Karshnya, Kārṣṇya, Kashnrya: 7 definitions
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Karshnya 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.
The Sanskrit term Kārṣṇya can be transliterated into English as Karsnya or Karshnya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKārṣṇya (कार्ष्ण्य).—[kākasya kārṣṇyam] Mahābhārata on II.2.8.
1) Blackness, darkness.
2) Iron filings.
Derivable forms: kārṣṇyam (कार्ष्ण्यम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKārṣṇya (कार्ष्ण्य).—i. e. kriṣṇa + ya, n. 1. Blackness, Mahābhārata 1, 4236. 2. Darkness, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 5, 94 (in a comp. adj. vyakta-, vb. añj with vi, Dark).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKārṣṇya (कार्ष्ण्य).—[neuter] blackness, darkness.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kārṣṇya (कार्ष्ण्य):—[from kārṣṇa] m. a son or descendant of Kṛṣṇa [gana] gargādi
2) [v.s. ...] n. ([gana] dṛḍhādi; ifc. f(ā). ) blackness, black colour, darkness, [Mahābhārata i, 4236; Suśruta; Rājataraṅgiṇī]
3) [v.s. ...] n. iron filings, [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 corpusKāṣṇrya (ಕಾಷ್ಣ್ರ್ಯ):—[noun] the colour of charcoal; black colour.
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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