As a Hindi name
दीपक · noun · masculine
दीया । चिराग · एक अर्थालंकार जिसमें प्रस्तुत (जो वर्णन का विषय हो) और अप्रस्तुत (जो वर्णन का उपस्थित विषय न हो और उपमान आदि हो) का एक ही धर्म कहा जाता है; अथवा बहुत सी क्रियाओं का एक ही कारक होता है । जैसे,— (क) सोहत भूपति दान सों फल फूलन आराम । इस उदाहरण में प्रस्तुत 'भूपति' और अप्रस्तुत 'आराम' दोनों का एक धर्म सोहत कहा गया है ।(ख) ऋषिहिं देखि हरषै हियो राम देखि कुम्हिलाय । धनुष देखि डरपै महा चिंता चित्त डुलाय । इस उदाहरण में हरखै 'कुम्हिलाय' 'डरपै' आदि क्रियाओं का एक ही कर्ता 'हियो' कहा गया है · संगीत में छह रागों में से एक — Śabdasāgara
दीपक · adj
प्रकाश करनेवाला । उजाला फैलानेवाला । दीप्तिकारक · जठराग्नि को दीप्त करने वाला । पाचन की अग्नि को तेज करनेवाला · उत्तेजक । शरीर में वेग या उमंग लानेवाला — Śabdasāgara
दीपक · masculine
a male given name, Deepak, from Sanskrit
दीपक · masculine
lamp, light
Platts (p. 555) also records: Kindling, inflaming, illuminating, making bright or luminous; exciting, stimulating
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi दीपक — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Borrowed from Sanskrit दीपक (dīpaka).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
dīpaka mfn. kindling, inflaming, illuminating, Pañc. iii, 27, 221/222
exciting, stimulating (digestion), Suśr.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
kindling, inflaming, illuminating
Verified derivationMultiple readings (9)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "dīpaka" is derived from "dīpa" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
dīpa m. a light, lamp, lantern, ĀśvGṛ.; Mn.; MBh. &c.
dīpa r. 4th cl. (ī ṛ) ṛdīpī (dīpyate) To shine, to blaze, to be luminous or light.
dīpaka mfn. kindling, inflaming, illuminating, Pañc. iii, 27, 221/222
exciting, stimulating (digestion), Suśr.
Dictionary citations
dīpaka mfn. kindling, inflaming, illuminating, Pañc. iii, 27, 221/222
exciting, stimulating (digestion), Suśr.
skilful in managing a lamp (g. ākarṣādi)
dīpaka m. a light, lamp, Hariv.; Bhartṛ.; BhP.
the shining body, Līlāv.
dīpa m. a light, lamp, lantern, ĀśvGṛ.; Mn.; MBh. &c.
dīpa r. 4th cl. (ī ṛ) ṛdīpī (dīpyate) To shine, to blaze, to be luminous or light.
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