an ancient teacher of the Atharva Veda
पिप्पला (pippalā)द (da) m. N. of an ancient teacher of the AV.; PraśnUp.; MBh. &c. [ID=124362]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
पिप्पलादpippalāda
पिप्पलाद (pippalāda) is a Sanskrit word meaning eating the fruit of the Peepal tree, given to sensual pleasures, an ancient teacher of the Atharva Veda, his school, a sage, the name of a teacher mentioned in the Prashna Upanishad. Its 9 recorded definitions are grouped into 2 contexts, among them Pippalāda: The Sage, Teacher, and His School/Tradition, Etymological and Derived Meanings of Pippalāda.
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Pippalāda: The Sage, Teacher, and His School/Tradition
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his school
पिप्पला (pippalā)द (da) m. pl. his school (also °द (da)क (°daka)) [ID=124363]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Name of an ancient teacher, and in the plural, his school.
पिप्पलाद (pippalāda) [Printed book page 316]
पिप्पलाद (pippalāda) m. N. of an ancient teacher, pl. his school. [ID=19207]
पिप्पलाद (pippalāda) m. N. of an ancient teacher, pl. his school. [ID=19207]
— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary
a sage
पिप्पलाद (pippalāda) [Printed book page 551-1]
Pippalāda, a ṛṣi. § 637 (Rājadh.): XII, 47η, 1596
Pippalāda, a ṛṣi. § 637 (Rājadh.): XII, 47η, 1596
(among the ṛṣis who surrounded Bhīṣma).
[ID=8368]— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata
A sage and pupil of Devadarshe.
पिप्पलाद (pippalāda) [Printed book page 2-333]
Pippalāda (I) — a pupil of Devadarśa; the sage who communicated the Aṅgāravratam to Yudhiṣṭhira, narrating an old samvāda between Śukra and Virocana;2 came to see Parīkṣit practising Prāyopaveśa; knew the Yoga power of Viṣṇu.3
[Footnote: 1) Br. II. 35. 57; Vi. III. 6. 10.]
[Footnote: 2) M. 72. 1, 5-6, 45.]
[Footnote: 3) Bhā I. 19. 10; II. 7. 45:]
[ID=7919]
Pippalāda (I) — a pupil of Devadarśa; the sage who communicated the Aṅgāravratam to Yudhiṣṭhira, narrating an old samvāda between Śukra and Virocana;2 came to see Parīkṣit practising Prāyopaveśa; knew the Yoga power of Viṣṇu.3
[Footnote: 1) Br. II. 35. 57; Vi. III. 6. 10.]
[Footnote: 2) M. 72. 1, 5-6, 45.]
[Footnote: 3) Bhā I. 19. 10; II. 7. 45:]
[ID=7919]
— The Purana Index
a disciple of Vedasparsha
Pippalāda (II) — a disciple of Vedasparśa. Vā. 61. 51. [ID=7920]
— The Purana Index
1. The name of a teacher mentioned in the Prashna Upanishad. 2. A school of the Atharvaveda in the plural.
पिप्पलाद (pippalāda) [Printed book page 1-532]
Pippalāda (‘eater of berries’) is the name of a teacher mentioned in the Praśna Upaniṣad.1 In the plural the name denotes a school of the Atharvaveda.2 Their (Paippalāda) recension of the text of the Saṃhitā has been reproduced in facsimile by Garbe and Bloomfield,3 and in part published.4
[Footnote: 1) i. 1.]
[Footnote: 2) Weber, Indische Studien, 3, 277; Indian Literature, 153, 159, 160, 164.]
[Footnote: 3) Baltimore, 1901.]
[Footnote: 4) The variants of the Paippalāda are given in part in Whitney's Translation of the Atharvaveda, and the text of books i. and ii. has been edited by Barret in the Journal of the American Oriental Society, 26, 197-295; 30, 187 et seq. Cf. also Lanman in Whitney's Translation, lxxix et seq.]
[ID=1830]
Pippalāda (‘eater of berries’) is the name of a teacher mentioned in the Praśna Upaniṣad.1 In the plural the name denotes a school of the Atharvaveda.2 Their (Paippalāda) recension of the text of the Saṃhitā has been reproduced in facsimile by Garbe and Bloomfield,3 and in part published.4
[Footnote: 1) i. 1.]
[Footnote: 2) Weber, Indische Studien, 3, 277; Indian Literature, 153, 159, 160, 164.]
[Footnote: 3) Baltimore, 1901.]
[Footnote: 4) The variants of the Paippalāda are given in part in Whitney's Translation of the Atharvaveda, and the text of books i. and ii. has been edited by Barret in the Journal of the American Oriental Society, 26, 197-295; 30, 187 et seq. Cf. also Lanman in Whitney's Translation, lxxix et seq.]
[ID=1830]
— The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects
Etymological and Derived Meanings of Pippalāda
2 definitions
eating the fruit of the Peepal tree
(H3) [Printed book page 628,1]
पिप्पला (pippalā)द (da) mfn. eating the fruit of the Peepal tree, BhP. [ID=124360]
पिप्पला (pippalā)द (da) mfn. eating the fruit of the Peepal tree, BhP. [ID=124360]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
given to sensual pleasures
given to sensual pleasures, ib. [ID=124361]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
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Definitions on this page come from 5 works: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), The Purana Index, The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.