कल्पkalpa

कल्प (kalpa) is a Sanskrit word meaning practicable, feasible, possible, proper, fit, able, competent, or equal to, a sacred precept, law, rule, or ordinance, a primary rule or first duty, in this way, investigation or research. Its 59 recorded definitions are grouped into 11 contexts, among them Adjectival: Feasible, Able, Proper, Rule, Ordinance, or Prescribed Conduct, Cosmological Time Period (Aeon).

Root: कॢप् (kḷp)
Definitions: 59

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Meanings by context

Adjectival: Feasible, Able, Proper

11 definitions

practicable, feasible, possible

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

proper, fit, able, competent, or equal to

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Practicable, feasible, possible

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Proper, fit, right

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Strong, vigorous

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Able or competent

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Feasible or possible. 2. Able or fit for. 3. Similar to or like. 4. A precept, rule, usage, or manner. 5. A body of ritual rules. 6. A cosmic period equal to a day of Brahma.

— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Practicable. 2. Proper, able, or competent.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Able. 2. Being a match for or able to protect. 3. A sacred precept or rule. 4. Performance, usage, or an act. 5. Manner. 6. The rules concerning rites, one of the six Vedangas. 7. An epithet of Vishnu and Shiva. 8. A day of Brahman, lasting a period of one thousand yugas or the duration of the world. 9. Toxicology.

— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Feasible or possible. 2. Fit or capable. 3. Rule, custom, or manner. 4. Resembling or similar to. 5. A vast period of time representing a day of Brahma.

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Practicable, feasible, or possible. 2. Proper, fit, able, or competent. 3. Strong or vigorous. 4. A sacred precept, law, ordinance, manner of acting, or practice prescribed by the Vedas. 5. The Vedanga prescribing ritual and ceremonial acts. 6. Treatment of the sick or the doctrine of poisons and antidotes. 7. Resembling or similar to, with a degree of inferiority. 8. A resolve, determination, propriety, fitness, optionality, alternative, or doubt. 9. A fabulous period of time measuring a day of Brahma or four hundred and thirty-two million mortal years. 10. The destruction of the world. 11. One of the trees of paradise granting all desires.

कल्प (kalpa) [Printed book page 0212-c]
कल्प (kalpa) kalpa, as, ā, am (fr. rt. kḷp), prac-

ticable, feasible, possible; proper, fit, able, competent

(with gen., loc., inf., and at the end of a compound,
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e. g. dharmasya kalpaḥ, competent for duty; sva-

karmaṇi na kalpaḥ, not competent for his own work;

yadā na śāsituṃ kalpaḥ, if he is not able to rule);

strong, vigorous; kalpe vayasi, in the vigorous

period of life; (as), m. a sacred precept, law, ordi-

nance [cf. vidhi, nyāya]; manner of acting, pro-

ceeding, practice prescribed by the Vedas (e. g. pra-

thamaḥ kalpaḥ, a rule to be observed before any

other rule, first duty; etena kalpena, in this way;

paśu-kalpa, the rites at the animal sacrifice; na

kalpa-mātre, not according to the mere letter

of the rule without regard to its spirit); the most

complete of the six Vedāṅgas, that which prescribes

the ritual and gives rules for ceremonial or sacrificial

acts; (in medic.) treatment of the sick, manner of

curing (e. g. kalpetara, one cured or treated differ-

ently); the doctrine of poisons and antidotes; (at

the end of an adjective compound) having the manner

or form of anything, similar to, resembling, like but

with a degree of inferiority (e. g. prabhāta-kalpā

śarvarī, the night which is something similar to

dawn, i. e. the night at the approach of dawn; mṛ-

ta-kalpa, similar to a dead person, almost dead;

abhedya-kalpa, almost impenetrable; according to

native grammarians kalpa so used is an accentless

affix, before which a final s is left unchanged, and

final ī and ū shortened; native authorities also con-

nect kalpa with a simple verb, thus pacati-kalpam,

he cooks pretty well); a resolve, a determination; pro-

priety, fitness (?); optionality, alternative [cf. vi-kalpa],

doubt; a fabulous period of time, a day of Brahmā

or 1000 Yugas, a period of four hundred and thirty-

two million years of mortals, measuring the duration

of the world; (a month of Brahmā is supposed to

contain thirty such Kalpas; according to the Mahā-

bhārata twelve months of Brahmā constitute his year,

and one hundred such years his lifetime; fifty years

of Brahmā are supposed to have elapsed, and we are

now in the śvetavārāha-kalpa of the fifty-first.

