Kandapushpa, Kāṇḍapuṣpa, Kanda-pushpa: 6 definitions

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The Sanskrit term Kāṇḍapuṣpa can be transliterated into English as Kandapuspa or Kandapushpa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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[«previous next»] — Kandapushpa in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kāṇḍapuṣpa (काण्डपुष्प).—The कुन्द (kunda) flower.

Derivable forms: kāṇḍapuṣpam (काण्डपुष्पम्).

Kāṇḍapuṣpa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kāṇḍa and puṣpa (पुष्प).

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

Kāṇḍapuṣpa (काण्डपुष्प).—n.

(-ṣpaṃ) A small fragrant flower, commonly Dona, (Artemisia.) E. kāṇḍa the stem, and puṣpa flower; flowering from the stalk.

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

1) Kāṇḍapuṣpa (काण्डपुष्प):—[=kāṇḍa-puṣpa] [from kāṇḍa] n. the flower of the Artemisia indica, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) Kāṇḍapuṣpā (काण्डपुष्पा):—[=kāṇḍa-puṣpā] [from kāṇḍa-puṣpa > kāṇḍa] f. the plant Artemisia indica, [Pāṇini 4-1, 64], [vArttika] 1

3) [v.s. ...] [gana] ajādi, [Pāṇini 4-1, 4; Vopadeva iv, 15.]

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

Kāṇḍapuṣpa (काण्डपुष्प):—[kāṇḍa-puṣpa] (ṣpaṃ) 1. n. A small fragrant flower (Artemisia).

[Sanskrit to German]

Kandapushpa in German

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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.

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