Kakudman, Kakudmān: 6 definitions
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Kakudman 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Kakudmān (ककुद्मान्).—A mountain of Śālmalidvīpa noted for precious gems rained by Vāsava; a hill containing medicinal herbs, on the N. W. of the Kailāsa.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 19. 41-2; Matsya-purāṇa 121. 14; Vāyu-purāṇa 49. 38; Viṣṇu-purāṇa II. 4. 27.
1b) Mountain in Kuśadvīpa.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 122. 60.
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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuKakudmān (ककुद्मान्) is another name for Ṛṣabhaka, a medicinal plant possibly identified with Microstylis muscifera Ridley which is a synonym of Malaxis muscifera (Lindl.) or “fly bearing malaxis” from the Orchidaceae or “orchid” family of flowering plants, according to verse 5.14-16 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fifth chapter (parpaṭādi-varga) of this book enumerates sixty varieties of smaller plants (kṣudra-kṣupa). Together with the names Kakudmān and Ṛṣabhaka, there are a total of twenty Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKakudman (ककुद्मन्).—[adjective] high, lofty.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKakudman (ककुद्मन्):—[=kakud-man] [from kakud] mfn. high, lofty, [Harivaṃśa]
[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.
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Starts with: Kakudmant.
Full-text: Kakudmat, Darpakala, Trikakuda, Rishabhaka, Vasava, Vaidyuta, Mandara.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter LVI - Enumeration of the names of princes of the continent of Plaksha, etc. < [Agastya Samhita]
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Saptadvīpa (3): Kuśadvīpa < [Chapter 4 - Geographical history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
The Kailāsa Mountain < [Chapter 4 - Geographical history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
Vaisheshika-sutra with Commentary (by Nandalal Sinha)
Sūtra 2.1.8 (Use of Inference) < [Chapter 1 - Of Earth, Waters, Fire, Air, and Ether]
The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 53 - Geography of the World < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
The Brahma Purana (by G. P. Bhatt)