The Kalpa, in the same way as the Saṃvatsara or

year, is personified as son of Dhruva and Bhrami; at

the end of a Kalpa the world is annihilated; hence

kalpa is sometimes used for kalpānta or the de-

struction of the world); N. of certain sentences or

verses containing the verb kḷp; one of the trees

of paradise, see kalpa-taru below; (with Jainas)

a term for a particular abode of the deities [cf.

kalpa-bhava and kalpātīta]; (am or ā), m. f. a

kind of intoxicating liquor; [cf. a-kalpa, anu-kalpa,

upa-kalpa, &c.] —Kalpa-kāra, as, m. an author of

ritual or ceremonial rules. —Kalpa-kedāra, a medical

work by Kālīśiva. —Kalpa-kṣaya, as, m. the end

of a Kalpa, end of the world, destruction of all things.

—Kalpa-gā, f., N. of a river. —Kalpa-taru, us,

m. one of the trees of Svarga or Indra's paradise,

a fabulous tree, granting all desires, hence figuratively

a generous person; title of a work on jurisprudence;

also a work of Lakṣmīdhara; also one of Vācaspati.

—Kalpa-dru, us, m. = kalpa-taru, also N. of a

lexicon by Keśava. —Kalpa-druma, as, m. = kalpa-

taru; a work on jurisprudence; also a Tantra work;

the collection of roots by Vopadeva is called Kavi-

kalpadruma, the tree from which poets obtain all

desired roots; and the modern encyclopedia of Rā-

dhākānta is entitled Śabda-kalpadruma, the tree

which satisfies every desire for words. —Kalpa-pā-

dapa, as, m. = kalpa-taru above. —Kalpa-pāla,

as, m. a protector of order, a legitimate prince; a

person who distils or sells spirituous liquors. —Kalpa-

bhava, ās, m. pl., N. of a certain class of deities.

—Kalpa-mahīruh, ṭ, m. = kalpa-vṛkṣa. —Kal-

pa-yukti, title of a work by Budha. —Kalpa-latā,

f. a creeper yielding everything desired; Kalpalatā-

vatāra, title of a commentary of Kṛṣṇa on the

Vīja-gaṇita; Kalpalatā-prakāśa, title of a com-

mentary on the Viṣṇu-bhaktilatā. —Kalpa-latikā,

f. = kalpa-latā above; (Śabda-k°, title of a dic-

tionary.) —Kalpa-varṣa, as, m., N. of a son of

Vasu-deva and Upa-devā. —Kalpa-vallī, f. = kalpa-

latā above. —Kalpa-vāyu, us, m. the wind that is

to blow at the end of the world. —Kalpa-viṭapin,
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ī, m. or kalpa-vṛkṣa, as, m. the fabulous tree of

Indra's heaven; see above. —Kalpa-vidhi, is, m. a

rule resembling a ceremonial injunction. —Kalpa-

vṛkṣa-latā, f. a work by Lollaṭa. —Kalpa-sūtra,

am, n. a Sūtra manual of ritual; also a medicinal

work and a work of the Jaina sect so called. —Kalpa-

sūtra-vyākhyā, f. a Jaina work on the Kalpasūtras.

—Kalpātīta (°pa-at°), ās, m. pl., N. of a certain

class of deities. —Kalpādi (°pa-ādi), is, m. the

beginning of a Kalpa, the renovation of all things.

—Kalpānupada (°pa-an°), am, n. title of a work

belonging to the Sāma-veda. —Kalpānta (°pa-an°),

as, m. the end of a Kalpa, the destruction of the

world. —Kalpāntara (°pa-an°), am, n. another

Kalpa. —Kalpānta-sthāyin, ī, inī, i, lasting to the

end of a Kalpa. [ID=14044]

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

Rule, Ordinance, or Prescribed Conduct

8 definitions

1. A sacred precept, law, rule, or ordinance. 2. A manner of acting or practice, especially as prescribed by the Vedas.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. A primary rule or first duty. 2. In this way.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A sacred precept, rule, law, or ordinance

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A prescribed rule. 2. A prescribed alternative.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Manner of acting, procedure, form, way, or method

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

conversant with sacred precepts

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A sacred precept or ordinance. 2. A manner of proceeding or acting, especially in religious ceremonies. 3. The end of the world or universal destruction. 4. A day of Brahman, covering 432 million mortal years. 5. Medical treatment for the sick. 6. A suffix indicating similarity with a degree of inferiority. 7. A resolve or determination. 8. One of the six Vedangas prescribing ritual and ceremonial acts. 9. A prescribed rule or optional alternative.

