Kamsa, Kaṃsa, Kaṃsā, Kamsha, Kaṃśa: 31 definitions
Introduction:
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The Sanskrit term Kaṃśa can be transliterated into English as Kamsa or Kamsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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In Hinduism
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Source: ISKCON Press: GlossaryKaṃsa (कंस).—A demoniac king of the Bhoja dynasty and maternal uncle of Kṛṣṇa. The son of Ugrasena. He imprisoned his father and took charge of the kingdom. He killed the first six children of Devakī. Kaṃsa was killed by Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
Source: Pure Bhakti: Brhad BhagavatamrtamKaṃsa (कंस) refers to:—Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s uncle who usurped the throne of his father, Ugrasena, the king of the Yadus, who ruled from the city of Mathurā. He tried repeatedly to kill Kṛṣṇa, but was instead killed by Kṛṣṇa. (cf. Glossary page from Śrī Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta).
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia1) Kaṃsa (कंस).—Son of Ugrasena, King of Mathurā, and an incarnation of an Asura called Kālanemi. Genealogy. Descending in order from Viṣṇu: Brahmā-Atri-Candra-Budha-Purūravas-Āyus-Nahuṣa-Yayāti-Yadu-Sahasrajit-Śatajit-Hehaya-Dharma-Kunti (Kuni)Bhadrasena-Dhanaka-Kṛtavīra-Kārtavīryārjuna-Madhu-Vṛṣṇi-Yudhājit-Śini-Sātyaka-Sātyaki (Yuyudhāna)Yaya-Kuni-Anamitra-Pṛśni-Citraratha-Kukura-Vahni-Viloma-Kapotaroman (Kapotaloman)-Tumburu-Dundubhi-Daridra-Vasu-Nāhuka-Āhuka-Ugrasena-Kaṃsa. (See full article at Story of Kaṃsa from the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani)
2) Kaṃsa (कंस).—Mahābhārata mentions another Kaṃsa who was also killed by Kṛṣṇa. But he was not the son of Ugrasena. (Mahābhārata Sabhā Parva, Dākṣiṇātyapāṭha, Page 825).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Kaṃsa (कंस).—The eldest son of Ugrasena1 and brother (cousin, Vāyu-purāṇa) of Devakī. Took part in the festivities connected with the marriage of Devakī and Vasudeva, when he heard a voice from air that her eighth son would kill him. He at once drew his sword to slay Devakī when Vasudeva entreated him to spare her life promising to give him all her sons. To this he agreed. He did not take notice even of the first boy. Subsequently Nārada confirmed what he heard from the welkin. So he killed all her sons and put her and Vasudeva in jail. He waited for the seventh and was particularly afraid of the eighth. Being informed of the birth of a girl, and without listening to his sister's appeal to spare the baby, he dashed it against a stone. It flew heavenwards and said that the baby born to vanquish him was safe. Disheartened, Kaṃsa let Vasudeva and Devakī free. Consulted his ministers who advised him to kill all infants in the kingdom, and to hurt all Brāhmaṇas and cows, the root cause of Hari's dharma. Messengers were sent out on this mission.2 An incarnation of Kālanemi. Threw his father Ugrasena in prison and assumed regal administration.3 Encouraged by his Asura friends such as Pralamba and Baka, as also by the Māgadhan king, he tyrannized the Yadus who left the land for other countries like Kuru, Pāñcāla and others. The Brāhmaṇas were afraid of him.4
- 1) Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 24. 24; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa I. 1. 125; III. 71. 132; Vāyu-purāṇa 1. 148; 96. 131, 173, 216; Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 14. 20; Matsya-purāṇa 44. 74; 46. 13.
- 2) Bhāgavata-purāṇa X. chap. 1-4; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 71. 175-235; 73. 99; Vāyu-purāṇa 98. 100; Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 15. 26-7; V. 1. 6-11, 67-69; 3. 2; chap. 4.
- 3) Bhāgavata-purāṇa X. 1. 68-69.
- 4) Ib. X. 2. 1-4; 23. 52.
1b) A dānava king; with the sun for two months—madhu and mādhava.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 23. 3; IV. 29. 123.
2) Kaṃsā (कंसा).—A daughter of Ugrasena; married Devabhāga.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 24. 25 and 40; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 71. 134; Matsya-purāṇa 44. 75; Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 14. 21.
