कालाप

{ kālāpḥ, kālāpa }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

KĀLĀPA   A great sage, who was a member of Yudhiṣṭhira's assembly. [Sabhā Parva, Chapter 4] .

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

कालाप  m.  m. ( fr. कला-प), a serpent's hood, [L.]
   a demon, imp or goblin, [L.]
   a student of the कलाप grammar, [L.]
कलापिन्   ( fr.) a pupil of कलापिन्, [Pāṇ.]; ii, 113"> [MBh. ii, 113]
कालाम    N. of आराड (a teacher of शाक्य- मुनि), [Buddh.] ( v.l.)
कालाप  m.  m. pl. the school of कलापिन् ( often named together with the कठs q.v.)

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

कालापः [kālāpḥ]   1 The hair of the head.
   A serpent's hood.
   A demon, an imp, a goblin.
   A student of the Kalāpa grammar. कलापिना प्रोक्तमधीयते इति अण् [P.IV.3.18.]
    one who knows this grammar.

Shabda-Sagara

कालाप  m.  ( -पः)
   1. A serpent's hood.
   2. A demon, an imp or goblin.
   3. A student of the Kalapa grammar.
    E. कलाप, and अण् aff.

ROOTS:

कलाप अण्