Lap: 12 definitions

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In Hinduism
1. Yoga
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1. Sanskrit
2. Hindi
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Introduction:

Lap means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi, biology. 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.

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In Hinduism

Yoga (school of philosophy)

: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch

The Lap is denoted by the Sanskrit term A峁卥a, according to the Par腻khyatantra verse 14.8-9.鈥擜ccordingly, while discussing preliminary practices to make the Yogin ready to undertake the six auxiliaries of 艢aiva yoga: 鈥淗e should adopt one of these [four poses], placing his hands with the palms arranged [facing upwards] in his own lap (补峁卥补-驳补迟补), expanding his chest evenly. Slightly closing his two eyes, he should focus on the tip of his nose. Remaining thus he is fit for yoga and he should then begin its sequence鈥�.

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Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as 腻sanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).

Biology (plants and animals)

: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Lap in India is the name of a plant defined with Heteropogon contortus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Andropogon allionii Lam. & DC. (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Botanische Jahrb眉cher f眉r Systematik, Pflanzenge schichte und Pflanzengeographie (1885)
· The Flora of British India (1864)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1990)
· Acta Botanica Indica (1990)
· Boletim da Sociedade Broteriana (1885)
· Flore de France, ed. 3 (1805)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Lap, for example chemical composition, extract dosage, side effects, pregnancy safety, health benefits, diet and recipes, have a look at these references.

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Lap (啶侧お啷�).鈥�1 P. (lapati)

1) To speak, talk in general.

2) To prate, chatter.

3) To whisper; 啶曕お啷嬥げ啶むげ啷� 啶た啶侧た啶むぞ啶侧お啶苦い啷佮 啶曕た啶お啶� 啶多啶班啶むた啶啶侧 (kapolatale milit腻 lapitu峁� kimapi 艣rutim奴le) G墨tagovinda 1.

4) To wail, lament. -Caus. (l腻pa- yati-te) To cause to talk &c. With 啶夃う啷� (ud) to call out loudly to.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Lap (啶侧お啷�).鈥擺(峁�) lap峁沒 r. 1st cl. (lapati) To speak, to utter. With anu prefixed. 1. To talk like, to mimic. 2. To repeat. With apa, To deny. With 腻峁�, To address, to speak to. With pra, To talk incoherently. With prati, To gain, to get. With vi, To lament, to bewail. With vi and pra, To contradict, to dispute. With sam, 1. To converse, to discourse. 2. To be cunning or crafty.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Lap (啶侧お啷�).鈥攊. 1, [Parasmaipada.] (in epic poetry also [膧tmanepada.], [Nala] 21, 16). 1. To speak, [G墨tagovinda. ed. Lassen.] 1, 41. 2. To lament, [Nala] 3, 27. Ptcple. of the pf. pass. 濒补辫颈迟腻, n. Voice. Frequent. l腻lap, 濒腻濒补辫测补, To lament, Mah腻bh腻rata 3, 10200. 濒腻濒补辫测补, [Parasmaipada.], Mah腻bh腻rata 1, 968.

鈥� With the prep. apa apa, To deny, [搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺] 2, 75, 24.

鈥� With 腻腻, To address, Mah腻bh腻rata 3, 15604. [Causal.] l腻paya, To ask, [笔补帽肠补迟补苍迟谤补] i. [distich] 431; 242, 13.

鈥� With pra pra, 1. To prattle, [艢腻kuntala, (ed. B枚htlingk.)] 13, 14. 2. To speak, [笔补帽肠补迟补苍迟谤补] 94, 12; to cry, B枚htl. Ind. Spr. 309. 3. To bewail, [笔补帽肠补迟补苍迟谤补] 75, 25; Mah腻bh腻rata 3, 1203. 4. To invoke, Mah腻bh腻rata 2, 2339. pralapita, n. 1. Prattle, [笔补帽肠补迟补苍迟谤补] 146, 1 (v峁泃h腻-, Useless words). 2. Lamentation, Pa帽c, 224, 16. [Causal.] To incite to speak, [M峁沜chaka峁璱k腻, (ed. Stenzler.)] 86, 14.