Kaṃsa (कंस), the mighty demon, descendant of the Bhoja family. Kaṃsa was the maternal uncle of Kṛṣṇa and he was known for his cruelty towards his own sister, Devakī, who was married to Vasudeva. While driving the marriage procession Kaṃsa himself heard an announcement made by a celestial voice. According to the announcement he was to be killed by Kṛṣṇa, the eighth child of Vasudeva and Devakī.
Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and placesKaṃsa (कंस) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. V.128.46) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Kaṃsa) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
Source: Shodhganga: The saurapurana - a critical studyKaṃsa (कंस) refers to one of the sons of Kroṣṭā and grandson of Yadu, according to the Vaṃśānucarita section of the 10th century Saurapurāṇa: one of the various Upapurāṇas depicting Śaivism.—Accordingly, [...] Nahuṣa married Virajā (the daughter of Pitṛ) and was blessed with five sons of whom Yayāti was the most famous. Yayāti had two wives—Devayānī and Śarmiṣṭhā. Devayānī gave birth to Yadu and Turvasu. [...] The Son of Yadu was Kroṣṭā in whose race the most glorious kings were born. The text only names them as [viz., Kaṃsa].
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: Archaeological Survey of India: Śaiva monuments at Paṭṭadakal (śilpa)Kaṃsa (कंस) is depicted as a sculpture on the second pillar of the southern half of the maṇḍapa of the temple of Lokeśvara.—Here is the final act of the drama is carved in the extreme left of the register. The two brothers have reached the court of Kaṃsa, their maternal uncle. In the picture, we see a person falling head down. Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma, both brothers fought with Kaṃsa and his younger brother Sunāman. With a blow on the heads of demons, Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma threw them out on the road from the upper floor of the palace.
To the extreme right of the same panel is a temple like edifice and a goddess on a lion. Probably, she is Mahāmāyā who left for Himālaya after announcing to Kaṃsa that his killer is in the Nandagokula. The architecture of the temple in the sculpture resembles one of those rock-cut temples in Mahābalipuram.
Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: academia.edu: The Yoga of the MālinīvijayottaratantraKaṃsa (कंस) or Kaṃsatāla or Kāṃsya refers to the “sounds of cymbals” and represents one of the ten kinds of sounds (śabda) according to Jayaratha (author of the 13th century commentary Tantrālokaviveka on Abhinavagupta’s Tantrāloka). Jayaratha cites the Brahmayāmala passage giving this order of the ten sounds (e.g., Kaṃsa).
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
Source: Shodhganga: Edition translation and critical study of yogasarasamgrahaKaṃsa (कंस) is another name for Āḍhaka: a unit of measurement of weight (1 kaṃsa equals 3.072kg; 4 kaṃsas = 1 droṇa = 12.288kg), as defined in the 15th-century Yogasārasaṅgraha (Yogasara-saṅgraha) by Vāsudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes. The Yogasārasaṃgraha [mentioning kaṃsa] deals with entire recipes in the route of administration, and thus deals with the knowledge of pharmacy (bhaiṣajya-kalpanā) which is a branch of pharmacology (dravyaguṇa).
A relative overview of weight-units is found below, kaṃsa/āḍhaka indicated in bold. In case of liquids, the metric equivalents would be the corresponding litre and milliliters.
1 Ratti or Guñjā = 125mg,
8 Rattis - 1 Māṣa = 1g,
4 Māṣa - 1 Kaḻañc = 4g,
12 Māṣas - 1 Karṣa = 12g,
1 Karṣa /Akṣa - 1 Niṣka = 12g,
2 Karṣas - 1 Śukti = 24g,
2 Śukti - 1 Pala = 48g,
2 Palas - 1 Prasṛti = 96g,
2 Prasṛtis - 1 Kuḍava = 192g,
2 Kuḍava - 1 Mānikā = 384g,
2 Mānikās - 1 Prastha (Seru) = 768g,
4 Prasthas - 1 Āḍhaka (Kaṃsa) = 3.072kg,
4 Āḍhakas or Kalaśas - 1 Droṇa = 12.288kg,
2 Droṇas - 1 Surpa = 24.576kg,
2 Surpas - 1 Droṇī (Vahi) = 49.152kg,
4 Droṇīs - 1 Khari = 196.608kg,
1 Pala = 48g,
100 Palas - 1 Tulā = 4.8kg,
20 Tulās - 1 Bhāra = 96kg.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramKaṃsa (कंस) or Kaṃsāsura is the name of a demon slain by the Goddess, according to the Kularatnoddyota (chapter 9).—Accordingly, “There will be a demon called Mahiṣa who hates the gods. O goddess, you will descend into the world in order to kill him as Durgā and Kātyāyaṇī in a black and brown form. O goddess, (you will be) the means to achieve every goal and you will destroy the suffering of those who bow before you. (This will take place) in the sixth manvantara of the coming vārāhakalpa. O one of good vows, in the twenty-eighth of the four yugas in the course of the seventh (manvantara) (you will incarnate) in order to kill a certain demon called Kaṃsa”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: Apam Napat: Indian MythologyKamsa was the maternal uncle of Krishna. When it was foretold that the eighth child of his sister would be his killer, he resolved to put to death all the children of his sister. To save Krishna from his fate, Vasudeva had him brought up as the son of a Yadava chieftain.
