Kanculika, Kañculikā, Kamculika: 10 definitions
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Kanculika means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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 Kanchulika.
India history and geography
Source: What is India: Inscriptions of the VākāṭakasKañculikā (कञ्चुलिका) refers to a “half-sleeved bodice”, which was commonly worn during the reign of the Vākāṭakas (mid-3rd century CE).—Ajaṇṭā paintings give us a clear idea of the costume and jewellery worn by men and women in Vidarbha in the age of the Vākāṭakas. [...] The kañculikā or half-sleeved bodice, now usually worn by Mahārāṣtṛan ladies, though not much in evidence, is noticed in some paintings. For instance, the maid, standing near queen Māyā, as she is relating her dream to her husband, is shown to have worn such a bodice. Again, the woman with a child on her waist, who appears in the midst of suppliants assembled to receive alms in the fresco representing the Viśvantara-Jātaka, has put on a half-sleeved jacket of the modern type with the floral designs painted on it. In a scene of the Siṃhvalāvadāna in Cave XVII, a woman is shown to have worn a green bodice of the same type as is worn by Mahārāṣṭrian ladies at present. Women of the Śaka and Kuṣāṇa descent used to wear a half-sleeved jacket instead of a bodice.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKañculikā (कञ्चुलिका).—A bodice; त्वं मुग्धाक्षि विनैव कञ्चुलिकया धत्से मनोहारिणीं लक्ष्मीम् (tvaṃ mugdhākṣi vinaiva kañculikayā dhatse manohāriṇīṃ lakṣmīm) Amaruśataka 27. ...नीलकञ्चुलिकावृताम् (nīlakañculikāvṛtām) | Śiva. B.2.8.
See also (synonyms): kañculī.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKañculikā (कञ्चुलिका).—f.
(-kā) A bodice or jacket.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKañculikā (कञ्चुलिका).—i. e. kañc + ula + ka, f. A bodice, [Amaruśataka, (ed. Calcutt.)] 23.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKañculikā (कञ्चुलिका):—[from kañcuka] f. a bodice, corset, [Amaru-śataka]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKañculikā (कञ्चुलिका):—(kā) 1. f. A bodice.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Kañculikā (कञ्चुलिका) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Kaṃculiā.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKaṃcuḷika (ಕಂಚುಳಿಕ):—[noun] the superintendent of a harem in a palace.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Ends with: Gaurikanculika.
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