Kakadanta, Kākadanta, Kaka-danta, Kakadamta: 5 definitions
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Kakadanta 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKākadanta (काकदन्त).—(lit.) the tooth of a crow; (fig.) anything impossible or not existing; °गवेषणम् (gaveṣaṇam) searching after impossibilities (said of any useless and unprofitable task).
Derivable forms: kākadantaḥ (काकदन्तः).
Kākadanta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kāka and danta (दन्त).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKākadanta (काकदन्त):—[=kāka-danta] [from kāka] m. ‘crow’s tooth’, anything impossible or not existing, chimera (cf. śaśa-viṣāṇa), [Jyotiṣa] etc.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKākadaṃta (ಕಾಕದಂತ):—[noun] (fig.) an improbable or nonexistent thing (as finding of a crow’s teeth).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Kakadantaki, Kakadantakiya, Kakadantapariksha, Kakadantavicara.
Full-text: Kakadantavicara.
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