Kantikara, Kāntikara, Kanti-kara: 5 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Purana
Languages
1. Sanskrit
See also

Introduction:

Kantikara 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.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Kāntikara (कान्तिकर) refers to a “beautiful hand (glittering with gold)”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.50 (“Description of fun and frolic”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada: “[...] Then the sixteen celestial ladies arrived there and saw the couple [i.e., Śiva and Pārvatī] with great respect. [...] The celestial ladies made these sweet witty remarks to Him one by one. [...] Jāhnavī said:—‘Take hold of the hand of your beloved wife glittering with gold (svarṇa-kāntikarā) and stroke her hair. There is no higher pleasure at the hands of her lover to a loving maiden than this’”.

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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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kāntikara (कान्तिकर).—a. beautifying, illuminating, brightening.

Kāntikara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kānti and kara (कर).

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

Kāntikara (कान्तिकर).—mfn.

(-raḥ-rī-raṃ) Beautifying, illumining, making handsome or splendid. E. kānti, and kara what makes.

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

Kāntikara (कान्तिकर):—[=kānti-kara] [from kānti > kānta] mfn. causing beauty, beautifying, illuminating, [Horace H. Wilson]

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

Kāntikara (कान्तिकर):—[kānti-kara] (raḥ-rī-raṃ) a. Beautifying.

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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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