Atopa, Āṭopa: 15 definitions

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Atopa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Āṭopa (आटोप):—Painful distension of abdomen accompanied by rumbling noise

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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Kavya (poetry)

Source: OpenEdition books: Vividhatīrthakalpaḥ (Kāvya)

Āṭopa (आटोप) in Sanskrit refers to “multitude, unfolding” (the word echoes sakopa), as is mentioned in the Vividhatīrthakalpa by Jinaprabhasūri (13th century A.D.): an ancient text devoted to various Jaina holy places (tīrthas).

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Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.

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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

1) Āṭopa (आटोप) refers to “pride”, according to the Kularatnoddyota, one of the earliest Kubjikā Tantras.—Accordingly, “That, O goddess, is said to be the subtle (form), now listen to the gross one. [...] The great conch (she holds) makes her proud [i.e., mahāśaṅkha-kṛt-āṭopā] and the beauty of her crown enhances her beauty. (She is) adorned with a garland of severed heads that extends from the soles of the feet up to (her) neck. She drips with the blood that flows (from the heads) and is fatigued by the weight of her (dangling) rocking hair. [...]”.

2) Āṭopa (आटोप) refers to a “hat”, according to the Kularatnoddyota.—Accordingly, [while describing the gross form of Navātman called Śabdarāśinavātman]: “(Navātman) has a big body and burns intensely, illumining the sky with (his) radiant energy. [...] He has made (the hood of) a great serpent his hat (āṭopa). (He wears) a divine garland and is naked. [...]”.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

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General definition (in Hinduism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Hinduism

Āṭopa (crackling noise/crepitus) is a medical symptom in classical Ayurveda.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

aṭōpa (अटोप).—, &c. See aṭapa, &c.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Āṭopa (आटोप).—[ā-tup-ghañ pṛṣo° ṭatvam Tv.]

1) Pride, self-conceit, arrogance; साटोपम् (sāṭopam) proudly, in a stately or majestic manner, frequently used as a stage-direction.

2) Swelling, spreading, expanding, puffing; Prov. फटाटोपो भयंकरः (phaṭāṭopo bhayaṃkaraḥ); said also of clouds, अद्यापि साटोपा मेघा दृश्यन्ते (adyāpi sāṭopā meghā dṛśyante) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1; Śiśupālavadha 3.74.

3) Flatulence (in the belly).

Derivable forms: āṭopaḥ (आटोपः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Āṭopa (आटोप).—m.

(-paḥ) 1. Pride. 2. Flatulence, borborygmi. E. āṅ before ṭupa a Sautra root, to be proud, and ghañ aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Āṭopa (आटोप).—m. 1. Inflation. 2. Pride, [Pañcatantra] i. [distich] 229; 46, 4.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Āṭopa (आटोप).—[masculine] puffing up, pride, self-conceit.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Āṭopa (आटोप):—m. puffing, swelling, [Mahābhārata iii, 11587; Pañcatantra] etc.

2) a multitude, redundancy, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

3) flatulence, borborygmi, [Suśruta]

4) pride, self-conceit, [Mṛcchakaṭikā etc.] (cf. sātopam.)

5) [=ā-ṭopa] [from āṭopa] (also) haste, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Āṭopa (आटोप):—[ā-ṭopa] (ṣaḥ) 1. m. Pride.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Āṭopa (आटोप) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Āḍova.

[Sanskrit to German]

Atopa in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Aṭōpa (ಅಟೋಪ):—

1) [noun] power required for performance; capacity.

2) [noun] power to hold another under control.

3) [noun] the state of holding another under control.

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Āṭōpa (ಆಟೋಪ):—

1) [noun] a brilliant or daring display; bravura.

2) [noun] a display, usu. empty show, to draw attention.

3) [noun] that which is designed usually to show off.

4) [noun] an unduly high opinion of oneself; exaggerated self-esteem; conceit; pride.

5) [noun] haughty behaviour; arrogance; haughtiness.

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Āṭōpa (ಆಟೋಪ):—

1) [noun] power required for performance; capacity.

2) [noun] power to hold another under control.

3) [noun] the condition of holding another under control.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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