Kaulinya, Kaulīnya: 6 definitions

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Kaulinya 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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kaulīnya (कौलीन्य).—

1) High birth; न कौलीन्यान्न सौहार्दान्नृपो वाक्ये प्रवर्तते (na kaulīnyānna sauhārdānnṛpo vākye pravartate) (mantriṇām) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.116.

2) Family scandal.

3) Family honour.

Derivable forms: kaulīnyam (कौलीन्यम्).

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

Kaulīnya (कौलीन्य).—i. e. kulīna + ya, n. Nobleness, [Pañcatantra] 71, 14.

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

1) Kaulīnya (कौलीन्य):—[from kaula] n. high birth, nobility, [Pañcatantra]

2) [v.s. ...] family honour, [Horace H. Wilson]

3) [v.s. ...] family trouble or scandal, [Horace H. Wilson]

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

Kaulīnya (कौलीन्य) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Kolinna.

[Sanskrit to German]

Kaulinya 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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