Kamadugha, Kāmadughā, Kāmadugha, Kama-dugha: 11 definitions
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Kamadugha 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: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationKāmadugha (कामदुघ) refers to “yielding what one’s subjects desires”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.15 (“The penance and reign of Tārakāsura”).—Accordingly, after Tāraka requested boons from Brahmā: “[...] That great demon [i.e., Tāraka] was crowned the king of the three worlds with the permission of Śukra, the preceptor of the demons. [...] Wherever a fine article was espied by the demon, he seized it immediately. The three worlds became void of all valuable things. O sage, the oceans the offered him their gems on account of fear. The entire earth became exuberant in productivity without being tilled and yielded what his subjects desired [i.e., kāmadugha]. [...]”.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1) Kāmadughā (कामदुघा).—A daughter of Rohiṇi gave birth to cattle kingdom;1 had two sons.2
2) Kāmadugha (कामदुघ).—Regions of Suṣvadha Pitṛs.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 15. 19.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKāmadugha (कामदुघ).—a. 'milking one's desires', granting every desired object; प्रीता कामदुघा हि सा (prītā kāmadughā hi sā) R.1.81,2.63; Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 3.11.
Kāmadugha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kāma and dugha (दुघ).
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Kāmadughā (कामदुघा).—f. a fabulous cow yielding all desires; आयुधानामहं वज्रं धेनूनामस्मि कामधुक् (āyudhānāmahaṃ vajraṃ dhenūnāmasmi kāmadhuk) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 1.28. स्वर्गे लोके कामधुग्भवति (svarge loke kāmadhugbhavati) Mahābhārata on P.VI.1.84.
Kāmadughā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kāma and dughā (दुघा). See also (synonyms): kāmaduh.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKāmadughā (कामदुघा).—f.
(-ghā) The cow of plenty. E. kāma, and duh to yield milk, affix kap.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKāmadugha (कामदुघ).—i. e. kāma -duh + a, adj., f. ghā, Yielding every wish, Mahābhārata 13, 3165.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKāmadugha (कामदुघ).—[adjective] the same (lit. milking wishes); successful, fortunate; [feminine] ā the fabulous Wish or Wonder-cow.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kāmadugha (कामदुघ):—[=kāma-dugha] [from kāma] mf(ā)n. ([Pāṇini 3-2, 70; Kāśikā-vṛtti]) ‘milking desires’, yielding objects of desire like milk, yielding what one wishes, [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā; Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Atharva-veda; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Mahābhārata] etc., [Bālarāmāyaṇa]
2) Kāmadughā (कामदुघा):—[=kāma-dughā] [from kāma-dugha > kāma] f. = -dhenu.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kāmadughā (कामदुघा):—[kāma-dughā] (ghā) 1. f. Cow of plenty.
2) Kāmadugha (कामदुघ):—[kāma-dugha] (ghaḥ-ghā-ghaṃ) a. Yielding whatever is wished.
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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 corpusKāmadugha (ಕಾಮದುಘ):—[noun] = ಕಾಮದ [kamada]1.
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Kāmadugha (ಕಾಮದುಘ):—[noun] = ಕಾಮಧೇನು [kamadhenu].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Starts with: Kamadugha sarani, Kamadughakshiti.
Ends with: Sakalakamadugha, Sarvakamadugha, Shivakamadugha.
Full-text: Sarvakamadugha, Dugha, Sakalakamadugha, Kamaduha, Kamadugha sarani, Shivakamadugha, Susvadha, Kamadohin, Kamaduh, Kap, Caturdasha, Prasanna, Kamadhenu, Putaka, Samdoha, Kevala, Prasuti, Divine chariot.
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