As a deity name
Name 129 of the Narasimha Sahasranāma — Brahmanda Purana / Narasimha Purana, as taught by Sages to Assembly of Devotees
Name 145 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 301 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a sacred precept, law, rule, ordinance (= vidhi, nyāya), manner of acting, proceeding, practice (esp. that prescribed by the Vedas), -
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (5)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "kalpāya" is the dative of "kalpa" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
1. kalpa mf(ā)n. (√ kḷp), practicable, feasible, possible, ŚBr. ii, 4, 3, 3
proper, fit, able, competent, equal to (with gen. loc., inf., or ifc.; e.g. dharmasya kalpaḥ, competent for duty; svakarmaṇi na kalpaḥ, not competent for his own work; yadā na śāsituṃ kalpaḥ, if he is not able to rule), BhP.
Alternative readings
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