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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kāladhauta (कालधौत).—(= kaladhautam) Silver or gold. स कालधौतातनुदुग्धपूर्णतत्कटाहमध्यास्थितनूतनाज्यवत् (sa kāladhautātanudugdhapūrṇatatkaṭāhamadhyāsthitanūtanājyavat) Rām. Ch.2.17.

Derivable forms: kāladhautam (कालधौतम्).

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Kaladhauta (कलधौत).—

1) silver; कलधौतधौत- शिलवेश्मनां रुचौ (kaladhautadhauta- śilaveśmanāṃ rucau) Śiśupālavadha 13.21,4.41.

2) gold; विमलकलधौत- त्सरुणा खड्गेन (vimalakaladhauta- tsaruṇā khaḍgena) Ve.3. कन्येयं कलधौतकोमलरुचिः कीर्तिस्तु नातः परा (kanyeyaṃ kaladhautakomalaruciḥ kīrtistu nātaḥ parā) Mahār.

3) a low or pleasing tone. °लिपि (lipi) f.

1) illumination of a manuscript with gold.

2) characters written in gold; मरकतशकलकलितकलधौतलिपेरिव रतिजय- लेखम् (marakataśakalakalitakaladhautaliperiva ratijaya- lekham) Gītagovinda 8.

Derivable forms: kaladhautam (कलधौतम्).

Kaladhauta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kala and dhauta (धौत).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kaladhauta (कलधौत).—n.

(-taṃ) 1. Gold. 2. Silver. 3. A low or pleasing tone; also kaladhūta.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kaladhauta (कलधौत).—[kala-dhauta], I. n. 1. Gold, [Gītagovinda. ed. Lassen.] 8, 4. 2. Silver, [Śiśupālavadha] 4, 41. Ii. adj. Golden, [Rāmāyaṇa] 3, 60, 12.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kaladhauta (कलधौत).—[neuter] gold or silver; adj. = seq.

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

1) Kaladhauta (कलधौत):—[=kala-dhauta] [from kala] n. gold and silver, [Mahābhārata; Śiśupāla-vadha; Prasannarāghava] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] mn. a low or pleasing tone, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] mfn. golden, [Rāmāyaṇa]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kaladhauta (कलधौत):—[kala-dhauta] (taṃ) 1. n. Idem.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Kaladhauta (कलधौत) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Kalahoya.

[Sanskrit to German]

Kaladhauta in German

context information

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 corpus

Kaladhauta (ಕಲಧೌತ):—

1) [noun] a white, metallic chemical element that is extremely ductile and malleable, capable of a high polish, and the best metal conductor of heat and electricity, symbol Ag; silver.

2) [noun] a heavy, yellow, inert, metallic chemical element with a high degree of ductility and malleability, symbol Au.; gold.

3) [noun] the plant Datura stramonium (var. typica) of Solanaceae family.

4) [noun] the white colour.

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Kaḷadhauta (ಕಳಧೌತ):—

1) [noun] a white, metallic chemical element that is extremely ductile and malleable, capable of a high polish, and the best metal conductor of heat and electricity, symbol Ag; silver.

2) [noun] a heavy, yellow, inert, metallic chemical element with a high degree of ductility and malleability, symbol Au.; gold.

3) [noun] the plant Datura stramonium (var. typica) of Solanaceae family.

4) [noun] the white colour.

context information

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)

Partial matches: Dhauta, Kala.

Starts with: Kaladhautacala, Kaladhautalipi, Kaladhautamaya.

Full-text: Kaladhautalipi, Kaladhautamaya, Kalahoya, Kartasvara, Rajata.

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