Kakapushta, Kākapuṣṭa, Kaka-pushta: 6 definitions
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Kakapushta 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 Kākapuṣṭa can be transliterated into English as Kakapusta or Kakapushta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKākapuṣṭa (काकपुष्ट).—the [Indian] cuckoo.
Derivable forms: kākapuṣṭaḥ (काकपुष्टः).
Kākapuṣṭa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kāka and puṣṭa (पुष्ट). See also (synonyms): kākapuccha.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKākapuṣṭa (काकपुष्ट).—m.
(-ṣṭaḥ) The Koil or Kokil, as before. E. kāka, and puṣṭa nourished; this bird like the English cuckoo, being said to leave its eggs in the nests of other birds, as in that of the crow, &c.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKākapuṣṭa (काकपुष्ट):—[=kāka-puṣṭa] [from kāka] m. ‘crow-nourished’, the Kokila or Indian cuckoo (said to leave its eggs in the nest of the crow etc.), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKākapuṣṭa (काकपुष्ट):—[kāka-puṣṭa] (ṣṭaḥ) 1. m. Idem.
[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 corpusKākapuṣṭa (ಕಾಕಪುಷ್ಟ):—[adjective] not nourished with adequate nutrition or nourished with faulty nutrition.
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Kākapuṣṭa (ಕಾಕಪುಷ್ಟ):—[noun] that which has been hatched, nourished and nurtured by a crow; a cuckoo.
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)
Full-text: Kakapuccha, Anyapushta, Dhvankshapushta, Kakajata.
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