Kaishina, Kaiśina: 3 definitions

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Kaishina 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 term Kaiśina can be transliterated into English as Kaisina or Kaishina, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

1) Kaiśina (कैशिन):—[from kaiśava] mf(ī)n. ([Pāṇini 6-4, 165]) taught by Keśin Dārbhya, [Śāṅkhāyana-brāhmaṇa vii, 4] (nī dīkṣā, also keś d Name of a number of Mantras, [Āpastamba-śrauta-sūtra x, 10, 6])

2) [v.s. ...] descended from Keśin, [Kāṭhaka xxvi, 9; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa xi, 8, 4, 6.]

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Kaishina 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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