Ishtakamaduh, Iṣṭakāmaduh, Ishta-kamaduh: 5 definitions

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The Sanskrit term Iṣṭakāmaduh can be transliterated into English as Istakamaduh or Ishtakamaduh, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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

Iṣṭakāmaduh (इष्टकामदुह्).—a. granting the desired objects, an epithet of the cow of plenty; एष वोऽस्त्विष्टकामधुक् (eṣa vo'stviṣṭakāmadhuk) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 3.1.

Iṣṭakāmaduh is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms iṣṭa and kāmaduh (कामदुह्).

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

Iṣṭakāmaduh (इष्टकामदुह्).—[feminine] ([nominative] dhuk) the fabulous wondercow granting (all) desires.

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

Iṣṭakāmaduh (इष्टकामदुह्):—[=iṣṭa-kāma-duh] [from iṣṭa > iṣ] f. ‘granting desires’, Name of the cow of plenty, [Bhagavad-gītā]

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Ishtakamaduh 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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