Kapiketu, Kapi-ketu: 3 definitions
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Kapiketu means something in Jainism, Prakrit, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraKapiketu (啶曕お啶苦啷囙い啷�) is another name for Sugr墨va (one of the sons of 膧dityarajas and Indum膩lin墨), according to the Jain Ramayana and chapter 7.6 [Bringing news of S墨t膩] of Hemacandra鈥檚 11th century Tri峁峁ａ弓i艣al膩k膩puru峁caritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
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, 鈥榮elf-reliance鈥�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKapiketu (啶曕お啶苦啷囙い啷�):鈥擺=kapi-ketu] [from kapi] m. Name of Arjuna, [艢i艣up膩la-vadha]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKapik膿tu (嗖曕勃嗖苦矔喑囙菠喑�):鈥擺noun] = 嗖曕勃嗖苦钵喑嵿驳嗖� [kapidhvaja].
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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Search found 2 books and stories containing Kapiketu, Kapi-ketu, Kapik膿tu; (plurals include: Kapiketus, ketus, Kapik膿tus). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Paumacariya (critical study) (by K. R. Chandra)
5. Genealogy of the Vanara Vamsa dynasty < [Chapter 5 - Origin and Genealogy of Various Vamshas]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 5: Search for S墨t膩 < [Chapter VI - Bringing news of S墨t膩]