Kaikayi, Kaikayī: 3 definitions
Introduction:
Kaikayi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology. 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Kaikayi in India is the name of a plant defined with Combretum nanum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Combretum nanum Buch.-Ham..
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Prodromus Florae Nepalensis. (1825)
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKaikayī (कैकयी):—[from kaikaya] f. the daughter of a king of the Kekayas, [Rāmāyaṇa]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Kaikayī (कैकयी) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Kaigaī, Kekaī.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Kaikayi kwanda mashekiya.
Full-text: Kaikayi kwanda mashekiya, Kaigai, Kekai, Kaikaya.
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Search found 3 books and stories containing Kaikayi, Kaikayī; (plurals include: Kaikayis, Kaikayīs). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Romanticism and Classicism in Hindu Mythology < [April – June, 2003]
The Prognostic Potentia1 of Kalidasa’s Similes < [April – June, 1988]
Paumacariya (critical study) (by K. R. Chandra)
4. Genealogy of the Raksasa Vamsa dynasty < [Chapter 5 - Origin and Genealogy of Various Vamshas]
Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 244 - Rāma Goes to Heaven < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]
Chapter 242 - The Story of Rāma < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]