Kashya, Kaśya, Kāśya, Kāśyā: 16 definitions
Introduction:
Kashya 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 terms Kaśya and Kāśya and Kāśyā can be transliterated into English as Kasya or Kashya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Wisdom Library: PurāṇasKaśya (कश्य) refers to a kind of spirituous liquor, according to the Vāyu-purāṇa.
Source: Wisdom Library: Bhagavata Purana1) Kāśya (काश्य):—Son of Suhotra (son of Kṣatravṛddha). He had a son called Kāśi. (see Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9.17.1-3)
2) Kāśya (काश्य):—One of the four sons of Syenajit (son of Viśada). (see Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9.21.23)
Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia1) Kāśya (काश्य).—A famous King of Kāśī; father of Ambā, Ambikā and Ambālikā. He was also called Krodhavaśa. According to Chapter 171 of Udyoga Parva, Kaśya’s real name was Senābindu.
2) Kāśya (काश्य).—One of the great sages who visited Bhīṣma on his bed of arrows. (Śānti Parva, Chapter 47, Verse 10).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Kāśya (काश्य).—A son of Suhotra, and father of Kāśī.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 17. 3-4.
1b) A son of Senājit.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 21. 23; Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 19. 36.
1c) A Kṣatriya who became a dvija.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 66. 87.
2) Kāśyā (काश्या).—A daughter of Supārśva and wife of Sāmba; had five sons.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 47. 24.
Kāśya (काश्य) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. I.90.84) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Kāśya) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.

The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Dietetics and Culinary Art (such as household cooking)
Source: Shodhganga: Dietetics and culinary art in ancient and medieval IndiaKaśya (कश्य) refers to a type of intoxicating liquor, according to the Vāyupurāṇa 65.116, and is commonly found in literature dealing with the topics of dietetics and culinary art, also known as Pākaśāstra or Pākakalā.—Aṣṭāṅgasaṅgraha is of the opinion that intoxicating drinks were generally prepared from grapes, sugarcane, honey and rice. The Vāyupurāṇa mentions another intoxicating liquor called as kaśya. Perhaps this has been a variety of liqour made in the region of Kāśi.

Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishkāsya (कास्य).—n Bell-metal. Queen's metal or any amalgam of zinc and copper.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKaśya (कश्य).—a. [kaśāmarhati, kaśā-yat] Fit to be whipped or flogged.
-śyam 1 Spirituous liquor.
2) A horse's flank.
--- OR ---
Kāśya (काश्य).—Spirituous liquor.
Derivable forms: kāśyam (काश्यम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKaśya (कश्य).—mfn.
(-śyaḥ-śyā-śyaṃ) Deserving a whipping. n.
(-śyaṃ) 1. Spirituous liquor. 2. A horse’s flank. E. kaś to beat, yat aff.
--- OR ---
Kāśya (काश्य).—n.
(-śyaṃ) Spirituous liquor. kāśyapa m.
(-paḥ) 1. The name of a saint; also called Kanada, the son of Kasyaba. 2. A name of Aruna: see the next. 3. A sort of deer. 4. A tribe or Brahmans pretending to descend from Kasyapa. E. kaśyapa a saint, and aṇ affix of descent. n.
(-paṃ) Flesh. E. kāśya spirituous liquor, and pa from pā to drink or cherish.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKāśya (काश्य).—i. e. kāśi + ya, adj., and f. yā. 1. Belonging to the Kāśis; a king of the Kāśis, Mahābhārata 1, 4128. 2. f. A daughter of the king of the Kāśis, Mahābhārata 1, 3829.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKāśya (काश्य).—[masculine] ā [feminine] king & queen of the Kāśi.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kaśya (कश्य):—[from kaś] a mfn. ([gana] daṇḍādi) deserving the whip, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] n. a horse’s flank, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] a spirituous liquor (cf. kāśya), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) b See √kaś.
5) Kāśya (काश्य):—[from kāś] 1. kāśya m. ‘belonging to the Kāśis, ruling over the Kāśis’, a king of Kāśi (as Dhṛtarāṣṭra, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa xiii]; or Ajāta-śatru, [ib. xiv]), [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Śāṅkhāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Mahābhārata] etc.
