कल्प

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कल्प (kalpa).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /kəlp/, [kɐlp]

Noun

कल्प • (kalp) m

1. rule, practice, age
2. (mythology) an aeon, the period of a day of Brahmā, 1,000 yugas or 4,320,000,000 years, measuring the duration of the world
3. an age, era

Declension

Declension of कल्प (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	कल्प kalp	कल्प kalp
oblique	कल्प kalp	कल्पों kalpõ
vocative	कल्प kalp	कल्पो kalpo

Derived terms

• कल्पवृक्ष (kalpavŕkṣ, “Kalpavriksha”)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• কল্প (Assamese script)
• ᬓᬮ᭄ᬧ (Balinese script)
• কল্প (Bengali script)
• 𑰎𑰩𑰿𑰢 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀓𑀮𑁆𑀧 (Brahmi script)
• ကလ္ပ (Burmese script)
• કલ્પ (Gujarati script)
• ਕਲ੍ਪ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪 (Grantha script)
• ꦏꦭ꧀ꦥ (Javanese script)
• 𑂍𑂪𑂹𑂣 (Kaithi script)
• ಕಲ್ಪ (Kannada script)
• កល្ប (Khmer script)
• ກລ຺ປ (Lao script)
• കല്പ (Malayalam script)
• ᡬᠠᠯᢒᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘎𑘩𑘿𑘢 (Modi script)
• ᢉᠠᠯᢒᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦮𑧉𑧠𑧂 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐎𑐮𑑂𑐥 (Newa script)
• କଲ୍ପ (Odia script)
• ꢒꢭ꣄ꢦ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆑𑆬𑇀𑆥 (Sharada script)
• 𑖎𑖩𑖿𑖢 (Siddham script)
• කල‍්ප (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩜𑩽 𑪙𑩰 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚊𑚥𑚶𑚞 (Takri script)
• கல்ப (Tamil script)
• కల్ప (Telugu script)
• กลฺป (Thai script)
• ཀ་ལྤ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒏𑒪𑓂𑒣 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨋𑨬𑩇𑨞 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From कॢप् (kḷp) +‎ -अ (-a, nominalizing suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /kɐ́l.pɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐl̪.pɐ/

Adjective

कल्प • (kálpa) stem

1. practicable, feasible, possible
2. proper, fit, able, competent, equal to

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of कल्प (kálpa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	कल्पः kálpaḥ	कल्पौ / कल्पा¹ kálpau / kálpā¹	कल्पाः / कल्पासः¹ kálpāḥ / kálpāsaḥ¹
Vocative	कल्प kálpa	कल्पौ / कल्पा¹ kálpau / kálpā¹	कल्पाः / कल्पासः¹ kálpāḥ / kálpāsaḥ¹
Accusative	कल्पम् kálpam	कल्पौ / कल्पा¹ kálpau / kálpā¹	कल्पान् kálpān
Instrumental	कल्पेन kálpena	कल्पाभ्याम् kálpābhyām	कल्पैः / कल्पेभिः¹ kálpaiḥ / kálpebhiḥ¹
Dative	कल्पाय kálpāya	कल्पाभ्याम् kálpābhyām	कल्पेभ्यः kálpebhyaḥ
Ablative	कल्पात् kálpāt	कल्पाभ्याम् kálpābhyām	कल्पेभ्यः kálpebhyaḥ
Genitive	कल्पस्य kálpasya	कल्पयोः kálpayoḥ	कल्पानाम् kálpānām
Locative	कल्पे kálpe	कल्पयोः kálpayoḥ	कल्पेषु kálpeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of कल्पा (kálpā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	कल्पा kálpā	कल्पे kálpe	कल्पाः kálpāḥ
Vocative	कल्पे kálpe	कल्पे kálpe	कल्पाः kálpāḥ
Accusative	कल्पाम् kálpām	कल्पे kálpe	कल्पाः kálpāḥ
Instrumental	कल्पया / कल्पा¹ kálpayā / kálpā¹	कल्पाभ्याम् kálpābhyām	कल्पाभिः kálpābhiḥ
Dative	कल्पायै kálpāyai	कल्पाभ्याम् kálpābhyām	कल्पाभ्यः kálpābhyaḥ
Ablative	कल्पायाः / कल्पायै² kálpāyāḥ / kálpāyai²	कल्पाभ्याम् kálpābhyām	कल्पाभ्यः kálpābhyaḥ
Genitive	कल्पायाः / कल्पायै² kálpāyāḥ / kálpāyai²	कल्पयोः kálpayoḥ	कल्पानाम् kálpānām
Locative	कल्पायाम् kálpāyām	कल्पयोः kálpayoḥ	कल्पासु kálpāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of कल्प (kálpa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	कल्पम् kálpam	कल्पे kálpe	कल्पानि / कल्पा¹ kálpāni / kálpā¹
Vocative	कल्प kálpa	कल्पे kálpe	कल्पानि / कल्पा¹ kálpāni / kálpā¹
Accusative	कल्पम् kálpam	कल्पे kálpe	कल्पानि / कल्पा¹ kálpāni / kálpā¹
Instrumental	कल्पेन kálpena	कल्पाभ्याम् kálpābhyām	कल्पैः / कल्पेभिः¹ kálpaiḥ / kálpebhiḥ¹
Dative	कल्पाय kálpāya	कल्पाभ्याम् kálpābhyām	कल्पेभ्यः kálpebhyaḥ
Ablative	कल्पात् kálpāt	कल्पाभ्याम् kálpābhyām	कल्पेभ्यः kálpebhyaḥ
Genitive	कल्पस्य kálpasya	कल्पयोः kálpayoḥ	कल्पानाम् kálpānām
Locative	कल्पे kálpe	कल्पयोः kálpayoḥ	कल्पेषु kálpeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

