Kanakapatra, Kanaka-patra: 2 definitions
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Kanakapatra 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKanakapatra (कनकपत्र).—an earornament made of gold; जीवेति मङ्गलवचः परिहृत्य कोपात् कर्णे कृतं कनकपत्रमनालपन्त्या (jīveti maṅgalavacaḥ parihṛtya kopāt karṇe kṛtaṃ kanakapatramanālapantyā) Ch. P.1.
Derivable forms: kanakapatram (कनकपत्रम्).
Kanakapatra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kanaka and patra (पत्र).
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 corpusKanakapatra (ಕನಕಪತ್ರ):—[noun] a kind of golden ornament for the ears.
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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Cosmetics, Costumes and Ornaments in Ancient India (by Remadevi. O.)
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