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Kanakāhva (कनकाह्व).—the धत्तूर (dhattūra) tree.

-hvam = नागकेशर (nāgakeśara).

Derivable forms: kanakāhvaḥ (कनकाह्वः).

Kanakāhva is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kanaka and āhva (आह्व).

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kanakāhva (कनकाह्व).—m.

(-hvaḥ) A tree with golden or yellow blossoms, (Mesua ferrea.) E. kanaka, and āhvā appellation.

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

Kanakāhva (कनकाह्व):—[from kanaka > kan] n. the blossom of Mesua Ferrea, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Kanakāhva (कनकाह्व):—[kanakā+hva] (hvaḥ) 1. m. Messua ferrea.

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

Kanakāhva (कनकाह्व):—(ka + āhvā) n. die Blume der Mesua ferrea [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Kanakāhva (कनकाह्व):—n. die Blüthe der Mesua ferrea.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Ahva, Kanaka.

Starts with: Kanakahvaya.

Full-text: Kanika.

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Role of Dhatura according to Agad Tantra in Ayurveda < [Vol. 7 No. 5 (2022)]

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Journal of the European Ayurvedic Society (by Inge Wezler)

Astanga Sangraha, Kalpasthana II: Translation and Notes < [Volume 3 (1993)]

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