Kanthashosha, Kamthashosha, Kantha-shosha, Kaṇṭhaśōṣa, Kaṇṭhaśoṣa: 6 definitions

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Kanthashosha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 terms Kaṇṭhaśōṣa and Kaṇṭhaśoṣa can be transliterated into English as Kanthasosa or Kanthashosha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Kanthashosha in Marathi glossary

kaṇṭhaśōṣa (कंठशोष).—m (S) Aridness of the fauces. 2 fig. Wearisome and fruitless explaining, exhorting, expostulating, reproving &c.

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

kaṇṭhaśōṣa (कंठशोष).—m Wearisome and fruitless ex- plaining, exhorting, reproving, &c.

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

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Kanthashosha in Sanskrit glossary

Kaṇṭhaśoṣa (कण्ठशोष).—(lit.)

1) drying up or parching of the throat.

2) (fig.) fruitless expostulation.

Derivable forms: kaṇṭhaśoṣaḥ (कण्ठशोषः).

Kaṇṭhaśoṣa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kaṇṭha and śoṣa (शोष).

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kaṇṭhaśoṣa (कण्ठशोष):—[=kaṇṭha-śoṣa] [from kaṇṭha] m. dryness of the throat, a dry throat, [Śārṅgadhara-saṃhitā]

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

Kaṇṭhaśoṣa (कण्ठशोष):—m. trockener Hals [Śārṅgadhara’s Saṃhitā 1,7,71.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung
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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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Kanthashosha in Kannada glossary

Kaṃṭhaśōṣa (ಕಂಠಶೋಷ):—[noun] = ಕಂಠಶೋಷಣೆ [kamthashoshane].

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus
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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.

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