कल्प

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Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH-?

Sanskrit कॢप् (kḷp)

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Sanskrit -अ (-a)

Sanskrit कल्प (kalpa)lbor.

Hindi कल्प

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कल्प (kalpa).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

कल्प • (kalp) m

rule, practice, age
(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
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

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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)

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Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH-?

Sanskrit कॢप् (kḷp)

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Sanskrit -अ (-a)

Sanskrit कल्प

From कॢप् (kḷp) + -अ (-a).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /kɐ́l.pɐ/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /kɐl̪.pɐ/

Adjective

कल्प॑ • (kálpa) stem

practicable, feasible, possible
proper, fit, able, competent, equal to

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of कल्प॑
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	कल्पः॑ (kálpaḥ)	कल्पौ॑ (kálpau) कल्पा॑¹ (kálpā¹)	कल्पाः॑ (kálpāḥ) कल्पा॑सः¹ (kálpāsaḥ¹)
accusative	कल्प॑म् (kálpam)	कल्पौ॑ (kálpau) कल्पा॑¹ (kálpā¹)	कल्पा॑न् (kálpān)
instrumental	कल्पे॑न (kálpena)	कल्पा॑भ्याम् (kálpābhyām)	कल्पैः॑ (kálpaiḥ) कल्पे॑भिः¹ (kálpebhiḥ¹)
dative	कल्पा॑य (kálpāya)	कल्पा॑भ्याम् (kálpābhyām)	कल्पे॑भ्यः (kálpebhyaḥ)
ablative	कल्पा॑त् (kálpāt)	कल्पा॑भ्याम् (kálpābhyām)	कल्पे॑भ्यः (kálpebhyaḥ)
genitive	कल्प॑स्य (kálpasya)	कल्प॑योः (kálpayoḥ)	कल्पा॑नाम् (kálpānām)
locative	कल्पे॑ (kálpe)	कल्प॑योः (kálpayoḥ)	कल्पे॑षु (kálpeṣu)
vocative	कल्प॑ (kálpa)	कल्पौ॑ (kálpau) कल्पा॑¹ (kálpā¹)	कल्पाः॑ (kálpāḥ) कल्पा॑सः¹ (kálpāsaḥ¹)

¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of कल्पा॑
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	कल्पा॑ (kálpā)	कल्पे॑ (kálpe)	कल्पाः॑ (kálpāḥ)
accusative	कल्पा॑म् (kálpām)	कल्पे॑ (kálpe)	कल्पाः॑ (kálpāḥ)
instrumental	कल्प॑या (kálpayā) कल्पा॑¹ (kálpā¹)	कल्पा॑भ्याम् (kálpābhyām)	कल्पा॑भिः (kálpābhiḥ)
dative	कल्पा॑यै (kálpāyai)	कल्पा॑भ्याम् (kálpābhyām)	कल्पा॑भ्यः (kálpābhyaḥ)
ablative	कल्पा॑याः (kálpāyāḥ) कल्पा॑यै² (kálpāyai²)	कल्पा॑भ्याम् (kálpābhyām)	कल्पा॑भ्यः (kálpābhyaḥ)
genitive	कल्पा॑याः (kálpāyāḥ) कल्पा॑यै² (kálpāyai²)	कल्प॑योः (kálpayoḥ)	कल्पा॑नाम् (kálpānām)
locative	कल्पा॑याम् (kálpāyām)	कल्प॑योः (kálpayoḥ)	कल्पा॑सु (kálpāsu)
vocative	कल्पे॑ (kálpe)	कल्पे॑ (kálpe)	कल्पाः॑ (kálpāḥ)

¹Vedic
²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of कल्प॑
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	कल्प॑म् (kálpam)	कल्पे॑ (kálpe)	कल्पा॑नि (kálpāni) कल्पा॑¹ (kálpā¹)
accusative	कल्प॑म् (kálpam)	कल्पे॑ (kálpe)	कल्पा॑नि (kálpāni) कल्पा॑¹ (kálpā¹)
instrumental	कल्पे॑न (kálpena)	कल्पा॑भ्याम् (kálpābhyām)	कल्पैः॑ (kálpaiḥ) कल्पे॑भिः¹ (kálpebhiḥ¹)
dative	कल्पा॑य (kálpāya)	कल्पा॑भ्याम् (kálpābhyām)	कल्पे॑भ्यः (kálpebhyaḥ)
ablative	कल्पा॑त् (kálpāt)	कल्पा॑भ्याम् (kálpābhyām)	कल्पे॑भ्यः (kálpebhyaḥ)
genitive	कल्प॑स्य (kálpasya)	कल्प॑योः (kálpayoḥ)	कल्पा॑नाम् (kálpānām)
locative	कल्पे॑ (kálpe)	कल्प॑योः (kálpayoḥ)	कल्पे॑षु (kálpeṣu)
vocative	कल्प॑ (kálpa)	कल्पे॑ (kálpe)	कल्पा॑नि (kálpāni) कल्पा॑¹ (kálpā¹)

