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In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Kapalin in Purana glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: The Agni Purana

ī (कपाली):—One of the Eleven Rudras (岹ś-ܻ), according to the Agni-purāṇa. The Agni Purāṇa is a religious text containing details on Viṣṇu’s different incarnations (avatar), but also deals with various cultural subjects such as Cosmology, Grammar and Astrology.

Source: Wisdom Library: The Matsya-purāṇa

ī (कपाली) is the name of a mind-born ‘divine mother� (), created for the purpose of drinking the blood of the Andhaka demons, according to the Matsya-purāṇa 179.8. The Andhaka demons spawned out of every drop of blood spilled from the original Ի󲹰ܰ (Andhaka-demon). According to the Matsya-purāṇa 179.35, “Most terrible they (e.g., ī) all drank the blood of those Andhakas and become exceedingly satiated.�

The Matsyapurāṇa is categorised as a Mahāpurāṇa, and was originally composed of 20,000 metrical verses, dating from the 1st-millennium BCE. The narrator is Matsya, one of the ten major avatars of Viṣṇu.

: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

1) ī (कपाली).—One of the eleven Rudras. This Rudra was the son of Sthāṇu, son of Brahmā. (Chapter 66, Ādi Parva). According to the Ѳٲ the eleven Rudras are the following: Mṛgavyādha, Sarpa, Nirṛti, Ajaikapāt, Ahirbudhnya, Pinākī, Īśvara, ī, Sthāṇu, Bharga and Dahana. (See under Kapardī). The eleven Rudras are referred to in different ways in Agni Purāṇa and Viṣṇu Purāṇa.

2) ī (कपाली).—Śiva. The Ѳٲ gives the following story regarding the reason for Śiva’s getting the name of ī.

2) Once a great controversy arose regarding the supreme sovereignty of the three worlds between Brahmā and Viṣṇu. Then there came to their midst an effulgence of Śiva and a voice from heaven said "He who finds the source of this brilliance is the real sovereign of the three worlds". Brahmā went up to find the upper end and Viṣṇu went down to find the lower end. They travelled for a very long time without finding the end when Brahmā saw a Ketakī flower coming down. On enquiry the flower said it was coming from the origin of the brilliance and that three Brahmā deluges had elapsed since its starting from there. Brahmā took that flower and went to Viṣṇu. Viṣṇu asked Brahmā whether he had seen the end of the effulgence and Brahmā said 'yes'. Immediately the flower in the hand of Brahmā turned into the figure of Śiva and cut off one of the heads of Brahmā making five-headed Brahmā into fourheaded. The angered Brahmā cursed Śiva "May you go begging with a Kapāla (human skull) in your hand." Thus Śiva became a ī. Śiva cursed Brahmā back saying "You will not be worshipped by anyone" (See under Śiva, Brahmā).

: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

1) n (कपालिन�) 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. [...] n with five crores, the auspicious Sandāraka with six crores and Kaṇḍuka and Kuṇḍaka each with a crore. [...]�.

These [viz., n] 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.

2) n (कपालिन�) refers to an epithet of Śiva (i.e., Śiva is called Kapalin for He bears skulls of men [] as ornament), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.27. Accordingly as Brahmā narrated to Nārada:—“[...] once a great sacrifice was started by Dakṣa, [...] Dakṣa, the evil-minded, did not invite Śiva for that sacrifice, deciding that He was not worthy of taking part in the sacrifice because He was a n�.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1) (कपाल�).—A name of Śiva: a Rudra.1 A Bhairava god;2 killed Gajāsura;3 Śiva had to become for having destroyed the fifth face of Brahmā, but released through Hari's grace.4

  • 1) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 25. 68; III. 3. 71; 25. 8.
  • 2) Ib. IV. 19. 79; Viṣṇu-purāṇa I. 15. 123.
  • 3) Matsya-purāṇa 153. 19-68; 171. 39.
  • 4) Matsya-purāṇa 183. 87-100.

