vii, 23]

17) [v.s. ...] long pepper, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, hayudha, hemacandra, etc.]

18) [v.s. ...] the tongue, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, hayudha, hemacandra, etc.]

19) [v.s. ...] ([gana] priydi) a disloyal wife, whore, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, hayudha, hemacandra, etc.]

20) [v.s. ...] spirituous liquor ([especially] that made from hemp), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, hayudha, hemacandra, etc.]

21) [v.s. ...] the goddess Lakṣmi or fortune (cf. [Mahbhrata xiii, 3861]), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, hayudha, hemacandra, etc.]

22) [v.s. ...] Name of two metres (cf. mah-)

23) [v.s. ...] (in music) the 5th note personified.

24) 貹 (चापल):�n. ([from] cap [gana] yuvdi) mobility, swiftness, [Raghuvaṃśa iii, 42; Bhgavata-purṇa vii, 12, 20]

25) agitation, unsteadiness, fickleness, inconsiderateness, insolence, [Gautama-dharma-śstra ix, 50; Pṇini 8-1, 12], [vArttika] 5, [Mahbhrata etc.]

26) (चापा�):�Name of a Caitya, [پ屹Բ]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Capala (चप�):—[(la�--�) a.] Trembling, unsteady, swift. m. Quicksilver; a stone; a fish; a thief. f. Lukshmee; lightning; a whore; the tongue; long-pepper.

2) 貹 (चापल):�(�) 1. n. Unsteadiness.

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

Capala (चप�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Cavala, Cava, Cvala.

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Hindi dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Capala in Hindi glossary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

1) Capala (चप�) [Also spelled chapal]:�(a) unsteady; wavering; flippant; tremulous; restless; quick; nimble; hoity-toity.

2) 䲹貹 (चपला) [Also spelled chapala]:�(nf) the goddess of wealth—Lakshmi:; lightning; (a) feminine form of [capala] (sec).

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Kannada-English dictionary

: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Capala (ಚಪ�):�

1) [adjective] changing, changeable or unstable in affection, interest, etc.

2) [adjective] quick and easy of movement; deft and active; agile.

3) [adjective] acting or done suddenly with little thought; rash; impetuous.

4) [adjective] not lasting; impermanent; fleeting.

5) [adjective] uneasy in mind; apprehensive; worried; anxious.

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Capala (ಚಪ�):�

1) [noun] the quality of being fickle; lack of firmness, resoluteness; fickleness.

2) [noun] quickness; agility; nimbleness.

3) [noun] the liquid, silver-white metallic chemical element; mercury (symbol - Hg.).

4) [noun] an intense, ardent desire.

5) [noun] a man lacking firmness of purpose; a fickle-minded man.

6) [noun] an agile man.

7) [noun] air in motion; wind.

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Capaḷa (ಚಪ�):—[noun] the outer side of the thigh.

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Capaḷa (ಚಪ�):—[adjective] = ಚಪ� [capala]1.

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Capaḷa (ಚಪ�):—[noun] = ಚಪ� [capala]2.

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貹 (ಚಾಪಲ):�

1) [adjective] moving to and fro; trembling; wavering; unsteady.

2) [adjective] infirm in deciding or forming opinion; erratic in habits, purpose or behaviour.

3) [adjective] lasting but a moment; very brief; fleeting.

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貹 (ಚಾಪಲ):�

1) [noun] the quality or fact of being unsteady, wavering; unsteadiness.

2) [noun] inability to take a firm decision, forming opinion.

3) [noun] the quality of being erratic in habits, purpose or behaviour.

4) [noun] quickness in moving, going, travelling, proceeding or performing; swiftness; speed; celerity.

5) [noun] the fact or habit of acting or tending to act too hastily or without due consideration.

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Cpaḷa (ಚಾಪಳ):—[adjective] = ಚಾಪಲ [capala]1.

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Cpaḷa (ಚಾಪಳ):—[noun] = ಚಾಪಲ [capala]2.

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Tamil dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Capala in Tamil glossary
: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

䲹貹 (சபலா) noun < 貹. Long pepper; திப்பல�. (வைத்தி� மலையகராத�) [thippali. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]

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Nepali dictionary

: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

1) Capala (चप�):—adj. 1. unsteady; restless; 2. tremulous; trembling; 3. inconstant; fickle; volatile; 4. active; agile; swift; smart; expeditious; 5. temporary; momentary;

2) 䲹貹 (चपला):—adj. fem. 1. inconstant; volatile; 2. clever; adroit;

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