¹Vedic

Noun

कल्प॑ • (kálpa) stem, n

a kind of intoxicating liquor

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of कल्प॑
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	कल्प॑म् (kálpam)	कल्पे॑ (kálpe)	कल्पा॑नि (kálpāni) कल्पा॑¹ (kálpā¹)
accusative	कल्प॑म् (kálpam)	कल्पे॑ (kálpe)	कल्पा॑नि (kálpāni) कल्पा॑¹ (kálpā¹)
instrumental	कल्पे॑न (kálpena)	कल्पा॑भ्याम् (kálpābhyām)	कल्पैः॑ (kálpaiḥ) कल्पे॑भिः¹ (kálpebhiḥ¹)
dative	कल्पा॑य (kálpāya)	कल्पा॑भ्याम् (kálpābhyām)	कल्पे॑भ्यः (kálpebhyaḥ)
ablative	कल्पा॑त् (kálpāt)	कल्पा॑भ्याम् (kálpābhyām)	कल्पे॑भ्यः (kálpebhyaḥ)
genitive	कल्प॑स्य (kálpasya)	कल्प॑योः (kálpayoḥ)	कल्पा॑नाम् (kálpānām)
locative	कल्पे॑ (kálpe)	कल्प॑योः (kálpayoḥ)	कल्पे॑षु (kálpeṣu)
vocative	कल्प॑ (kálpa)	कल्पे॑ (kálpe)	कल्पा॑नि (kálpāni) कल्पा॑¹ (kálpā¹)

¹Vedic

Noun

कल्प॑ • (kálpa) stem, m

a sacred precept, law, rule, ordinance, manner of acting, proceeding, practice (especially that prescribed by the Vedas)
Synonyms: विधि (vidhi), न्याय (nyāya)
prathamaḥ kalpaḥ, a rule to be observed before any other rule, first duty
the most complete of the six Vedangas (that which prescribes the ritual and gives rules for ceremonial or sacrificial acts)
one of two cases, one side of an argument, an alternative
Synonyms: पक्ष (pakṣa), विकल्प (vikalpa)
investigation, research commentator or commentary on
resolve, determination
(medicine) treatment of the sick, manner of curing
the art of preparing medicine, pharmacy
the doctrine of poisons and antidotes
having the manner or form of anything, similar to, resembling, like but with a degree of inferiority, almost
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)
name of mantras which contain a form of kḷp
a kind of dance
name of the first astrological mansion
name of a son of dhruva and bhrami
the tree of paradise
Synonym: तरु (taru)
a particular abode of deities

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of कल्प॑
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	कल्पः॑ (kálpaḥ)	कल्पौ॑ (kálpau) कल्पा॑¹ (kálpā¹)	कल्पाः॑ (kálpāḥ) कल्पा॑सः¹ (kálpāsaḥ¹)
accusative	कल्प॑म् (kálpam)	कल्पौ॑ (kálpau) कल्पा॑¹ (kálpā¹)	कल्पा॑न् (kálpān)
instrumental	कल्पे॑न (kálpena)	कल्पा॑भ्याम् (kálpābhyām)	कल्पैः॑ (kálpaiḥ) कल्पे॑भिः¹ (kálpebhiḥ¹)
dative	कल्पा॑य (kálpāya)	कल्पा॑भ्याम् (kálpābhyām)	कल्पे॑भ्यः (kálpebhyaḥ)
ablative	कल्पा॑त् (kálpāt)	कल्पा॑भ्याम् (kálpābhyām)	कल्पे॑भ्यः (kálpebhyaḥ)
genitive	कल्प॑स्य (kálpasya)	कल्प॑योः (kálpayoḥ)	कल्पा॑नाम् (kálpānām)
locative	कल्पे॑ (kálpe)	कल्प॑योः (kálpayoḥ)	कल्पे॑षु (kálpeṣu)
vocative	कल्प॑ (kálpa)	कल्पौ॑ (kálpau) कल्पा॑¹ (kálpā¹)	कल्पाः॑ (kálpāḥ) कल्पा॑सः¹ (kálpāsaḥ¹)

¹Vedic

Derived terms

कल्पवृक्ष (kalpavṛkṣa)
भद्रकल्प (bhadrakalpa)

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: 劫波 (MC kjaep pa), 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 262, columns 2-3.