2) ī (कपाली).—A mother goddess.*

  • * Matsya-purāṇa 179. 16.
: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and places

ī (कपाली) is a name mentioned in the Ѳٲ (cf. I.60.3) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Ѳٲ (mentioning ī) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 śǰ첹 (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.

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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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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

1) n (कपालिन�) refers to “one carrying a skull� and is used to describe Śaṃkara (i.e., Bhairava), according to the second recension of the Yogakhaṇḍa of the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, as the Goddess (i.e., Khageśī) said to the God (i.e., Bhairava), “[...] Being one who has matted hair, shaved head, (having a) topknot, carrying a skull [i.e., ], smeared with ashes or wearing the five insignias—O god, (none of this) leads to accomplishment in the Kula tradition. (Even) a renouncer who does not bear the five insignias and is naked does not quickly achieve success in the western (transmission) of the House of the Yogiīs. This is forbidden and (so) all this is absent in the Kaula (teachings). O Maheśvara, as this is improper how can the Command be given to you?�.

2) (कापालिन्) or Asthibhaṃjaka refers to the Servant (쾱ṃk) associated with Nāda, one of the eight Sacred Seats (īṻ), according to the Yogakhaṇḍa (chapter 14) of the Manthānabhairavatantra.

3) ī (कपाली) refers to one of the eight Yogiīs (Dzī-ṣṭ첹) associated with Nādaīṻ (identified with Kulūta), according to the Manthānabhairavatantra.—[...] The eight Yogiīs (DzԲⲹṣṭ첹): Vīrabhadrā, Kālī, ī, Vikṛtā, Kroṣṭāṅgī, Vāmabhadrā, Vāyuvegā, Hayānanā.

: Kamakoti Mandali: The Yoginis of Narasimha Vyuha

ī (कपाली) is the name of a Mātṛkā-Śakti created by Ѳܻ in order to control the plague of demons created by Ի󲹰ܰ.—Accordingly, Andhaka-Asura tried to kidnap Umā (Devī Pārvatī), and was fiercely attacked by Ѳܻ who shot arrows at him from his 辱첹. when the arrows pierced the body of Ի󲹰ܰ, drops of blood fell to earth and from those drops, thousands of Andhakas arose. To control this plague of demons, Ѳܻ created ṛk-Śپ [viz., ī] and ordered them to drink the blood of the demons and drain them dry.

: Kamakoti Mandali: Nrisimha matrika-mandala

ī (कपाली) refers to one of the various ṛk-Śپ created by Rudra in order to destroy the clones that spawned from Ի󲹰첹’s body.—Accordingly, [...] Ի󲹰ܰ attempted to abduct Girājanandiī (Pārvatī) and thus ensued a fierce battle between Ի󲹰ܰ and the great Rudra, the Lord of Umā. Like raktabīja, every drop of blood that fell from the body of Andhaka created another Asura like him and in no time, the entire world was filled with Andhakas. To destroy the growing number of Andhakas, Rudra created innumerable ṛk-Śپ [viz., ī]. These Śaktis of immense power at once began to drink every drop of blood that flowed from the body of Andhaka, but they could still not effectively contain the emergence of more and more demons.

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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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Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions

(कापालिन्) refers to “skull-bearers� (Cf. Jayadrathayāmala verse 3.35.33).—Cf. Somajanakāpālī (“Skull-bearers who are the soma people�) which is another name for the kas (“skull-bearers�), who were perhaps the most notorious Śaiva ascetics of classical India. The kas were known for their cremation ground rituals and for wandering around with a skull for an alms bowl. The skull (), their most conspicuous attribute, also provided their name. But the kas are also designated as Somasiddhāntins, “Those of the Soma Doctrine�, or the “Soma People with the Skull�. These appellations seem to have been of some importance because their initiation names also included or ended in -soma in most cases (e.g. Satyasoma, Devasomā, Somibhaṭṭāraka).

