Vapra, Vaprā: 14 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchVapra (वप्र):—(von 2. vap) [Uṇādisūtra 2, 27.] m. n. gaṇa ardharcādi zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher.2,4,31.] n. [Siddhāntakaumudī 249,b,7.] am Ende eines adj. comp. f. ā .
1) m. n. Aufwurf von Erde, ein aufgeschütteter Erdwall (zur Vertheidigung von Städten und Häusern); = caya [Amarakoṣa 2, 2, 2.] [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 3, 3, 369.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 980.] [Anekārthasaṃgraha 2, 452.] [Medinīkoṣa r. 83.] = prākāra [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Halāyudha 2, 133.] [DHARAṆI] und [RANTIDEVA] bei [UJJVAL.] [Vaijayantī] bei [Mallinātha] zu [Kirātārjunīya 7, 11.] [SAJJANA] bei [Mallinātha] zu [Śiśupālavadha 3, 37.] krīḍā die im Aufwerfen von Erde bestehende Belustigung (eines Elephanten) [Meghadūta 2.] [Mallinātha] zu [Kirātārjunīya 5, 42.] kriyā dass. [Raghuvaṃśa 5, 44.] śṛṅgāgralagnāmbudavaprapaṅka (citrakūṭa) [13, 47.] vaprābhighāta (so der Comm.) [Kirātārjunīya 5, 42.] vaprāṇi viṣāṇāgreṇa coddharan [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 10, 36, 2.] prākāravaprasaṃbādhā (purī) [Mahābhārata 3, 16056. 4, 296. 7, 6904. 8, 2035. 9, 1795] (kṣīṇavṛttiḥ st. kṣīṇavaprām ed. Bomb.). [13, 1671.] [Rāmāyaṇa 5, 9, 15. 6, 12, 22. 37, 13.] [Raghuvaṃśa 1, 30.] [Kumārasaṃbhava 6, 38.] [Śiśupālavadha 3, 37.] śilāvapra [Rājataraṅgiṇī 6, 307.] sotsedhavapraprākāraṃ (so ist st. sotsedhavaprakāraṃ ca zu lesen) [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 49, 43.] prottuṅgavapraprākāramālinī (purī) [66, 9.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 62.] udapāna [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 5, 77.] [Mahābhārata 12, 3828.] —
2) m. n. ein hohes Flussufer, = rodhas, taṭa [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] [DHARAṆI] und [RANTIDEVA] bei [UJJVAL.] [Vaijayantī] bei [Mallinātha] zu [Kirātārjunīya 7, 11.] [Mahābhārata 1, 5810. 6456. 13, 1957.] nadī [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 55, 33.] [Kirātārjunīya 7, 11.] —
3) m. n. Abhang eines Berges, = sānu [Halāyudha 5, 24.] [SAJJANA] bei [Mallinātha] zu [Śiśupālavadha 3, 37.] [Kirātārjunīya 5, 36. 6, 8.] sumeruvapraḥ [Śiśupālavadha 3, 37.] —
4) Graben: dharā payaḥparipūrṇavaprā [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 19, 16.] —
5) Kugelzone [GOLĀDHY. 3, 59.] phala [61.] kṣetraphala dass. 60. —
6) m. n. Feld (das besäet wird), = kedāra, kṣetra [Amarakoṣa 2, 9, 11.] [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 3, 2, 9. 3, 369.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 965.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] [Halāyudha 2, 419.] [DHARAṆI,] [RANTIDEVA] und [Vaijayantī a. a. O.] —
7) m. n. Staub [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 3, 2, 9. 3, 369.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] —
8) n. Blei [Amarakoṣa 2, 9, 106.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1041]; vgl. vardhra . —
9) m. n. = niṣkuṭa, vanaja n., vājikā (?) und pāṭīra [Jaṭādhara im Śabdakalpadruma] —
10) m. Vater (vgl. 2. vaptar) [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 3, 3, 369.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] [DHARAṆI,] [RANTIDEVA] und [Vaijayantī a. a. O.] —
11) m. = prajāpati [UṆĀDIVṚ. im SAṂKṢIPTAS.] nach [Śabdakalpadruma] —
12) m. Nomen proprium a) eines Vyāsa [Viṣṇupurāṇa 273.] — b) eines Sohnes des 14ten Manu [Harivaṃśa 495.] budhna die neuere Ausg. —
13) f. ā a) vaprāvat adv. [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 18, 5, 4.] vaprā = agnikṣetrakedāra [KARKA], = kṣetravapana [Mahīdhara] zu [Vājasaneyisaṃhitā 18, 30.] wie bei einem Beete d. h. wie beim Ebnen, Herrichten des Platzes für das Feuer. — b) Rubia Munjista (mañjiṣṭhā) Roxb. [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma] — c) Nomen proprium der Mutter Nimi's, des 21ten Arhant's der gegenwärtigen Avasarpiṇī, [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 40.] — Vgl. rodhovapra .
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Starts with: Vaprabandha, Vaprabhighata, Vapraka, Vaprakancana, Vaprakavati, Vaprakrida, Vaprakriya, Vaprakshetraphala, Vaprambhahsruti, Vaprambhas, Vapranata, Vaprantar, Vaprantara, Vaprapanka, Vapraphala, Vapravani, Vapravat, Vapravati.
Ends with: Ashvapra, Hastakavapra, Kancanavapra, Kanchanavapra, Mahavapra, Manivapra, Nadivapra, Rajatavapra, Rodhavapra, Rodhovapra, Sphatikavapra, Suvapra, Svarnavapra.
Full-text (+18): Vappa, Vaprabhighata, Vaprakrida, Kancanavapra, Vaprambhas, Vapranata, Vaprantara, Trapra, Vaprakshetraphala, Vaprakriya, Vapravani, Rodhovapra, Vapravat, Anuvapram, Vapraphala, Vaprapanka, Vaprantar, Hastakavapra, Nadivapra, Tataghata.
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Kashyapa Shilpa-shastra (study) (by K. Vidyuta)
1-2. Etymology and Definition of Prākāra < [Chapter 3 - Prākāra Lakṣaṇa]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 5: Childhood < [Chapter XI - Śrī Namināthacaritra]
Part 3: Jaya’s parents (king Vijaya and queen Vaprā) < [Chapter XIII - Jayacakricaritra]
Part 4: Birth of Nami < [Chapter XI - Śrī Namināthacaritra]
Bhagavati-sutra (Viyaha-pannatti) (by K. C. Lalwani)
Part 3 - On patriarchs < [Chapter 5]
Vastu-shastra (2): Town Planning (by D. N. Shukla)
Manasara (English translation) (by Prasanna Kumar Acharya)
Chapter 14 - The bases of columns (adhiṣṭhāna)
Chapter 21 - The three-storeyed buildings (tritala or tribhūmi)
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)