Source: WikiPedia: HinduismKamsa (कंस): Maternal Uncle of Sri Krishna and son of Ugrasena, also son-in-law of Jarasandha, whom Sri Krishna killed.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names1. Kamsa - Another name, according to the scholiast, for Brahmadatta, king of Benares and father of Samuddaja. J.vi.198 (25).
2. Kamsa - King of Benares, and called Baranasiggaha because he was ruler of Benares. According to the Seyya Jataka (J.ii.403), he was the king who was seized by the monarch of Kosala, owing to the treachery of a disloyal courtier, and who was later set free on account of his great piety. In the Ekaraja Jataka, which purports to relate the same story, and again in the Mahasilava Jataka, the king is referred to by other names. We probably have here a confusion of legends due to an effort to make three similar stories into one and the same.
It is probably this same Kamsa Baranasiggaha who is referred to in the Tesakuna Jataka, by the owl Vessantara (J.v.112). There the scholiast explains Baranasiggaha as catuhi sangahavatthuhi Baranasim gahetva vattanto.
3. Kamsa - Son of Mahakamsa and brother of Upakamsa and Devagabbha.
Later he became king of Asitanjana in Kamsabhoga in the Uttarapatha.
He was killed by Vasudeva, one of the Andhakavenhuda saputta (J.iv.79f).
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarykaṃsa : (m.) a plate to eat from.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykaṃśā (कंशा).—m (Vulgar corr., esp. amongst women, of kōvasā) An espouser of one's cause; an avenger or a protector; esp. an abettor or a backer in quarrels and broils.
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kaṃsa (कंस).—m (S) The name of the uncle and enemy of kṛṣṇa.
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kaṃsa (कंस).—m A segment of a circle as a parenthesis: also a bracket of any form, (, [, { &c. 2 An arc.
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kāṃsa (कांस).—f (Or kāsa) Udder. 2 The tuck of the dhōtara or lugaḍēṃ. v ghāla, khōñca.
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kāṃsā (कांसा).—m C (kāṃsava A tortoise.) A rock in the water of a level surface; lying, or appearing occasionally, above the water.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishkaṃsa (कंस).—m A bracket. An arc.
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kāṃsa (कांस).—f Udder. The tuck of the dhōtara or lugaḍēṃ. kāsa dharaṇēṃ. Cling to for protec- tion. &c.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKaṃśa (कंश).—A drinking vessel. (kaṃ jalaṃ śete atra.)
Derivable forms: kaṃśaḥ (कंशः).
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Kaṃsa (कंस).—1 A drinking vessel, cup, can, goblet; उदुम्बरे कंसे चमसे वा सर्वौषधं फलानीति संभृत्य (udumbare kaṃse camase vā sarvauṣadhaṃ phalānīti saṃbhṛtya) Bṛ. Up.6.3.1.
2) Bell-metal, white copper. किं यत्तद्देवदत्तः कंसपात्र्यां पाणि- नौदनं भुङ्क्ते (kiṃ yattaddevadattaḥ kaṃsapātryāṃ pāṇi- naudanaṃ bhuṅkte) Mahābhārata on P.I.3.1.
3) A particular measure known as आढक (āḍhaka), q. v.
