Devakancana, Dēvakāñcana, Devakāñcana, Devakamcana: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Devakancana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Devakanchana.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarydēvakāñcana (देवकांचन).—n (S) A flower tree and flower, Bauhinea purpurea. Grah.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDevakāñcana (देवकाञ्चन):—[=deva-kāñcana] [from deva] m. ‘divine gold’, the tree Bauhinea Purpurea, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusDēvakāṃcana (ದೇವಕಾಂಚನ):—
1) [noun] the tree Bauhinia purpurea of Caesalpiniaceae family; pink bauhinia tree.
2) [noun] its pink flower.
3) [noun] another tree of the same family Bauhinia variegata; variegated mountain ebony.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Deva, Kancana, Teva.
Starts with: Devakancanamu.
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