Kashikanya, Kāśikanyā, Kashi-kanya: 4 definitions
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Kashikanya 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 Kāśikanyā can be transliterated into English as Kasikanya or Kashikanya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKāśikanyā (काशिकन्या).—f. a daughter of the king of the Kāśis,
Kāśikanyā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kāśi and kanyā (कन्या).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKāśikanyā (काशिकन्या):—[=kāśi-kanyā] [from kāśi > kāś] f. a girl or virgin from Kāśi, [Mahābhārata v.]
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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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Partial matches: Kashi, Kanya, Kaci.
Starts with: Kashikanyasa.
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