Kauksheyaka, Kaukṣeyaka: 9 definitions

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Kauksheyaka 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 Kaukṣeyaka can be transliterated into English as Kaukseyaka or Kauksheyaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Kauksheyaka in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kaukṣeyaka (कौक्षेयक).—[kukṣau baddho'siḥ ḍhakañ cf. P.IV.2.96.] A sword, scimitar; वामपार्श्वावलम्बिना कौक्षेयकेण (vāmapārśvāvalambinā kaukṣeyakeṇa) K.8; Vikr. 1.9; आधावन्तः संमुखं धारितानामन्यैरन्ये तीक्ष्णकौक्षेयकाणाम् (ādhāvantaḥ saṃmukhaṃ dhāritānāmanyairanye tīkṣṇakaukṣeyakāṇām) Śi. 18.17.

Derivable forms: kaukṣeyakaḥ (कौक्षेयकः).

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

Kaukṣeyaka (कौक्षेयक).—m. (kaḥ) A sword, scymitar. E. kukṣi the belly, and ḍhakañ affix; in any other sense the affix is aṇ, making kaukṣa.

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

Kaukṣeyaka (कौक्षेयक).—[masculine] sword, knife.

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

1) Kaukṣeyaka (कौक्षेयक):—[from kaukṣa] m. ([Pāṇini 4-2, 96]) ‘being in a sheath’, a sword, [Daśakumāra-carita; Pratāparudrīya]

2) [v.s. ...] a scymitar, knife, [Kādambarī]

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

Kaukṣeyaka (कौक्षेयक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. A sword.

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

Kaukṣeyaka (कौक्षेयक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Kauccheaya, Kucchea.

[Sanskrit to German]

Kauksheyaka 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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Kauksheyaka in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kaukṣēyaka (ಕೌಕ್ಷೇಯಕ):—[noun] a hand weapon having a long, sharp-pointed blade, sometimes with a sharp edge on one or both sides, set in a hilt; a sword.

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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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