Lipta, ³¢¾±±è³ÙÄå, Lipá¹Ä�: 19 definitions
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Alternative spellings of this word include Lipt.
In Hinduism
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
: Wikibooks (hi): Sanskrit Technical TermsLipta (लिपà¥à¤�).—Minute of an arc. Note: Lipta is a Sanskrit technical term used in ancient Indian sciences such as Astronomy, Mathematics and Geometry.

Jyotisha (जà¥à¤¯à¥‹à¤¤à¤¿à¤�, Âá²â´Ç³Ù¾±á¹£a or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomyâ€� or “Vedic astrologyâ€� and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
: Shodhganga: Edition translation and critical study of yogasarasamgrahaLipta (लिपà¥à¤�, “ointmentâ€�) is another name for Lepa: a type of medicinal preparation, as defined in the 15th-century YogasÄårasaá¹…graha (Yogasara-saá¹…graha) by VÄåsudeva..—Lipta, lepana and Äå±ô±ð±è²¹ are other names of Lepa (ointment). Drugs are pasted and then ghee, oil, honey etc are added to it if necessary. This pate form of drugs is applied thickly on the affected part. It is of three kinds, viz. »å´Çá¹£a²µ³ó²Ô²¹ (destroyer of ailments), viá¹£ahara (anti-poison) and ±¹²¹°ùṇy²¹ (complexion promoting). They should be applied with the thickness of four, three and half finger respectively.

Ä€yurveda (आयà¥à¤°à¥à¤µà¥‡à¤¦, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Ä€yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramLipta (लिपà¥à¤�) means “smeared withâ€�.—The KumÄårikÄåkhaṇá¸a similarly says that the true Kaula yogi is one “who is adorned with all the ornaments or who wears red clothes, or even one who wears whatever he pleasesâ€�. The same verse is found in the KubjikÄåmatatantra but there we find the variant: “whether he is dirty or white (i.e. clean) adorned with clothes and ornamentsâ€�. The distinction between ‘cleanâ€� and ‘dirtyâ€� is still maintained amongst modern NÄåtha yogis who may choose the path of the ‘cleanâ€� ascetic who performs ritual ablutions or one who does not. One is reminded of the satirical representation of the BhairavÄåcÄårya by the 11th century Kashmiri, Ká¹£emendra, who says of him that he is “smeared with faecesâ€� (²µÅ«³Ù³ó²¹-±ô¾±±è³Ù²¹).

Shakta (शाकà¥à¤�, Å›Äåkta) or Shaktism (Å›Äåktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation1) Lipta (लिपà¥à¤�) refers to “taintedâ€�, according to the ÅšivapurÄåṇa 2.3.13 (“Śiva-PÄårvatÄ« dialogueâ€�).—Accordingly, as PÄårvatÄ« said to Åšiva: “[...] With my blessings you become qualitative and embodied. Without me, you are attributeless and incompetent to perform any activity. Being always subservient to Praká¹›ti you perform all activities. Self-controlled, free from aberrations and untainted by me [i.e., liptaâ€�hi na liptaÅ›ca mayÄå] how can you perform them? If you are really superior to Praká¹›ti, if what you say is true, you need not be afraid to be near me, O Åšivaâ€�.
2) Lipta (लिपà¥à¤�) refers to “being involvedâ€� (in the physical activities), according to the ÅšivapurÄåṇa 2.4.4 (“Search for KÄårttikeya and his conversation with Nandinâ€�).—Accordingly, as Nandīśvara said to KÄårttikeya and the Ká¹›ttikÄås: “[...] In the matter of omnipresence in the universe you alone are Viṣṇu, O Åšiva’s son. The all-pervading sky is not pervaded by anything else. A Yogin is not entangled in the activities of nurturing himself. The soul is not involved (lipta) [naiva lipto yathÄåtmÄå ca] in the physical activities. [...]â€�.

The Purana (पà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤�, purÄåṇas) 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.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra TantraLipta (लिपà¥à¤�) refers to “anointing (one’s body)â€�, according to the Netratantra of Ká¹£emarÄåja: a Åšaiva text from the 9th century in which Åšiva (Bhairava) teaches PÄårvatÄ« topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.—Accordingly, [verse 3.17-23, while describing a meditation on Amá¹›teÅ›a in his form as Má¹›tyujit]—“And so now, having constructed the ²¹³¾á¹›tÄå³¾³Ü»å°ùÄå or the ±è²¹»å³¾²¹³¾³Ü»å°ùÄå, [the Mantrin] should meditate on the Ä€tman. [...] One should think of him [dressed in] white clothes and ornaments, [draped in] a radiant garland of pearls, bulbs like moonlight, etc., his body is anointed with white sandalwood (²õ¾±³Ù²¹³¦²¹²Ô»å²¹²Ô²¹-±ô¾±±è³Ù²¹-²¹á¹…g²¹) and dust-colored powdered camphor. In he middle of the ²õ´Ç³¾²¹³¾²¹á¹‡á¸²¹±ô²¹, [he is] bathed in thick, abundant waves of ²¹³¾á¹›t²¹ [that make the] moon quiver. [...]â€�.

