Kashin, Kāśin, Kāsin: 9 definitions

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Kashin 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 Kāśin can be transliterated into English as Kasin or Kashin, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kāśin (काशिन्).—a. (- f.) (Usually at the end of comp.) Shining, appearing or looking like, having the semblance of; जितकाशिन् (jitakāśin) e. g. one who behaves like a conqueror; see the word.

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Kāsin (कासिन्).—a. Having cough.

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

Kāśin (काशिन्).—mfn. (-śī-śinī-śi) 1. Having a cold or cough. 2. Shining brilliant. E. kāśa cough, and ini affix, or kāś to shine, ṇini aff.

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

Kāśin (काशिन्).—[-kāś + in], adj., f. , latter part of comp. adj. Shining like, e. g. matta-, Like one delighted, charming, [Rāmāyaṇa] 5, 18, 37. 2. Shining on account of, e. g. jaya- and jita-, On account of victory, victorious, proud on account of triumphs, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 4, 10, 15; Chr. 16, 12.

— Cf. kāsin.

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Kāsin (कासिन्).—i. e. kāsa + in, adj., f. , Subject to cough, [Suśruta] 1, 116, 9; with ś instead of s, [Pañcatantra] v. [distich] 41.

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

Kāśin (काशिन्).—[adjective] appearing (—°).

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Kāsin (कासिन्).—[adjective] having a cough.

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

1) Kāśin (काशिन्):—[from kāś] a mfn. (only ifc.) shining, appearing, having the semblance of (e.g. jita-k, appearing or behaving like a conqueror, [Mahābhārata]; jaya-k idem, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa iv, 10, 15])

2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a man (as son of Brahman Kavi), [Mahābhārata xiii, 4150.]

3) [from kāśi] b See above.

4) Kāṣin (काषिन्):—See pat-k.

5) Kāsin (कासिन्):—[from kās] mfn. having a cough, [Suśruta]

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

Kāśin (काशिन्):—[(śī-śinī-śi) a.] Having a cold or cough; shining.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Kaṣin (कषिन्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Kasi, Khāsi.

[Sanskrit to German]

Kashin in German

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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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