-saḥ 1 Name of a king of Mathurā, son of Ugrasena and enemy of Kriṣṇa. [He is identified with the Asura Kālanemi, and acted inimically towards Kṛṣṇa and became his implacable foe. The circumstance which made him so was the following. While, after the marriage of Devakī with Vasudeva, he was driving the happy pair home, a heavenly voice warned Kaṃsa that the eighth child of Devakī would kill him. Thereupon he threw both of them into prison, loaded them with strong fetters, and kept the strictest watch over them. He took from Devakī every child as soon as it was born and slew it, and in this way he disposed of her first six children. But the 7th and 8th, Balarāma and Kṛṣṇa, were safely conveyed to Nanda's house in spite of his vigilance, and Kṛṣṇa grew up to be his slayer according to the prophecy. When Kaṃsa heard this, he was very much enraged and sent several demons to kill Kṛṣṇa, who killed them all with ease. At last he sent Akrūra to bring the boys to Mathurā. A severe duel was fought between Kaṃsa and Kṛṣṇa, in which the former was slain by the latter.] cf. कंसं जघान कृष्णः (kaṃsaṃ jaghāna kṛṣṇaḥ) which is an answer to the query कं संज- घान कृष्णः (kaṃ saṃja- ghāna kṛṣṇaḥ) |
2) Anything metallic.
3) Fire.
-sā Name of a daughter of Ugrasena and sister of Kaṃsa.
Derivable forms: kaṃsaḥ (कंसः), kaṃsam (कंसम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryKāṃsa (कांस).—(°-) (false Sanskrit, instead of kāṃsya, for MIndic kaṃsa-, q.v.), brass; brazen: Lalitavistara 318.22 kāṃsa-pātrī (in Mahāvastu kaṃsa-pātrī, q.v.); Bodhisattvabhūmi 28.25 kāṃsa-kūṭa (v.l. kaṃsa°), = Pali kaṃsa-kūṭa-, one who cheats by (sub- stituting) brass (for gold; followed by -tulā-kūṭādibhiḥ, see tulākūṭa).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKaṃśa (कंश).—m.
(-śaḥ) A goblet: see kaṃsa.
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Kaṃsa (कंस).—m.
(-saḥ) A proper name; Kansa king of Mathura the uncle and enemy of Krishna, by whom he was slain; as the foe of the deity, he is considered an Asura or demon. mn.
(-saḥ-saṃ) 1. A goblet, a drinking vessel; also kaṃśa and kāṃsya. 2. A metal, tutanag or white copper; also bell metal. 3. A measure. E. kamu to desire, sa Unadi aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKaṃsa (कंस).—I. m. A proper name, Mahābhārata 1, 357. Ii. f. sā, A proper name, [Harivaṃśa, (ed. Calc.)] 2029. Iii. m. n. Bell metal.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKaṃsa (कंस).—[masculine] a vessel made of metal; metal, brass (also [neuter]); [Name] of a myth. king slain by Kṛṣṇa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kaṃśa (कंश):—= kaṃsa below.
2) Kaṃsa (कंस):—mn. (√kam, [Uṇādi-sūtra iii, 62]), a vessel made of metal, drinking vessel, cup, goblet, [Atharva-veda x, 10, 5; Aitareya-brāhmaṇa; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa] etc.
3) (a noun ending in as followed by kaṃsa in a compound does not change its final cf. ayas-kaṃsa, etc., [Pāṇini 8-, 3, 46])
4) a particular measure (= two Āḍhakas, [Caraka]; = one Āḍhaka, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.])
5) a metal, tutanag or white copper, brass, bell-metal
6) m. Name of a king of Mathurā (son of Ugra-sena and cousin of the Devakī who was mother of Kṛṣṇa [Ugra-sena being brother of Devaka, who was father of Devakī]; he is usually called the uncle, but was really a cousin of Kṛṣṇa, and became his implacable enemy because it had been prophesied to Kaṃsa that he would be killed by a child of Devakī; as the foe of the deity he is identified with the Asura Kālanemi; and, as he was ultimately slain by Kṛṣṇa, the latter receives epithets like kaṃsa-jit, conqueror of Kaṃsa, etc.), [Mahābhārata; Viṣṇu-purāṇa; Bhāgavata-purāṇa] etc.
7) Name of a place [gana] takṣaśilādi, [Pāṇini 4-3, 93]
8) Kaṃsā (कंसा):—[from kaṃsa] f. Name of a sister of Kaṃsa, [Harivaṃśa; Bhāgavata-purāṇa; Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
9) Kāṃsa (कांस):—mf(ī)n. born in Kaṃsa [gana] takṣaśilādi.
