Where does “Kapilavatthu” come from?

Kapilavatthu (Pali) comes from Sanskrit कपिलवस्तु, from Sanskrit वस्तु, from Sanskrit वास्तु॑.

Kapilavatthu (Pali): Kapilavastu

Definitions

  1. Kapilavastu

Ancestry of “Kapilavatthu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकपिलवस्तुKapilavastu, 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
2Sanskritवस्तुa thing; any really existing or abiding substance...
3Sanskritवास्तु॑—

Words derived from “Kapilavatthu”

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