Kancuki, Kañcuki, Kamcuki, Kāñcuki: 10 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Purana
2. Ayurveda
Languages
1. Marathi
2. Sanskrit
3. Kannada
4. Tamil
5. Nepali
See also

Introduction:

Kancuki means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Tamil. 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 Kanchuki.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Kañcukī (कञ्चुकी) refers to an “exquisite divine jacket”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.47 (“The ceremonious entry of Śiva”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada: “First of all she was bathed, then bedecked with the ornaments. The Nīrājana rites too were also performed by the maids and Brahmin women. The daughter of the mountain and the beloved of Śiva, the lovely lady shone with the pair of fresh clothes. O sage, an exquisite divine jacket (kañcukī) studded with various gems was worn by the goddess who shone all the more. [...]”.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Kañcuki (कञ्चुकि).—¹ —followed Rukmiṇī going to Devī temple; also kañcukadhāri.²

1) Bhāgavata-purāṇa X. 53. 41[].
2) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 32. 3; Matsya-purāṇa 254. 23.

context information

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.

Ayurveda (science of life)

Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)

Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha Chikitsa

Kañcukī (कञ्चुकी) is a synonym of Sarpa (“snake”), according to the Amarakośa.—The Sanatkumāra Saṃhitā (III.36cd-37ab) states that snakes are of two kinds, Nāgas and Sarpas. While the former can take any form they desire, the latter are those which glide. The Amarakośa (verses I.10.3-6) gives 33 synonyms for snake [viz. Kañcukī]. Snakes are said to reside in Nāgaloka which is located in the endless bowels of the earth with countless palaces, houses and towers, it is also known as pātālaloka.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

kañcukī (कंचुकी).—f (S) A woman's cōḷī. This is fastened behind, but cōḷī in front. 2 The calix or cup of a flower &c. 3 S A snake. 4 A plant, Physalis flexuosa.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

kañcukī (कंचुकी).—f A woman's cōḷī; the calyx of a flower.

context information

Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kañcukī (कञ्चुकी).—f. Name of a medicinal plant.

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

Kañcukī (कञ्चुकी):—[from kañcuka] f. Lipeocercis Serrata, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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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 corpus

Kaṃcuki (ಕಂಚುಕಿ):—[noun] an inflamed, pus-filled swelling on the skin caused by infection; a furuncle.

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Kaṃcuki (ಕಂಚುಕಿ):—

1) [adjective] wearing a jacket or bodice.

2) [adjective] wearing a defensive mail.

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Kaṃcuki (ಕಂಚುಕಿ):—

1) [noun] a superintendent of a harem in a palace.

2) [noun] a man guarding the entrance of a house, palace, etc.; a door-keeper.

3) [noun] any long limbless reptile of the suborder Ophidia; a snake.

4) [noun] a sleeved outer garment for the upper part of the body; a jacket; a bodice.

5) [noun] a military overcoat worn by a soldier as a defensive armour.

6) [noun] the hardy awned cereal of the grass Hordeum vulgare widely used as food and in malt liquors and spirits such as whisky; barley.

7) [noun] a person given to excessive sensual pleasure; a debauchee.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Kañcuki (கஞ்சுகி) noun < kañcukin.

1. The body-guard of a king, wearing a jacket; மெய்க் காப்பாளன். (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [meyk kappalan. (sudamaninigandu)]

2. Snake; பாம்பு. உரத்த கஞ்சுகி முடிநெறுநெறுவென [pambu. uratha kanchugi mudineruneruvena] (திருப்புகழ் [thiruppugazh] 5).

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Kañcuki (கஞ்சுகி) noun < kañcuka. (W.)

1. Jacket; சட்டை. [sattai.]

2. Curtain; திரைச்சீலை. [thiraichilai.]

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Kāñcuki (காஞ்சுகி) noun < kañcukin. See காஞ்சுகன். காஞ்சுகி வன்கண் மாக்கள் [kanchugan. kanchugi vankan makkal] (திருவிளையாடற் புராணம் கல்லாடம் [thiruvilaiyadar puranam kalladam] 4).

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Kāñcuki (காஞ்சுகி) noun < kañcuka. Jacket; சட்டை. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [sattai. (pingalagandu)]

context information

Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Kañcukī (कञ्चुकी):—n. 1. corselette, bodice, brassiere; 2. (usu. an old woman) guard; a female attendant; 3. a doorkeeper;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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