Kancanabhu, Kāñcanabhū, Kancana-bhu: 4 definitions
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Kancanabhu 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Kanchanabhu.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKāñcanabhū (काञ्चनभू).—f.
1) golden (yellow) soil.
2) gold-dust.
Derivable forms: kāñcanabhūḥ (काञ्चनभूः).
Kāñcanabhū is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kāñcana and bhū (भू).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKāñcanabhū (काञ्चनभू).—f.
(-bhūḥ) 1. Gold-dust. 2. A Golden or yellow soil. E. kāñcana, and bhū soil.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKāñcanabhū (काञ्चनभू):—[=kāñcana-bhū] [from kāñcana > kāñc] f. gold-dust, a golden or yellow soil, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKāñcanabhū (काञ्चनभू):—[kāñcana-bhū] (bhūḥ) 3. f. Gold dust or soil.
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: Bhu, Kancana.
Starts with: Kancanabhusha.
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