Vijayapala, վᲹⲹ: 4 definitions
Introduction:
Vijayapala means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesSon of Vimaladhammasuriya I. and his queen, Dona Catherina. He was governor of the province of Matula. Cv.xcv.22.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumվᲹⲹ (विजयपा�) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—king, son of Amṛtapāla, patron of Yatīśa (Kāmadhenu, Vārttikasāra 1785). Stein 303. 314.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) վᲹⲹ (विजयपा�):—[=-Ჹⲹ-] [from vi-jaya > vi-ji] m. a kind of functionary, [Mudrārākṣasa]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of various kings (also -deva), [Siṃhāsana-dvātriṃśikā or vikramāditya-caritra, jaina recension; Kathāsaritsāgara; Inscriptions]
3) [v.s. ...] (with prefixed Բ첹) of a poet, [Subhāṣitāvali]
[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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vijaya, Pala.
Full-text: Rajanaka vijayapala, Meghamanjari, Yatisha, Senaratana, Kamadhenu.
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Sri Lanka at the Crossroads of History (by Zoltán Biedermann)
Prince Vijayapala in Goa: exile at a global crossroads < [Chapter 7 - The politics of Lankan exile in the Portuguese Empire]
Conclusion: exile as cosmopolitan practice < [Chapter 7 - The politics of Lankan exile in the Portuguese Empire]
Vasudevavijaya of Vasudeva (Study) (by Sajitha. A)
Uṇādi-sūtras (Grammar rules) < [Chapter 3 - Vāsudevavijaya—A Grammatical Study]
Political history of Kashmir (from A.D. 600�1200) (by Krishna Swaroop Saxena)
Part 2 - Revolt of Sussala and the Rise of Pretenders < [Chapter 12 - Uchchala and Sussala]
A Short history of Lanka (by Humphry William Codrington)