The Sanskrit term Pakṣapāli can be transliterated into English as Paksapali or Pakshapali, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)

Source: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)

Pakṣapāli (पक्षपालि) refers to “mantling the wings” (of a hawk), according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, [while discussing the training of hawks]: “[...] Whether it is ‘manned’ or not is to be known by its actions. When it stands on one leg with the eyes closed, when it preens or ‘reforms’ its feathers, when it ‘mantles’ with its wings (pakṣapāli) [cañcvā kaṇḍūyanaṃ caiva pakṣapālyorvidhūnanam], or looks with a gentle eye at its master, then it is known to be ‘manned’, otherwise not. When the hawk is seen to be manned it should be lured in a creance to a piece of meat from increasing distances. [...]”.

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This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pakṣapāli (पक्षपालि).—a private door.

Derivable forms: pakṣapāliḥ (पक्षपालिः).

Pakṣapāli is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pakṣa and pāli (पालि).

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

Pakṣapāli (पक्षपालि).—m.

(-liḥ) A private or back door. E. pakṣa a side, and pāli a point, &c.

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

1) Pakṣapāli (पक्षपालि):—[=pakṣa-pāli] [from pakṣa > pakṣ] f. a wing, [Caṇḍak.]

2) [v.s. ...] a private or back door, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Pakṣapāli (पक्षपालि):—[pakṣa-pāli] (liḥ) 2. m. Back-door.

[Sanskrit to German]

Pakshapali 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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Partial matches: Paksha, Paali, Pali.

Full-text: Pali.

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