Kshapata, ṣaṭa, Kshapa-ata: 6 definitions
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Kshapata means something in 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.
The Sanskrit term ṣaṭa can be transliterated into English as Ksapata or Kshapata, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryṣaṭa (क्षपाट).�
1) night-stalker.
2) a demon, goblin; तत� क्षपौट� पृथुपिङ्गलाक्षैः (tata� kṣapauṭa� pṛthupiṅgalākṣai�) Bhaṭṭikāvya 2.3;5.64;8.56; दनुज� स्विदय� क्षपाचरो वा (danuja� svidaya� ṣacaro vā) Kirātārjunīya 13.8; Rām.5.2.53.
Derivable forms: ṣaṭa� (क्षपाट�).
ṣaṭa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ṣa and ṭa (अट). See also (synonyms): ṣacara.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṣaṭa (क्षपाट).—m.
(-ṭa�) A Rakshasa, an imp or goblin. E. ṣa night, and ṭa who goes.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṣaṭa (क्षपाट):—[from ṣa > kṣap] m. ‘night-walker�, a Rakṣas, goblin, [Bhaṭṭi-kāvya ii. 30.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṣaṭa (क्षपाट):—[ṣa+ṭa] (ṭa�) 1. m. Idem.
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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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Partial matches: Kshapa, Lata.
Starts with: Kshapatata.
Full-text: Lata, Kshapacara.
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