Vapana, 貹Բ: 14 definitions
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Vapana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, 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.
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Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryvapana : (nt.) sowing.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryVapana, (nt.) (fr. vap) sowing SnA 137; DhA. III, 220 (°kassaka); PvA. 8. (Page 601)

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.
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryvapana (वप�).—n S Shaving. 2 Sowing.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishvapana (वप�).�n Shaving. Sowing.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVapana (वप�).—[-�]
1) Sowing seed.
2) Shaving, shearing; वपनं मेखल� दण्ड� भैक्षचर्या व्रतान� � (vapana� mekhalā daṇḍo bhaikṣacaryā vratāni ca) Manusmṛti 11.152; प्रयाग� भास्करक्षेत्रे पितृमातृवियोगत� � आधान� सोमपान� � वपनं पञ्चसु स्मृतम� (prayāge bhāskarakṣetre pitṛmātṛviyogata� | ādhāne somapāne ca vapana� pañcasu smṛtam) ||
3) Semen virile, seed.
4) A razor.
5) Placing, arranging.
-ī 1 A barber's shop.
2) A weaving instrument.
3) A weaver's shop (ٲԳٳś).
Derivable forms: vapanam (वपनम�).
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貹Բ (वापन).�
1) Causing to sow.
2) Shaving; कृतवापनो निवसेद� ग्रामान्ते गोव्रजेऽपि वा (kṛta貹no nivased grāmānte govraje'pi vā) Manusmṛti 11.78.
Derivable forms: 貹Բ (वापनम्).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVapana (वप�).—n.
(-Բ�) 1. Sowing seed. 2. Shaving. 3. Semen virile. f. (-ī) 1. A barber’s shop. 2. A weaver’s workshop. E. vap to shave, &c. aff. lyu� .
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryVapana (वप�).—[vap + ana], I. n. 1. Sowing seed. 2. Semen virile. 3. Shaving, [Բśٰ] 5, 140. Ii. f. ī, A barber’s shop.
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貹Բ (वापन).—i. e. vap + ana, n. Shaving, shearing, [Բśٰ] 11, 78.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVapana (वप�).�2. [neuter] shearing, shaving.
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Vapana (वप�).�1. [neuter] sowing.
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貹Բ (वापन).�1. [neuter] causing to shear or shearing.
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貹Բ (वापन).�2. [neuter] sowing.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ղ貹ṇa (वप�):—[from vap] 1. 貹ṇa n. the act of shearing or shaving or cutting off, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa] etc. etc.
2) [v.s. ...] a razor, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) Vapana (वप�):—[from vap] 2. vapana n. the act of sowing seed, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] semen virile, [Horace H. Wilson]
5) [v.s. ...] placing, arranging, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) 貹Բ (वापन):—[from 貹] 1. 貹na n. the act of causing to shave or of shaving, [Gṛhya-sūtra and śrauta-sūtra]
7) [from 貹] 2. 貹na n. the act of scattering or sowing, [Saṃhitā-upaniṣad-brāhmaṇa]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVapana (वप�):�(Բ�) 1. n. Sowing seed; shaving; semen virile. f. (ī) A barber’s shop.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Vapana (वप�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: ղṇa.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVapana (ವಪ�):�
1) [noun] the act of sowing seeds for growing.
2) [noun] the semen virile.
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Vapana (ವಪ�):�
1) [noun] the act of hair-cutting, shaving, trimming etc.
2) [noun] a razor with a long blade that can be folded into the handle; a barbeṛs razor.
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貹Բ (ವಾಪನ):�
1) [noun] the act of sowing seeds for growing.
2) [noun] the act of hair-cutting, shaving, trimming etc.
3) [noun] the act of weaving of fabrics.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary貹Բ (वापन):—n. sowing; planting seeds;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
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Part 3.2 - A study on the Bhūmidāha-vrata < [Chapter 4]
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 5.138 < [Section XIII - Purification of Substances]
Verse 11.151 < [Section XVII - Expiation for the Sin of taking Forbidden Food]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
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