Kapalika, Kāpālika, Kapālikā: 21 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchKapālikā (कपालिका):—(von kapāla) f. gaṇa śarkarādi zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 5, 3, 107.]
1) Scherbe [Kauśika’s Sūtra zum Atuarvaveda 26.] [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 4, 78. 8, 250.] [Mahābhārata 13, 5013.] [Suśruta 1, 268, 12. 2, 12, 20.] —
2) Weinstein der Zähne [Suśruta 1, 305, 9. 2, 128, 13.] — kapālika adj. [Pañcatantra I, 239] wohl fehlerhaft für kāpālika .
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Kāpālika (कापालिक):—
1) (wie eben) a) adj. oxyt. = kapālikeva gaṇa śarkarādi zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 5, 3, 107.] — b) m. Anhänger einer bestimmten Śiva'itischen Secte; hat seinen Namen daher, dass er mit Menschenschädeln sich schmückt und aus Menschenschädeln isst. [Colebrooke I, 406.] [Bhartṛhari 1, 64.] [Prabodhacandrodaja 53, 5. fgg.] (vgl. die deutsche Uebers. [S. 172. fg.]). [Kathāsaritsāgara 26, 248.] dhṛtakāpālikavratāḥ [19, 74.] [Burnouf 568.] Nach dem [Tantrasāra im Śabdakalpadruma] auch Bez. einer Mischlingskaste (vgl. kapālin). —
2) (vom vorhergeh.) einem Kāpālika eigenthümlich: aho puṇyaṃ kāpālikaṃ caritam [Prabodhacandrodaja 57, 12.] kapālikamiva (mit Kürze, die zum Versmaass stimmt) vrataṃ dhatte [Pañcatantra I, 239.]
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Kapālikā (कपालिका):—, in Betreff von [Pañcatantra I, 239] vgl. [Spr. 1886.]
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Kāpālika (कापालिक):—
1) b) [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 87,22.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 121,13. 15. fgg.] [VAJRAS. 208,] [Nalopākhyāna] [WILSON, Sel. Works 1,21. 28. 264.] [Lassen’s Anthologie (II) 87,8.] [Oxforder Handschriften 250,a,15. 23. fgg. 256,a,27. 258,a,31.] tantra [109,a,44.] mata [23. 30. 250,a,15.] siddhānta [109,a,45.] kāpālikācāra [34.] strīgamanaprāyaścitta [282,a,46.] kāpālikānnaprāyaścitta [281,b,28.] —
2) kapālika [Pañcatantra I, 239] fehlerhaft für kāpāla; vgl. [Spr. 1886.] —
3) m. Nomen proprium eines Lehrers [HALL 17.] eher khaṇḍakāpālika als ein Name aufzufassen.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungKāpālika (कापालिक):——
1) *Adj. — a) = kapālikeva. — b) einem Kāpālika 2)a) eigenthümlich. —
2) m. — a) ein Anhänger einer best. Śiva'itischen Secte , der mit Menschenschädeln sich schmückt und aus ihnen isst , [Govindānanda] zu [Bādarāyaṇa’s Brahmasūtra 2,2,27] (S. 592). — b) eine best. Mischlingskaste. — c) Nomen proprium eines Lehrers. —
3) *n. Aussatz [Galano's Wörterbuch]
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Starts with: Kapalikapranita, Kapalikarana, Kapalikaranasana, Kapalikatva.
Ends with: Ankapalika, Candakapalika, Janukapalika, Khandakapalika, Mayakapalika, Pancakapalika, Shandakapalika, Vishvavasu kapalika.
Full-text (+211): Ugrabhairava, Khandakapalika, Damaru, Nagarjuna, Skull-bearer, Somasiddhanta, Shandakapalika, Goraksha, Pancakapalika, Mankha, Rucaka, Satyasoma, Devasoma, Kapalisharman, Amrita, Alcohol, Somibhaṭṭāraka, Kapalikatva, Satyanatha, Carpata.
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Lakulisha-Pashupata (Philosophy and Practice) (by Geetika Kaw Kher)
Samkaracarya and Kapalikas < [Chapter 2 - Spread and Transition]
Kapalikas and the cult of body < [Chapter 2 - Spread and Transition]
Kapalikas and Natha Siddhas < [Chapter 2 - Spread and Transition]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 8.250 < [Section XL - Disputes regarding Boundaries]
Verse 7.122 < [Section X - Internal Administration]
Verse 7.223 < [Section XVI - Subsequent Routine]
The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) (by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy)
The various sects of Shaivism < [Volume 2 - Nampi Arurar and Mythology]
Symbology of the skull in the Mahavrata < [Volume 2 - Nampi Arurar and Mythology]
Chapter 3.8 - Brahma-shirascheda-murti (cutting off Brahma’s head) < [Volume 2 - Nampi Arurar and Mythology]
Dasarupaka (critical study) (by Anuru Ranjan Mishra)
Part 3-6 - Prahasana rules < [Chapter 3 - Prahasana (critical study)]
Part 7 - Characters of the drama (Mattavilāsa Prahasana) < [Chapter 3 - Prahasana (critical study)]
Part 12 - Society in the Mattavilāsa < [Chapter 3 - Prahasana (critical study)]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 5 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 1 - The Literature and History of Southern Śaivism < [Chapter XXXIV - Literature of Southern Śaivism]
Part 1 - The Śaiva Philosophy in the Śiva-mahāpurāṇa < [Chapter XXXVII - The Śaiva Philosophy in the Purāṇas]
Part 3 - Māṇikka-vāchakar and Śaiva Siddhānta < [Chapter XXXVIII - Śaiva Philosophy in some of the Important texts]
Pallava period (Social and Cultural History) (by S. Krishnamurthy)
Judiciary and Punishments < [Chapter 3 - Socio-Religious Life]
Shaivism during the Pallava period < [Chapter 3 - Socio-Religious Life]
Conclusion (Religious Beliefs and Customs) < [Chapter 5 - Conclusion]
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