dvIpaH · dvIpaM
dvIpaH, -paM [ dvirgatA dvayo rdiSorvA gatA Apo yatra; dvi-ap, apa Ip ] 1 An island. 2 A place of refuge, shelter, protection. 3 A division of the terrestrial world; (the number of these divisions varies according to different authorities, being four, seven, nine or thirteen, all situated round the mountain Meru like the petals of a lotus flower, and each being separated from the other by a distinct ocean. In N. 1. 5 the Dvīpas are said to be eighteen; but seven appears to be the usual number; cf. R. 1. 65 and Ś. 7. 33. The central one is jaMbudvIpa in which is included BarataKaMqa or India.) — paM The skin of a tiger. Comp. — karpUraH camphor from China.
dvIpaH, -paM [ dvirgatA dvayo rdiSorvA gatA Apo yatra; dvi-ap, apa Ip ] 1 An island. 2 A place of refuge, shelter, protection. 3 A division of the terrestrial world; (the number of these divisions varies according to different authorities, being four, seven, nine or thirteen, all situated round the mountain Meru like the petals of a lotus flower, and each being separated from the other by a distinct ocean. In N. 1. 5 the Dvīpas are said to be eighteen; but seven appears to be the usual number; cf. R. 1. 65 and Ś. 7. 33. The central one is jaMbudvIpa in which is included BarataKaMqa or India.) — paM The skin of a tiger. Comp. — karpUraH camphor from China.