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kaśyapān

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What it meant — Monier-Williams

1. kasyäpa-

kasyäpa- m. Schildkröte (Käth +; Mn + kacchapa- m. dss.); dazu wohl ka? als Name göttlicher Wesen (AV +) bzw. eines zauberkundigen Weisen (RV +), vielleicht auch kasyapi- f. ein Musikinstrument (JB 2,404). - Mi., ni., vgl. pä. kacchapam., pkt. kacchabha- m. (°bha- !) usw. ‘Schildkröte’, pkt. kassava- m. (u.a.) Name einer Rsi-Familie (s. Tu 2619, 2969, TuAdd 2619). - lir., jav. kasiiapa- m., sogd. kysph, np. kasaf, … — [Mayrhofer, s.v. kasyäpa-, p. 386]

2. kaśyapa

kaśyapa mfn. ( fr. kaśya + 2. pa) having black teeth Comm. on KātyŚr. x, 2, 35

3. kāśyapa

kāśyapa mf(ī)n. belonging to Kaśyapa , relating to or connected with him ( e.g. kāśyapīdevī, the earth, Hariv. 10645 ; see kāśyapī below), MBh. &c.

4. kāśyapa

( g. bidA di ) a patr. fr. Kaśyapa (designating an old grammarian [ VPrāt. ; Pāṇ. viii, 4, 67 ] and many other persons, including some, whose family-name was unknown [ Comm. on KātyŚr. ]; many subdivisions of Kāśyapa families are known, e.g. urubilvāk, gayāk, daśabalak, nadīk, mahāk, hastik)

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  • Mayrhofer, Etymologisches Worterbuch des Altindoarischen (EWAia) Treated in Mayrhofer, Etymologisches Worterbuch des Altindoarischen (EWAia) s.v. kasyäpa (vol. 1, scan p. 386; entry #4500).

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