The Sanskrit term Kacchadeśa can be transliterated into English as Kacchadesa or Kacchadesha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Kachchhadesha.

In Hinduism

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: eScholarship: Chapters 1-14 of the Hayasirsa Pancaratra

Kacchadeśa (कच्छदेश) is the name of an ancient region, being born from there represents an undesirable characteristic of an Ācārya, according to the 9th-century Hayaśīrṣa-pañcarātra Ādikāṇḍa chapter 3.—The Lord said:—“I will tell you about the Sthāpakas endowed with perverse qualities. He should not construct a temple with those who are avoided in this Tantra. [...] Nor should he have leprosy, deformed nails, white leprosy, brown teeth, be a consumptive, one born (samutpanna) in Kacchadeśa, or from Kāverī or Koṅkana. [...] A god enshrined by any of these named above (viz., kacchadeśa), is in no manner a giver of fruit. If a building for Viṣṇu is made anywhere by these excluded types (viz., kacchadeśa) then that temple will not give rise to enjoyment and liberation and will yield no reward, of this there is no doubt”.

Note: Kacchadeśa is the name of a place in the south. Kaccha refers to a marshy area, a bank or bordering region. (Apte) Therefore Kacchadeśa seems to be a specific place, however, it could also refer to a wasteland.

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Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kacchadeśa (कच्छदेश).—Name of a place in the South.

Derivable forms: kacchadeśaḥ (कच्छदेशः).

Kacchadeśa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kaccha and deśa (देश). See also (synonyms): kachadeśa.

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

Kacchadeśa (कच्छदेश):—[=kaccha-deśa] [from kaccha] m. Name of a place.

[Sanskrit to German]

Kacchadesha 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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Partial matches: Desha, Kaccha, Teca.

Full-text: Kachadesha, Kunakhin, Kushthin, Shvitrin, Kshayin, Kunakhi, Shyavadanta, Konkana, Kaveri, Shvitri.

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