कल्प • (kálpa) stem, n

1. a kind of intoxicating liquor

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of कल्प (kálpa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	कल्पम् kálpam	कल्पे kálpe	कल्पानि / कल्पा¹ kálpāni / kálpā¹
Vocative	कल्प kálpa	कल्पे kálpe	कल्पानि / कल्पा¹ kálpāni / kálpā¹
Accusative	कल्पम् kálpam	कल्पे kálpe	कल्पानि / कल्पा¹ kálpāni / kálpā¹
Instrumental	कल्पेन kálpena	कल्पाभ्याम् kálpābhyām	कल्पैः / कल्पेभिः¹ kálpaiḥ / kálpebhiḥ¹
Dative	कल्पाय kálpāya	कल्पाभ्याम् kálpābhyām	कल्पेभ्यः kálpebhyaḥ
Ablative	कल्पात् kálpāt	कल्पाभ्याम् kálpābhyām	कल्पेभ्यः kálpebhyaḥ
Genitive	कल्पस्य kálpasya	कल्पयोः kálpayoḥ	कल्पानाम् kálpānām
Locative	कल्पे kálpe	कल्पयोः kálpayoḥ	कल्पेषु kálpeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

कल्प • (kálpa) stem, m

1. a sacred precept, law, rule, ordinance, manner of acting, proceeding, practice (especially that prescribed by the Vedas)

   Synonyms: विधि (vidhi), न्याय (nyāya)

2. prathamaḥ kalpaḥ, a rule to be observed before any other rule, first duty
3. the most complete of the six Vedangas (that which prescribes the ritual and gives rules for ceremonial or sacrificial acts)
4. one of two cases, one side of an argument, an alternative

   Synonyms: पक्ष (pakṣa), विकल्प (vikalpa)

5. investigation, research commentator or commentary on
6. resolve, determination
7. (medicine) treatment of the sick, manner of curing
8. the art of preparing medicine, pharmacy
9. the doctrine of poisons and antidotes
10. having the manner or form of anything, similar to, resembling, like but with a degree of inferiority, almost
11. a fabulous period of time (a day of Brahma or one thousand yugas, a period of four thousand, three hundred and twenty millions of years of mortals, measuring the duration of the world; a month of brahmā is supposed to contain thirty such kalpas. According to the Mahabharata, twelve months of brahmā constitute his year, and one hundred such years his lifetime; fifty years of brahmā's are supposed to have elapsed, and we are now in the śvetavārāha kalpa of the fifty-first; at the end of a kalpa the world is annihilated; hence kalpa is said to be equal to kalpānta below; with Buddhists the kalpas are not of equal duration)
12. name of mantras which contain a form of kḷp
13. a kind of dance
14. name of the first astrological mansion
15. name of a son of dhruva and bhrami
16. the tree of paradise

    Synonym: तरु (taru)

17. a particular abode of deities

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of कल्प (kálpa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	कल्पः kálpaḥ	कल्पौ / कल्पा¹ kálpau / kálpā¹	कल्पाः / कल्पासः¹ kálpāḥ / kálpāsaḥ¹
Vocative	कल्प kálpa	कल्पौ / कल्पा¹ kálpau / kálpā¹	कल्पाः / कल्पासः¹ kálpāḥ / kálpāsaḥ¹
Accusative	कल्पम् kálpam	कल्पौ / कल्पा¹ kálpau / kálpā¹	कल्पान् kálpān
Instrumental	कल्पेन kálpena	कल्पाभ्याम् kálpābhyām	कल्पैः / कल्पेभिः¹ kálpaiḥ / kálpebhiḥ¹
Dative	कल्पाय kálpāya	कल्पाभ्याम् kálpābhyām	कल्पेभ्यः kálpebhyaḥ
Ablative	कल्पात् kálpāt	कल्पाभ्याम् kálpābhyām	कल्पेभ्यः kálpebhyaḥ
Genitive	कल्पस्य kálpasya	कल्पयोः kálpayoḥ	कल्पानाम् kálpānām
Locative	कल्पे kálpe	कल्पयोः kálpayoḥ	कल्पेषु kálpeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Gandhari: 𐨐𐨤𐨂 (kapu), 𐨐𐨤 (kapa)
• Magadhi Prakrit:
  • Assamese: কাপ (kap)
  • Bengali: কল্প (kolpo)
• Pali: kappa
  • → Burmese: ကပ် (kap)
  • → Thai: กัป (gàp)
• → English: kalpa
• → Sogdian: 𐼸𐼹𐼾𐼰 (klpʾ /⁠*kalpa⁠/), 𐼋𐼘𐼔𐼁 (krpʾ /⁠*karpa, kalpa⁠/)
• → Manchu: ᡬᠠᠯᠠᠪ (g'alab)
• → Middle Chinese: 劫 (MC kjaep) (possibly indirectly)
• → Thai: กัลป์
• → Tibetan: བསྐལ་པ (bskal pa)
• → Tocharian A: kalp
• → Tocharian B: kālp

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “कल्प”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0262.