Shaiva (शै�, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Biology (plants and animals)
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Lipta in Peru is the name of a plant defined with Vicia faba in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Faba vulgaris Moench (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Glimpses of Cytogenetics in India (1992)
· Acta Botanica Sinica (1985)
· Hereditas (Beijing) (1986)
· Tableau de l’École de Botanique (1804)
· Methodus Plantas Horti Botanici (1794)
· Japanese Journal of Genetics (1980)
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Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarylipta (लिपà¥à¤�).—p S Plastered or smeared with. 2 fig. Soused over head and ears; engaged deeply (in a difficulty or trouble): also implicated in (some criminal act).
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishlipta (लिपà¥à¤�).â€�p Plastered. Fig. Soused over head and ears; engaged deeply (in a difficulty); also implicated in (some criminal act).
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryLipta (लिपà¥à¤�).â€�p. p. [lip-kta]
1) Anointed,smeared, besmeared, covered.
2) Stained, soiled, polluted, defiled.
3) Poisoned, envenomed (as an arrow).
4) Eaten.
5) United, joined.
-ptam n. Phlegm; the phlegmatic humour of the body.
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³¢¾±±è³ÙÄå (लिपà¥à¤¤à¤¾).—A minute, the sixtieth part of a degree.
See also (synonyms): ±ô¾±±è³Ù¾±°ìÄå.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryLipta (लिपà¥à¤�).—mfn.
(-±è³Ù²¹á¸�-±è³ÙÄå-±è³Ù²¹á¹�) 1. Smeared, anointed, plastered, spread. 2. Eaten. 3. Envenomed, spread or touched with any poisonous substance. 4. Embraced, united, connected with, &c. 5. Defiled or contaminated by. 6. Stained, soiled. E. lip to smear, aff. kta; or in the last sense ±ôÄ« to cling to, Unadi aff. ta, with ±è³Üá¹� augment, and the radical vowel made short.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryLipta (लिपà¥à¤�).—[adjective] smeared, stained, soiled, defiled; cleaving or sticking to ([locative]); [feminine] Äå minute (1/60 degree).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Lipta (लिपà¥à¤�):—[from lip] mfn. smeared, anointed, soiled, defiled, [Atharva-veda] etc. etc.
2) [v.s. ...] sticking or adhering to ([locative case]), [Åšatapatha-brÄåhmaṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] joined, connected, [UṇÄådi-sÅ«tra v, 55 [Scholiast or Commentator]]
4) [v.s. ...] envenomed, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halÄåyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] eaten, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halÄåyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) ³¢¾±±è³ÙÄå (लिपà¥à¤¤à¤¾):—[from lipta > lip] a f. See liptÄå below.
7) b f. = λεπτή, a minute, the 60th part of a degree, [Jyotiṣa] (cf. [Indian Wisdom, by Sir M. Monier-Williams 173 n. 2]).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryLipta (लिपà¥à¤�):—[(ptaá¸�-ptÄå-ptaá¹�) a.] Smeared; envenomed; united with.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Lipta (लिपà¥à¤�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: °³ó²¹°ù²¹á¸i²¹, Lia, ³¢¾±á¹ƒp¾±²â²¹, Litta.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संसà¥à¤•ृतमà¥� (²õ²¹á¹ƒs°ìá¹›t²¹³¾), 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 dictionaryLipta (लिपà¥à¤�) [Also spelled lipt]:â€�(a) engrossed, absorbed; deeply attached, involved; hence ~[tÄå] (nf).
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusLipta (ಲಿಪà³à²�):â€�
1) [adjective] smeared; daubed; anointed.
2) [adjective] that has become dirty; soiled; unclean.
3) [adjective] mixed with poison.
4) [adjective] eaten; swallowed; consumed.
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Lipta (ಲಿಪà³à²�):â€�
1) [noun] that which is smeared, daubed with.
2) [noun] an arrow the tip of which is smeared with a poison.
3) [noun] anything that is eaten, consumed or swallowed.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary1) Lipá¹Ä� (लिपà¥à¤Ÿà¤¾):—n. pl. of लिपà¥à¤Ÿà¥‹ [±ô¾±±èá¹o]
2) Lipta (लिपà¥à¤�):—adj. 1. smeared; rubbed; 2. polluted; folding;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Liptabasant, Liptahasta, Liptaka, Liptala, Liptalanem, Liptanga, Liptangin, Liptashesha, Liptavasita, Liptavat.
Full-text (+47): Tamralipta, Vilipta, Alipta, Nirlipta, Avalipta, Kshetralipta, Upalipta, Anulipta, Damalipta, Padalipta, Tamalipta, Liptahasta, Amedhyalipta, Liptika, Abhralipta, Liptavat, Liptaka, Ashucilipta, Liptavasita, Ajyalipta.
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