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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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In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

: academia.edu: The Structure and Meanings of the Heruka Maṇḍala

n (कपालिन�) is the name of a Vīra (hero) who, together with the Ḍākiī named ī forms one of the 36 pairs situated in the ҳṇa, according to the 10th century Ḍākṇa chapter 15. Accordingly, the ṇa refers to one of the four divisions of the Ჹ-ṭa (‘innate layer�), situated within the padma (lotus) in the middle of the ܰ첹ṇḍ. The 36 pairs of Ḍākiīs and Vīras [viz., n] are whitish red in color; they each have one face and four arms; they hold a skull bowl, a skull staff, a small drum, and a knife.

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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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India history and geography

Source: Wisdom Library: Teachers, Saints and Sages

(कपाल�) is another name for : one of the eighty-four Siddhas (Siddhācāryas) of the Sahajayāna school, according to sources such as the Varṇaratnākara of Jyotirīśvara (i.e., the Varna-Ratnakara by Jyotirishwar Thakur).—The Sahaja-Yana is a philosophical and esoteric movement of Tantric Buddhism which had enormous influence in the Indian subcontinent and the Himalayas.—Many of these Mahāsiddhas [e.g., ] were historical figures whose lives and mystical powers were the subject of legends. They are often associated with teachings belonging to Hinduism, Buddhism, Ajivikism and Jainism such as the Nath Tradition.

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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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Biology (plants and animals)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Kapalin in Biology glossary
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Kapali in India is the name of a plant defined with Embelia ribes in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Ribesiodes ribes Kuntze (among others).

2) Kapali is also identified with Indigofera aspalathoides It has the synonym Lespedeza juncea (L.f.) Pers. (etc.).

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

· Mantissa Plantarum (1771)
· Gardeners Dictionary, ed. 8
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Flora Indica (1768)
· Natural history (1877)
· Nomenclator Botanicus (1797)

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

(कपाल�).—Name of Śiva.

Derivable forms: 첹� (कपालिः).

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

n (कपालिन�).�a.

1) Furnished with or having a skull; Y.3.243.

2) Wearing skulls. कपाल� वा स्यादथवेन्दुशेखरम् (kapāli vā syādathavenduśekharam) () Kumārasambhava 5.78. -m.

1) An epithet of Śiva; कर� कर्ण� कुर्वन्त्यपि कि� कपालिप्रभृतय� (kara� karṇe kurvantyapi kila kapāliprabhṛtaya�) G. L.28.

2) A man of low caste (offspring of a Brāhmaṇa mother to fisherman father.).

Name of Durgā.

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(कापालिन्).�m. Name of Śiva; रुद्राणामि� कापाली (rudrāṇāmiva kāpālī) Ѳٲ (Bombay) 7.6.5.

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

n (कपालिन�).—m. () 1. A title of Siva. 2. A man of low caste, from a Brahman mother and fisherman father. f. () The goddess Durga. E. a skull, ini affix; and ṅīṣ fem. do.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

n (कपालिन�).—i. e. 첹 + in, I. adj., f. ī, Wearing skulls (as a necklace), [Kumārasaṃbhava, (ed. Stenzler.)] 5, 78; covered with skulls, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 4, 4, 16. Ii. m. and f. A follower of a certain sect, [Prabodhacandrodaya, (ed. Brockhaus.)] 56, 13. Iii. m. A name of Śiva, Ѳٲ 2, 1641; of one of the Rudras, 1, 2567. Iv. f. ī, A name of Durgā.

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(कापालिन्).—m. 1. = Iii. Ѳٲ 13, 1217 (perhaps with lengthened a on account of the metre). 2. A proper name, [Harivaṃśa, (ed. Calc.)] 9196.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

n (कपालिन�).—[adjective] bearing a cup (for begging) or skulls (Śiva or a cert. Śivaitic seet).

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(कापालिन्).—[masculine] [Name] of Śiva (bearer of skulls); [plural] a cert. mixed caste.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

(कापालिन्) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Quoted in Sarvadarśanasaṃgraha. Oxf. 247^a.

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

1) ī (कपाली):—[from ] f. a beggar’s bowl, [Bhartṛhari]

2) (कपाल�):—[from ] m. Name of Śiva (cf. the next).

