Kakuda, Kākuda: 13 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Kakuda (ककुद).—A son of Satyaka and Kāśī king's daughter; his son, Vṛṣṭi.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 96. 115-16.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
In Jainism
Jain philosophy
Kakuda (ककुद) refers to the “hump on the shoulders of an Indian bull”, as occurring in the Anekāntajayapatākā-prakaraṇa, a Śvetāmbara Jain philosophical work written by Haribhadra Sūri.—[Cf. Vol. I, P. 385, l. 4]—‘Kakuda’ means the hump on the shoulders of an Indian bull. This word occurs in Mahābhāṣya (p 1). Its Pāiya (Prakrit) equivalent is ‘kauha’ or ‘kakuha’. Cf the Gujarati word ‘khūndha’.
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Kakuda (ककुद).—
1) The peak or summit of a mountain.
2) A hump (on the shoulders of an Indian bull). किं यत्तत्सास्नालाङ्गूलककुदखुरविषाण्यर्थरूपं स शब्दः (kiṃ yattatsāsnālāṅgūlakakudakhuraviṣāṇyartharūpaṃ sa śabdaḥ) Mahābhārata I.1.1.
3) Chief, foremost, pre-eminent; ककुदं वेदविदां तपोधनश्च (kakudaṃ vedavidāṃ tapodhanaśca) Mṛcchakaṭika 1.5; इक्ष्वाकुवंश्यः ककुदं नृपाणाम् (ikṣvākuvaṃśyaḥ kakudaṃ nṛpāṇām) R.6.71.
4) A sign or symbol of royalty; नृपतिककुदम् (nṛpatikakudam) R.3.7,17,27.
5) A species of serpent.
Derivable forms: kakudaḥ (ककुदः), kakudam (ककुदम्).
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Kākuda (काकुद).—The palate अनुक्षरन्ति काकुदं सूर्म्यं सुषिरामिव (anukṣaranti kākudaṃ sūrmyaṃ suṣirāmiva) Mahābhārata on P.I.1.1.
Derivable forms: kākudam (काकुदम्).
Kākuda (काकुद).—m.
(-daḥ) The palate. E. kakud the head, and aṇ aff.
Kakuda (ककुद).—[kakud + a], m. and n. 1. Chief, [Rāmāyaṇa] 6, 37, 12. 2. The hump of the Indian bull, Mahābhārata 13, 835. 3. An ensign or symbol of royalty, [Raghuvaṃśa, (ed. Stenzler.)] 3, 70.
Kakuda (ककुद).—[neuter] ([masculine]) the same.
1) Kakuda (ककुद):—[from kakud] mn. a peak, summit (of a mountain etc.)
2) [v.s. ...] chief, head, pre-eminent, [Atharva-veda x, 10, 19; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Raghuvaṃśa] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] the hump on the shoulders of the Indian bullock, [Mahābhārata]
4) [v.s. ...] a species of serpent, [Suśruta]
5) [v.s. ...] an ensign or symbol of royalty (as the white parasol etc.), [Raghuvaṃśa]
6) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a king, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
7) Kākuda (काकुद):—[from kākud] n. idem, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Kākuda (काकुद):—(daḥ) 1. m. The palate.
[Sanskrit to German]
Kakuda (ककुद) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Kauḍa, Kauha.
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
Kakuda (ಕಕುದ):—
1) [noun] the highest point, part or elevation of a mountain; the peak; the summit.
2) [noun] the slope of a mountain.
3) [noun] a rounded, protruding lump, as the fleshy mass on the back of a bull; the hump.
4) [noun] a hard, hollow, bony, permanent projection that grows on the head of various hoofed animals, as of an ox; a horn.
5) [noun] the face of a bull.
6) [noun] a bull.
7) [noun] an eminent man in his field of activity, knowledge, etc.
8) [noun] a royal sign; a symbol of royalty.
9) [noun] a long, sharp edged, pointed weapon to cut or pierce; a sword.
10) [noun] the sky, the apparent canopy on our head.
11) [noun] a species of snake.
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Kākuda (ಕಾಕುದ):—[noun] the roof of the mouth; the palate.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Kakuda (ककुद):—n. 1. a peak; a summit; 2. the bull’s hump; 3. an ensign/symbol of royalty;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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