Kashcana, Kaścana: 2 definitions
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Kashcana 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 term Kaścana can be transliterated into English as Kascana or Kashcana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykaścana (कश्चन) [or कश्चित्, kaścit].—pron S Some one; somebody: also some or certain persons.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKaścana (कश्चन).—ind. Some body, a certain person; the first member of compound is declinable. as kaścana, kasyacana, &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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Kakcana.
Ends with: Kakcana, Yahkashcana.
Full-text (+2): Kakcana, Pratishishta, Anusavanam, Cana, Samnyasta, Gamika, Paramtapa, Proth, Hinita, Dvairatha, Pratibhana, Pratiprati, Ka, Nishidh, Shriti, Yad, Abhinivesa, Kim, Vrit, Bhu.
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Shrimad Bhagavad-gita (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 6.2 < [Chapter 6 - Dhyāna-yoga (Yoga through the Path of Meditation)]
Verse 8.27 < [Chapter 8 - Tāraka-brahma-yoga (the Yoga of Absolute Deliverance)]
Verse 7.26 < [Chapter 7 - Vijñāna-Yoga (Yoga through Realization of Transcendental Knowledge)]
Chandogya Upanishad (english Translation) (by Swami Lokeswarananda)
Verse 8.6.3 < [Section 8.6]
Vivekachudamani (by Shankara)
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 2.4.128 < [Part 4 - Transient Ecstatic Disturbances (vyābhicāri-bhāva)]
Verse 2.4.196 < [Part 4 - Transient Ecstatic Disturbances (vyābhicāri-bhāva)]
Verse 1.2.154 < [Part 2 - Devotional Service in Practice (sādhana-bhakti)]
Taittiriya Upanishad Bhashya Vartika (by R. Balasubramanian)
Verse 2.366 < [Book 2 - Brahmavallī]
Verse 2.469 < [Book 2 - Brahmavallī]
Verse 2.605 < [Book 2 - Brahmavallī]