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KAPILA

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Indian, Hindu Mythology

Other Scripts: कपिल (Sanskrit)

Means "reddish brown" in Sanskrit, derived from कपि (kapi) "monkey". In the Hindu epic the 'Mahabharata' this is the name of a sage who founded Samkhya philosophy and is identified with the god Vishnu.
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