6) [v.s. ...] Name of a king (the father of Kāśyapa and ancestor of Kāśi-rāja Dhanvantari, [Harivaṃśa 1521]; the son of Suhotra cf. kāśa [Bhāgavata-purāṇa ix, 17, 3]; the son of Senā-jit, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa ix, 21, 23; Viṣṇu-purāṇa])
7) Kāśyā (काश्या):—[from kāśya > kāś] f. ([Gaṇaratna-mahodadhi 37] [commentator or commentary]) a princess of Kāśi, [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa]
8) Kāśya (काश्य):—2. kāśya n. = kaśya, a spirituous liquor, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kaśya (कश्य):—(śyaṃ) 1. n. Spirituous liquor; a horse’s flank. a. Deserving a whipping or flogging.
2) Kāśya (काश्य):—(śyaṃ) 1. n. Spirituous liquor.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusKaśya (ಕಶ್ಯ):—[adjective] that deserves to be lashed at; fit to be flogged, whipped.
--- OR ---
Kaśya (ಕಶ್ಯ):—
1) [noun] the waist of a horse.
2) [noun] an alcoholic (esp. distilled) drink; a liquor.
--- OR ---
Kāśya (ಕಾಶ್ಯ):—[noun] brightness; splendour.
--- OR ---
Kāśya (ಕಾಶ್ಯ):—[noun] a liquid substance distilled or fermented alcoholic beverage.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+16): Kashi-annapurani, Kashyadi, Kashyadimahatmya, Kashyaduhita, Kashyaka, Kashyanem, Kashyapa, Kashyapa abhinavakalidasa, Kashyapabhaskara, Kashyapacchandashshastra, Kashyapadvipa, Kashyapagotra, Kashyapagriva, Kashyapahradatirtha, Kashyapaka, Kashyapakalpa, Kashyapamatanga, Kashyapanalika, Kashyapanandana, Kashyapapada.
Full-text (+169): Kashyapa, Prakashya, Avakashya, Samkashya, Kashyayana, Akkasya, Kashyaka, Kimraja, Dridhashva, Kashi, Kasya misin, Kuvama, Nishkasya, Prakashyata, Pancavira, Kovidara, Tirtharaji, Kotikasya, Stotavya, Rashtra.
Relevant text
Search found 112 books and stories containing Kashya, Kaśya, Kāśya, Kāśyā, Kasya, Kāsya; (plurals include: Kashyas, Kaśyas, Kāśyas, Kāśyās, Kasyas, Kāsyas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verses 4.8.48-49 < [Chapter 8 - In the Story of the Yajña-sītās, the Glories of Ekādaśī]
Verses 6.13.2-3 < [Chapter 13 - The Glories of Prabhāsa-tīrtha, the Sarasvatī River, etc.]
Verses 3.10.31-37 < [Chapter 10 - The Glory of Śrī Girirāja]
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Integrated Ayurvedic management of varicose ulcer: a case report < [2023: Volume 12, April issue 5]
Role of Raktapunarnava Kashaya in managing DUB: A case study. < [2023: Volume 12, December issue 21]
A single-case study of management of jalodara with special reference to ascites < [2020: Volume 9, May issue 5]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
Chapter VIII - Lineage of Ayu and origin of Dhanvantari < [Book IV]
Chapter XIX - Dynasty of Puru < [Book IV]
International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
Management of chronic sinusitis patient – a case report < [2016, Issue III March]
A review article on the management of eka-kushtha < [2022, Issue 07 July]
A comparitive study of darvyadi kashaya and darvyadi tail uttar basti in asrigdara < [2015, Issue XII December]
Standardisation of somarajee taila < [Volume 11 (issue 1-2), Jul-Dec 1991]
Studies on some south indian market samples of ayurvedic drugs - iii < [Volume 3 (issue 4), Apr-Jun 1984]
Detection and estimation of curcumba longa in ayurvedic preparations < [Volume 15 (issue 1), Jul-Sep 1995]
Related products