Kancanakshi, Kāñcanākṣī: 2 definitions
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Kancanakshi 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.
The Sanskrit term Kāñcanākṣī can be transliterated into English as Kancanaksi or Kancanakshi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Kanchanakshi.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaKāñcanākṣī (काञ्चनाक्षी).—A river which flows through Naimiśāraṇya. This is a part of the river Sarasvatī. (Mahābhārata Śalya Parva, Chapter 38, Verse 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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKāñcanākṣī (काञ्चनाक्षी):—[from kāñcanākṣa > kāñcana > kāñc] f. Name of the river Sarasvatī, [Demetrius Galanos’s Lexiko: sanskritikes, anglikes, hellenikes]
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)
Starts with: Kancanakshiri.
Full-text: Oghavati.
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Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section 38 < [Shalya Parva]
The Nilamata Purana (by Dr. Ved Kumari)
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 29 - Gaṅgā-Sahasranāma (A Thousand Names of Gaṅgā) < [Section 1 - Pūrvārdha]
The Markandeya Purana (by Frederick Eden Pargiter)