कापिल

{ kāpila (m), kāpila }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

KĀPILA (M)   Seventh division of Kuśadvīpa. [M.B. Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 12, Verse 14] .

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

कापिल  mfn.  mf( ई)n. ( fr. कपिल), peculiar or belonging to or derived from कपिल, [MBh.]; [R.]
of a tawny or brownish colour, [L.]
कापिल  m.  m. a follower of the teacher कपिल, follower of the सांख्य system of philosophy (founded by कपिल), [MBh. xii]; [Kāvyâd.]; [Hcar.]
a tawny colour, [L.]
कापिल  n.  n. N. of wk. by कपिल (= साङ्ख्य, or according to others an उप-पुराण), [Pañcar.]
तीर्थ   (with ) N. of a तीर्थ, [SkandaP.]; [KapSaṃh.]
कापिल  mfn.  mfn. derived from a brownish cow, [Parāś.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

कापिल [kāpila] a.  a. (-ली f.)
Peculiar or belonging to Kapila.
Taught by, or derived from, Kapila; योग- शास्त्रं च निखिलं कापिलं चैव भारत [Mb.12.325.4.]
लः A follower of the Sāṅkhya system of philosophy propounded by Kapila.
Tawny colour.

Shabda-Sagara

कापिल  mfn.  ( -लः-ली-लं) Of a tawny colour.
 m.  ( -लः)
1. A follower of the Sankhya system of philosophy.
E. कपिल the founder of the school, and अण् affix.

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कपिल अण्

2. Tawny, (the colour.)
E. अण् pleonastic added to कपिल, q. v.

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अण् कपिल