kapishthal ek prachin tirth sthan ka nam hai, jisaka abhijnan vartaman kaithal se kiya jata hai, jo karanal zila, hariyana mean hai. kianvadanti se is sthan ka sanbandh hanuman se jo da gaya hai.
- panini[1] mean kapishthal ka ullekh hai.
- mahabharat mean van parv ke aantargat ullikhit tirthoan mean kapishthal ki ganana ki gee hai.
- mahabharat udyogaparv[2] ke ek path ke anusar kapisthal (kapishthal) un paanchoan gramoan mean tha, jinhean paandavoan ne kauravoan se yuddh rokane ka prastav karate hue maanga tha-
'kapisthalan vrikasthalan makandian varanavatamh, avasanan bhavatyatr kianchidekan ch panchamamh'.
- any path mean kapilasthal ke sthan par avisthal hai, jisaka abhijnan anishchit hai.
- alaberooni ne kapisthal ko 'kavital' likha hai.[3] eriyan ne ise 'kanbisthaloee' kaha hai.