anukalpaḥ

Dictionary meanings for anukalpaḥ from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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anukalpaḥ

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

[anugataḥ mukhyaṃ kalpaṃ] 1 A secondary direction or precept, a substitute or alternative to be used in times of necessity when the primary one (prathamakalpa) is not possible; as the direction to use godhūma or taṃḍula in the absence of yava; prabhuḥ prathamakalpa- sya yo'nukalpena vartate Ms. 11. 30, 3. 147.

2 A work connected with kalpa (one of the six auxiliaries of the Vedas).

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