3) ī (कापाली):—[from ] f. the Embelia Ribes, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) [v.s. ...] a clever woman, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) (कापालि):—[from ] m. Name of a Siddha, [Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha]

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

1) n (कपालिन�):—[from ] mfn. bearing a pot (to receive food, as a beggar), [Nārada-smṛti, nāradīya-dharma-śāstra]

2) [v.s. ...] furnished with or bearing skulls, [Yājñavalkya iii, 243; Bhāgavata-purāṇa; Kumāra-sambhava]

3) [v.s. ...] mf. (ī, ) a man or woman of low caste (son or daughter of a Brāhman mother and a fisherman father)

4) [v.s. ...] the follower of a particular Śaiva sect (carrying skulls of men as ornament and eating and drinking from them; cf. ), [Prabodha-candrodaya; Kathāsaritsāgara] etc.

5) [v.s. ...] m. Name of Śiva, [Ѳٲ i; Bālarāmāyaṇa] etc.

6) [v.s. ...] of one of the eleven Rudras, [Ѳٲ ii; Harivaṃśa] etc.

7) [v.s. ...] of a demon causing diseases, [Harivaṃśa 9557]

8) [v.s. ...] of a teacher

9) (कापालिन्):—[from ] m. ‘adorned with skulls�, Name of Śiva, [Ѳٲ xiii, 1217] (cf. )

10) [v.s. ...] Name of a mixed caste, [Brahma-purāṇa]

11) [v.s. ...] Name of a son of Kṛṣṇa and Yaudhiṣṭhirī, [Harivaṃśa 9196.]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

n (कपालिन�):�(ī) 3. m. Shiva; a man of low caste (liī) 3. f. Durgā.

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Kannada-English dictionary

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

Kapali (ಕಪಲಿ):—[noun] = ಕಪಿಲ� [kapile]1.

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(ಕಪಾಲ�):�

1) [noun] = ಕಪಾಲಹಸ್ತ [kapalahasta].

2) [noun] 2) a man of low caste (an offspring of a fisherman and a brāhmaṇa woman).

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(ಕಪಾಲ�):—[noun] a leather bag for carrying water.

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Kāpaḻi (ಕಾಪೞ�):�

1) [verb] (one’s guard or protecting system) to be destroyed or broken.

2) [verb] to break another’s guard or protecting system.

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(ಕಾಪಾಲಿ):—[noun] = ಕಾಪಾಲಧ� [kapaladhara].

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Tamil dictionary

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

(கபால�) noun < 첹.

1. See கபாலபாணி. (பிȨகலகண்ட�) [kapalapani. (pingalagandu)]

2. Name of a Rudra, one of ŧٲ-ܳٳپ, q.v.; ஏகாதசருத்திரருள் ஒருவர். (திவா.) [egathasaruthirarul oruvar. (thiva.)]

3. Bhairava; வைரவன். (பிȨகலகண்ட�) [vairavan. (pingalagandu)]

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(கபால�) noun < 첹. Name of a certain Śaiva sect of the left hand order, members of which carry about their person human skulls in the form of garlands and also eat and drink from them; காபாலிகவிரதி யா� சைவசமயத்தான். கம்பக் கபாலிகாண� [kapaligavirathi yana saivasamayathan. kambag kapaligan] (நாலாயி� திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் பெரி�.ாழ�. [nalayira thivyappirapandam periyazh.] 2, 8, 8).

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(காபாலி) noun < n.

1. Śiva; சிவன�. விடையேறு காபாலி யீசன� [sivan. vidaiyeru kapali yisan] (நாலாயி� திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் பெரி�.ாழ�. [nalayira thivyappirapandam periyazh.] 1, 3, 2).

2. One who holds the doctrine; காபாலமதத்தான�. இம்மொழியைக� காபாலி யியம்ப� முன் [kapalamathathan. immozhiyaig kapali yiyambu mun] (பிரபோதசந்திரோதயம� [pirapothasandirothayam] 18, 29).

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(கபால�) noun < 첹ī. Pārvatī உமாதேவ�. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்த� மானிப்பாயகராதி) [umathevi. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

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