As a deity name
Name 446 of the Ganesha Sahasranāma — Ganesha Purana (Upasana Khanda), as taught by Sage Vyasa / Lord Ganesha
Name 222 of the Hanuman Sahasranāma — Rasvin Samhita / Brahmanda Purana, as taught by Lord Ram / Sages
Name 313 of the Hanuman Sahasranāma — Rasvin Samhita / Brahmanda Purana, as taught by Lord Ram / Sages
Name 797 of the Narasimha Sahasranāma — Brahmanda Purana / Narasimha Purana, as taught by Sages to Assembly of Devotees
As a Hindi name
कपिल · adj
भूरा । मटमैला । तामड़ा रंग का · सफेद । जैसे,—कपिला गाय — Śabdasāgara
कपिल · noun · masculine
अग्नि · कुत्ता · चूहा — Śabdasāgara
कपिल · kapil · adj.
(f. -ā), 'Monkey-coloured,' brown, tawny, reddish — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 811
कपिल · masculine
Kapila, a Vedic rishi credited as the founder of the Samkhya school, and the son of Prajapati Kardama and Devahuti; a male given name, Kapila or Kapil, from Sanskrit
कपिल
tawny, reddish-brown, brown; yellowish
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi कपिल — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Borrowed from Sanskrit कपिल (kapila).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
kapila mf(ā)n. (√ kam, Uṇ. i, 56; more probably connected with kapi, BRD.), ‘monkey-coloured’, brown, tawny, reddish, RV. x, 27, 16; ŚBr.; R. &c.
red-haired, Mn. iii, 8
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
the brown or tawny or reddish colour
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (5)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "kapila" is the vocative of "kapilā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "kapila" is derived from "kapi" with the lac suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
kapi is, m. (√ kamp, Uṇ. iv, 143), an ape, monkey, RV. x, 86, 5; AV.; Mn.; Suśr. &c.
an elephant, L.
kapila mf(ā)n. (√ kam, Uṇ. i, 56; more probably connected with kapi, BRD.), ‘monkey-coloured’, brown, tawny, reddish, RV. x, 27, 16; ŚBr.; R. &c.
red-haired, Mn. iii, 8
Related forms
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
kapila mf(ā)n. (√ kam, Uṇ. i, 56; more probably connected with kapi, BRD.), ‘monkey-coloured’, brown, tawny, reddish, RV. x, 27, 16; ŚBr.; R. &c.
red-haired, Mn. iii, 8
kapila (as), m. the brown or tawny or reddish colour, Suśr.
a kind of mouse
a kind of ape, Kathās.
kapilā (ā), f. a brown cow, Yājñ. i, 205; MBh. &c.
a fabulous cow celebrated in the Purāṇas, W.
kapi is, m. (√ kamp, Uṇ. iv, 143), an ape, monkey, RV. x, 86, 5; AV.; Mn.; Suśr. &c.
an elephant, L.
Alternative readings
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