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Kakapada, Kaka-pada, Kāka岹, 첹貹岹: 16 definitions

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Kakapada means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi. 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.

In Hinduism

Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstra

첹貹岹 (काकप�) refers to a “crow’s feet� sign made on the head, which is the prescribed appearance for jesters (ūṣa첹), according to Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 23. It is composed of the words ñٲ (curved) and ūᲹ (hair of the head). Providing masks is a component of nepathya (costumes and make-up) and is to be done in accordance with the science of 󾱲Բⲹ (extraneous representation).

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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)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Kakapada in Purana glossary
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Kāka岹 (काकपाद) is the name of a leader of Gaṇas (Ҳṇa貹 or or Ҳṇād󾱱貹) who came to Kailāsa, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.1.20. Accordingly, after Śiva decided to become the friend of Kubera:—“[...] The leaders of Gaṇas revered by the whole world and of high fortune arrived there. [...] Another (leader of Gaṇas) Kāka岹 with six crores and the lord Santānaka with six crores, Mahābala, Madhupiṅga and Piṅgala each with nine crores. [...]�.

These [viz., Kāka岹] and other leaders of Gaṇas [viz., Ҳṇa貹s] were all powerful () and innumerable (ṃkٲ). [...] The Gaṇa chiefs and other noble souls of spotless splendour eagerly reached there desirous of seeing Śiva. Reaching the spot they saw Śiva, bowed to and eulogised him.

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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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Ayurveda (science of life)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Kakapada in Ayurveda glossary
: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

첹貹岹 (काकप�):—[첹貹岹ṃ] If there is no remedy for poisoning, it is the last line of treatment, in which incision is made on the scalp of the shape of crow’s feet, and on that the medicine is kept.

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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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In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Kakapada in Mahayana glossary
: archive.org: Bulletin of the French School of the Far East (volume 5)

Kāka岹 (काकपाद) [?] (in Chinese: Kia-kia-po-t'o) is the name of an ancient kingdom associated with ū (or ūnakṣatra) and ūṣāḍ (or ūṣāḍnakṣatra), as mentioned in chapter 18 of the Candragarbha: the 55th section of the Mahāsaṃnipāta-sūtra, a large compilation of Sūtras (texts) in Mahāyāna Buddhism partly available in Sanskrit, Tibetan and Chinese.—Chapter 18 deals with geographical astrology and, in conversation with Brahmarāja and others, Buddha explains how he entrusts the Nakṣatras [e.g., ū and ūṣāḍ] with a group of kingdoms [e.g., Kāka岹] for the sake of protection and prosperity.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) 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 Prajñāpāramitā ūٰ.

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India history and geography

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

첹貹岹 or Kāka岹.�(SII 2), name of a flaw in diamonds; a mark indicating omission of letters written outside the line. Note: 첹貹岹 is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

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

첹岹 : (m.) crow's foot; cross mark.

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

Kāka岹 refers to: crow’s foot or footmark Vism. 179 (as pattern);

Note: 첹岹 is a Pali compound consisting of the words and .

[Pali to Burmese]

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

첹貹岹�

(Burmese text): ကျီးခြေ၊ ကြက်ခြေ။

(Auto-Translation): Feet, chicken feet.

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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

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Kakapada in Marathi glossary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

첹貹岹 (काकप�).—n (S Crow, pada Foot. From the resemblance. ) The mark v showing where something interlined should be read, a caret.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

첹貹岹 (काकप�).�n A caret.

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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

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Kakapada in Sanskrit glossary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

첹貹岹 (काकप�).—[neuter] a crow’s foot.

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

1) 첹貹岹 (काकप�):—[=첹-pada] [from ] n. the mark of a crow’s foot or a similar mark or figure, [Suśruta; Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]

2) [v.s. ...] marks or lines in the skin similar to a crow’s foot, [Suśruta]

3) [v.s. ...] the foundation or base of anything so shaped, [Jyotiṣa]

4) [v.s. ...] the sign V in [manuscripts] marking an omission

5) [v.s. ...] a particular flourish of the pen indicating an oft-recurring word

6) [v.s. ...] m. a modus coeundi, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

[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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Kakapada in Kannada glossary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

첹貹岹 (ಕಾಕಪ�):�

1) [noun] = ಕಾಕಪಾದ - [kakapada -] 1 & 2.

2) [noun] a particular mode or position in sexual intercourse.

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Kāka岹 (ಕಾಕಪಾದ):�

1) [noun] a crow’s foot.

2) [noun] the sign ' ^ ' used in writing to denote something left out but to be inserted.

3) [noun] a particular kind of defect in gems.

4) [noun] one of the six types of rythmic cycle in Karnāṭaka music system.

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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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