Kashyapi, śⲹ辱, śⲹī: 12 definitions
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Kashyapi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
The Sanskrit terms śⲹ辱 and śⲹī can be transliterated into English as Kasyapi or Kashyapi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopediaśⲹī (काश्यपी).�(Earth). The earth came to be known as śⲹī as it had been given as a gift to Kaśyapa by Paraśurāma.
"The whole of the earth was given to Kaśyapa and thus it came to be called śⲹī". (Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa, Chapter 89).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Indexśⲹ辱 (काश्यप�).—Ārṣeya pravara of the Bhārgavas.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 195. 37.

The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
: Wisdom Library: Raj Nighantuśⲹī (काश्यपी) refers to “earth� and is mentioned in a list of 53 synonyms for ṇi (“eٳ�), according to the second chapter (ṇy徱-) of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu (an Ayurvedic encyclopedia). The Dharaṇyādi-varga covers the lands, soil [viz., śⲹī], mountains, jungles and vegetation’s relations between trees and plants and substances, with their various kinds.

Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Kavya (poetry)
: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of Sriharsaśⲹ辱 (काश्यप�) refers to another name for Garuḍa, and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 22.91.

Kavya (काव्�, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry� and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry�.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryśⲹ辱 (काश्यप�).—An epithet of Garuḍa and of Aruṇa.
Derivable forms: śⲹ辱� (काश्यपिः).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryśⲹ辱 (काश्यप�).—m.
(-辱�) 1. A name of Aruna. 2. A name of Garuda the bird of Vishnu. E. 첹śⲹ貹 the saint, and ñ affix of descent, being both sons of Kasyapa. f. (-ī) The earth. E. As before: alluding to a legend from the Puranas, in which Parasurama, after the destruction of the Kshetriya race, and performance of an Aswamedha, presented the sovereignty of the world to his Guru, Kasyara.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) śⲹī (काश्यपी):—[from śⲹ貹] a f. a female descendant of Kaśyapa, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]
2) [v.s. ...] the earth (according to a legend of the Purāṇas, Paraśu-rāma, after the destruction of the Kṣatriya race and the performance of an Aśvamedha sacrifice, presented the sovereignty of the earth to Kaśyapa), [Mahābhārata viii, 3164; Harṣacarita]
3) śⲹ辱 (काश्यप�):—[from śⲹ貹] m. idem
4) [v.s. ...] Name of Tārkṣya, [Kathāsaritsāgara xc, 110]
5) [v.s. ...] Name of Garuḍa, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] Name of Aruṇa, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) śⲹī (काश्यपी):—[from śⲹ貹] b (f. of śⲹ貹 q.v.)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionaryśⲹ辱 (काश्यप�):�(辱�) 2. m. Arjuna; Garuḍa. f. (ī) The earth.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)śⲹī (काश्यपी) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: ī.
[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 corpusśⲹ辱 (ಕಾಶ್ಯಪ�):�
1) [noun] a son of the sage Kaśyapa.
2) [noun] Aruṇa, the mythological charioteer of the Sun-God.
3) [noun] Garuḍa, the king of birds and vehicle of Viṣṇu.
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śⲹ辱 (ಕಾಶ್ಯಪ�):—[noun] the earth.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Kashyapibalakyamathariputra, Kashyapibhuj, Kashyapim Laganem, Kashyapin, Kashyapivritti, Kashyapiya.
Full-text: Kashyapibhuj, Kashyapim Laganem, Kashyapa, Kashyapibalakyamathariputra, Balakya, Kasavi, Kashyapeya, Madari, Cumbika, Rupika, Dharani, Viveka, Lama.
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
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Sucindrasthala-mahatmya (critical edition and study) (by Anand Dilip Raj)
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