Bashkayani, Baṣkayaṇī, Baṣkayanī: 8 definitions

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Bashkayani means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.

The Sanskrit terms Baṣkayaṇī and Baṣkayanī can be transliterated into English as Baskayani or Bashkayani, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Kavya (poetry)

[«previous next»] — Bashkayani in Kavya glossary
Source: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of Sriharsa

Baṣkayaṇī (बष्कयणी) refers to a “cow with a full-grown calf”, and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 16.93.

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Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Bashkayani in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Baṣkayaṇī (बष्कयणी) or Baṣkayanī (बष्कयनी).—f.

1) A cow whose calf is full-grown; हयद्विशद्बष्कयणीपयःसुतम् (hayadviśadbaṣkayaṇīpayaḥsutam) N.16.93.

2) A prolific cow (one bearing many calves).

See also (synonyms): baṣkayinī.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Baṣkayaṇī (बष्कयणी) or Baṣkayiṇī.—f. (-ṇī or -nī) A cow bearing many calves: see vaṣkayaṇī .

Baṣkayaṇī can also be spelled as Baskayaṇī (बस्कयणी), Baṣkayanī (बष्कयनी), Baskayanī (बस्कयनी).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Baṣkayaṇī (बष्कयणी):—[from baṣkaya] f. a cow with a young calf, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. [Pāṇini 2-1, 65]).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Baṣkayaṇī (बष्कयणी):—(ṇī) 3. f. A prolific cow.

[Sanskrit to German]

Bashkayani in German

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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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Bashkayani in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Baṣkayaṇi (ಬಷ್ಕಯಣಿ):—[noun] a cow with a young calf.

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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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