Kacchanta, Kaccha-anta, Kacchānta: 4 definitions

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Kacchanta 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Kachchhanta.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kacchānta (कच्छान्त).—the border of a lake or stream; marshy place; Kirātārjunīya 7.39; कच्छान्ते सुरसरितो निधाय सेनाम् (kacchānte surasarito nidhāya senām) 12.54.

Derivable forms: kacchāntaḥ (कच्छान्तः).

Kacchānta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kaccha and anta (अन्त). See also (synonyms): kachānta.

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

Kacchānta (कच्छान्त).—m.

(-ntaḥ) The border of a lake or stream. E. kaccha, and anta term.

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

Kacchānta (कच्छान्त):—[from kaccha] m. the border of a lake or stream

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

Kacchānta (कच्छान्त):—[kacchā+nta] (ntaḥ) 1. m. Border of a stream.

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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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