कल्प (kalpa) (II) m. 1. A sacred precept, an ordinance; 2. manner of acting, proceeding, M. vii.185, especially in religious ceremonies, कल्प (kalpa)वित्कल्प (kalpa)यामास वन्यामेवास्य संनिधानम् (kalpavitkalpayāmāsa vanyāmevāsya saṃnidhānam) R. i.94; 3. end of the world, universal destruction; 4. a day of Brahman (m.) covering 432 million years of mortals and measuring the duration of the world, कल्प (kalpa)ं स्थितं तनुभृतां तनुभिस्तनः किम् (kalpaṃ sthitaṃ tanubhṛtāṃ tanubhistanaḥ kim) Sant.S. iv.2; 5. medical treatment of the sick; 6. a termination denoting similarity with a degree of inferiority, विषकल्प (kalpa)ं मनो वेत्सि यदि जीवसि तत्सखे (viṣakalpaṃ mano vetsi yadi jīvasi tatsakhe) K.Pr. x. or प्रभातकल्प (kalpa)ा शशिनेव शर्वरी (prabhātakalpā śaśineva śarvarī) R. iii.2, or उपपन्नमेतदस्मिन् ऋषिकल्प (kalpa)े राजनि (upapannametadasmin ṛṣikalpe rājani) Sak. ii. or कार्यं त्वया नः प्रतिपन्नकल्प (kalpa)म् (kāryaṃ tvayā naḥ pratipannakalpam) K.S. iii.14; 7. a resolve, a determination; 8. one of the six Vedāngas, viz., that which prescribes the ritual and gives rules for ceremonial and sacrificial acts. See under वेदांग (vedāṃga); 9. a prescribed rule, a prescribed alternative, optionality. प्रथमः कल्प (kalpa)ः (prathamaḥ kalpaḥ) ‘a rule to be observed in preference to others, first duty, best alternative,’ प्रभुः प्रथमकल्प (kalpa)स्य योऽनुकल्प (kalpa)ेन वर्तते (prabhuḥ prathamakalpasya yo'nukalpena vartate) M. xi.30, प्रथमः कल्प (kalpa)ः (prathamaḥ kalpaḥ) Sak. iii., M. iii.147. [ID=8650]

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Ordinance or precept. 2. Manner or way.

— Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary

Cosmological Time Period (Aeon)

6 definitions

a fabulous cosmic period of time

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

to become or appear as long as a Kalpa

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

End of the world or universal destruction

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A day of Brahma, equal to one thousand yugas or 432 million mortal years, measuring the duration of the world.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a period of time

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

the period of fourteen Manus or one thousand yugas followed by dissolution

— The Purana Index

Medical Application (Treatment, Pharmacy, Toxicology)

5 definitions

treatment of the sick

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the art of preparing medicine

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the doctrine of poisons and antidotes

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Medical treatment of the sick

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The doctrine of poisons and antidotes

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mythological Wish-Granting Tree

5 definitions

the tree of paradise

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

below

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

One of the trees of paradise

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a tree

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. One of the trees of heaven or Indra's paradise. 2. A wish-yielding tree. 3. A very generous person.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Particle/Suffix: Resemblance or Approximation

5 definitions

resembling or similar to something, but with a degree of inferiority, or almost

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

almost, in a slight degree

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A suffix added to nouns and adjectives meaning a little less than, almost like, or nearly equal to.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Like, but with a degree of inferiority. 2. A sacred work comprising the description of religious rites. 3. A day and night of Brahma measuring the duration and destruction of the world. 4. Destruction of the world. 5. A sacred precept or Vedic practice. 6. Propriety or fitness. 7. Optionality, alternative, or doubt. 8. Resolve or purpose. 9. One of the trees of Indra's paradise.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Like, but with a degree of inferiority, when used in composition. 2. A sacred work comprising the description of religious rites, forming one of the six Vedangas. 3. A day and night of Brahma, measuring the duration and destruction of the world. 4. A sacred precept or Vedic practice prescribed for effecting certain consequences. 5. Propriety or fitness. 6. Optionality, alternative, or doubt. 7. Resolve, purpose, or determination. 8. One of the trees of Indra's paradise.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Proper Name (Mythological Figure or Deity)

5 definitions

a son of Dhruva and Bhrami

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

of Shiva

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Shiva

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

a son of Dhruva and Bhrami

— The Purana Index

a nephew of Hiranyakashipu

— The Purana Index

Resolve, Determination, or Alternative

4 definitions

one of two cases, one side of an argument, or an alternative

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

investigation or research

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

resolve, determination

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A proposal, suggestion, resolve, or determination.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Specific Technical or Cultural References

4 definitions

Mantras containing a form of the root klip

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a kind of dance

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the first astrological mansion

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a particular abode of deities in Jainism

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Vedāṅga: Ritual and Ceremonial Procedures

4 definitions

the most complete of the six Vedangas, prescribing ritual and rules for ceremonial or sacrificial acts

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

one of the six Vedangas, prescribing rules for ceremonial and sacrificial acts

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A religious text or shastra. 2. A day and night of Brahma, equal to 4,320,000,000 years. 3. Like or resembling.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kalpa Sutra

— The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects

Type of Intoxicating Liquor

2 definitions

a kind of intoxicating liquor

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A kind of intoxicating liquor

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

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Definitions on this page come from 14 works: Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Purana Index, The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.