Where does “कपिलवस्तु” come from?
कपिलवस्तु (Nepali) comes from Sanskrit कपिलवस्तु, from Sanskrit वस्तु, from Sanskrit वास्तु॑.
कपिलवस्तु (Nepali): renamed from Taulihawa in 2017
Definitions
- renamed from Taulihawa in 2017
Ancestry of “कपिलवस्तु”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | कपिलवस्तु | Kapilavastu, a city of ancient India, capital of the Shakyas around the 6th and 5th centuries BC. Early residence of Gautama Buddha and that of his parents Suddhodana and Maya. Modern ruins located at either Piprahwa in Siddharthnagar district, Uttar Pradesh, India or Tilaurakot in Kapilvastu Munici |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वस्तु | a thing; any really existing or abiding substance... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | वास्तु॑ | — |