Karakamala, Kara-kamala: 4 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKarakamala (करकमल).—a lotus-like hand, beautiful hand; करकमलवितीर्णैरम्बुनीवारशष्पैः (karakamalavitīrṇairambunīvāraśaṣpaiḥ) Uttararāmacarita 3.25.
Derivable forms: karakamalam (करकमलम्).
Karakamala is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kara and kamala (कमल). See also (synonyms): karapaṅkaja, karapadma.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKarakamala (करकमल).—n.
(-laṃ) The hand, especially of a lover, a mistress, &c. E. kara, and kamala a lotus; also similar compounds, as karapadma, karapaṅkaja, karapallava, &c.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKarakamala (करकमल):—[=kara-kamala] [from kara] n. ‘hand-lotus’, the hand ([especially] of a lover or a mistress), [Ṛtusaṃhāra] (cf. -padma, -paṅkaja, etc. below.)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKarakamala (करकमल):—[kara-kamala] (laṃ) 1. n. Lady’s hand. So. karapadma, karapaṅkaja, karapallava, &c.
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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Partial matches: Kamala, Kara.
Full-text: Karapadma, Karapankaja, Kara.
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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
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Daśāvatāra-stotram (by Jayadeva Gosvami)
Śrī Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛtam (by Śrīla Bilvamaṅgala Ṭhākura)