鈥� With vi vi, 1. To wail, [贬颈迟辞辫补诲别艣补] 44, 6, M.M.; Mah腻bh腻rata 3, 1203. 2. To bewail, [搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺] 1, 1, 52. 3. To speak, [Johnson's Selections from the Mah腻bh腻rata.] 51, 110.

鈥� With sam sam, To converse, [Da艣akum腻racarita] in Chr. 179, 7. [Causal.] To cause to converse, to address, [贬颈迟辞辫补诲别艣补] i. [distich] 77, M.M.

鈥� Cf. [Latin] loqui; probably (a [denominative.] based on an old [frequentative.] and aff. van, with for )

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Lap (啶侧お啷�).鈥�lap腻ta (lap腻te) [participle] lapita (q.v.) chatter, prate, talk, lament. [Causative] l腻payati cause to talk. [Intensive] l腻lap墨ti chatter senselessly, prattle, 濒腻濒补辫测补te (ti) wail, lament.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Lap (啶侧お啷�):鈥�1. lap (cf. 鈭�rap) [class] 1. [Parasmaipada] ([Dh腻tup腻峁環a x, 8]) lapati ([Epic] also te and lapyati; [perfect tense] lal腻pa, lepus, [Mah腻bh腻rata] etc.; [Aorist] al腻p墨t [grammar]; [future] 濒补辫颈迟腻, [ib.]; 濒补辫颈峁补迟颈, [Br腻hma峁嘺] etc.; [infinitive mood] laptum, [Mah腻bh腻rata]; lapitum, [K腻vya literature]; [indeclinable participle] -lapya, [Mah腻bh腻rata]),

鈥攖o prate, chatter, talk (also of birds), [Mah腻bh腻rata; Hariva峁兣沘];

鈥攖o whisper, [G墨ta-govinda; Pa帽car腻tra];

鈥攖o wail, lament, weep, [Nal么d.] :鈥擺Causal] l腻payati, te ([Aorist] 补濒墨濒补辫补迟 or alal腻pat [grammar]), to cause to talk, [Ch腻ndogya-upani峁d] :鈥擺Desiderative] 濒颈濒补辫颈峁迟颈 摆驳谤补尘尘补谤闭:鈥摆滨苍迟别苍蝉颈惫别闭 l腻lap墨ti, to prate senselessly, [Atharva-veda; K腻峁環aka];

鈥� 濒腻濒补辫测补te (mc. also ti), to wail, lament, [Mah腻bh腻rata; 搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺; M腻rka峁囜笉eya-pur腻峁嘺];

鈥攖o address repeatedly, [Mah腻bh腻rata], l腻lapti [grammar]

2) cf. [Greek] 峤€-位慰蠁-蠉蟻慰渭伪喂 ; perhaps [Latin] l腻mentum for lap-mentum.

3) 2. lap (ifc.) speaking, uttering (See abhil腻palap).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Lap (啶侧お啷�):鈥�lapati 1. a. To speak. With apa to deny; 腻 to address; pra to talk incoherently; prati to gain; vi to lament; 蝉补峁� to converse; vi and pra to contradict, dispute.

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Lap (啶侧お啷�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Lava.

[Sanskrit to German]

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Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺k峁泃am), 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.

Hindi dictionary

: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Lap in Hindi refers in English to:鈥�(nf) elasicity; a sound produced by moving a stick forcefully in the air or by a dog etc. while drinking water; palmful of anything; ~[jhapa] unsteady, fidgety; agility; ~[lapa karana] to produce [lapalapa] sound by moving a stick forcefully in the air or by a dog etc. while drinking water; —[se] at once, quickly..鈥攍ap (啶侧お) is alternatively transliterated as Lapa.

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