10) a kind of measure, [Gobhila-śrāddha-kalpa], [Scholiast or Commentator]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kaṃśa (कंश):—(śaḥ) 1. m. A goblet.
2) Kaṃsa (कंस):—(saḥ) 1. m. Idem. Krishna’s uncle; tutanag, an alloy of tin and copper; a measure.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Kaṃsa (कंस) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Kaṃsa.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryKāṃsā (कांसा):—(nm) bronze; ~[gara] bronzesmith.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) Kaṃsa (कंस) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Kaṃsa.
2) Kaṃsa (कंस) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Kāṃsya.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKaṃsa (ಕಂಸ):—
1) [noun] an alloy consisting chiefly of copper and tin; bronze.
2) [noun] a small, metal, open container for beverages, usu. bowl-shaped and with a handle; a metal cup.
3) [noun] either or both of the curved lines, '( )', used to mark off parenthetical words, etc. or to enclose mathematical or logical symbols that are to be treated as a single term; parenthesis.
4) [noun] any part of a curve, esp. of a circle.
5) [noun] (myth.) a demoniac king who was the maternal uncle of and slain by Křṣṇa.
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Kāṃsa (ಕಾಂಸ):—[noun] = ಕಾಂಸ್ಯ [kamsya].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary1) Kaṃsa (कंस):—n. 1. Mythol. Krishna's wicked maternal uncle; 2. oppressor; tyrant; despot;
2) Kāṃsa (कांस):—[=काँस] n. Bot. thatch grass;
3) Kāṃsā (कांसा):—[=काँसा] n. → काँसो [kāṃso]
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+48): Kamsabe, Kamsabhoga, Kamsadhvamsana, Kamsadoha, Kamsadvish, Kamsahan, Kamsahanana, Kamsajit, Kamsaka, Kamsakara, Kamsakeshinishudana, Kamsakrish, Kamsakrisha, Kamsakuta, Kamsala, Kamsalagitti, Kamsalaka, Kamsalanem, Kamsalavata, Kamsale.
Ends with (+3): Adhikamsha, Adhyardhakamsa, Anekamsa, Apaniyakamsa, Arkamsha, Avakamsa, Ayahkamsa, Ayaskamsa, Bhaktakamsa, Dvikamsa, Ekamsa, Karakamsha, Kshitikamta, Kulakamsa, Maha Kamsa, Malakamsa, Payahkamsa, Payaskamsa, Purnakamsa, Sukkamsa.
Full-text (+266): Kamsavati, Kamsasthi, Kamsika, Canura, Kamsavadha, Adhyardhakamsa, Kamsajit, Kamsya, Kamsakara, Kamsarati, Kamsahanana, Kamsahan, Kalankura, Mulabhadra, Bhojadhipa, Ardhakamsika, Putana, Mayavat, Kamsari, Kamsapatri.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 1.6.28 < [Chapter 6 - Description of Kaṃsa’s Strength]
Verse 2.23.15 < [Chapter 23 - The Killing of Śaṅkhacūḍa During the Rāsa-dance Pastime]
Verse 1.9.19 < [Chapter 9 - Description of Vasudeva’s Wedding]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.4.103 < [Chapter 4 - Vaikuṇṭha (the spiritual world)]
Verse 1.7.30 < [Chapter 7 - Pūrṇa (pinnacle of excellent devotees)]
Verse 1.7.72-73 < [Chapter 7 - Pūrṇa (pinnacle of excellent devotees)]
Vasudevavijaya of Vasudeva (Study) (by Sajitha. A)
Kāraka (c): Karman < [Chapter 3 - Vāsudevavijaya—A Grammatical Study]
Poetic charm in Vāsudevavijaya < [Chapter 4 - Vāsudevavijaya—A Literary Appreciation]
Theme of the Vāsudevavijaya < [Chapter 2 - Vāsudevavijaya—Authorship and Content Analysis]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 4.18 < [Chapter 4 - First-rate Poetry]
Text 7.40 < [Chapter 7 - Literary Faults]
Text 10.262 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Gobhila-grihya-sutra (by Hermann Oldenberg)
Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)
Verse 3.14.570 < [Book 3 - Pada-kāṇḍa (14): Vṛtti-samuddeśa (On Ccomplex Formation)]
Verse 3.7.5 < [Book 3 - Pada-kāṇḍa (7): Sādhana-samuddeśa (On the Means)]
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