Kaumuda: 12 definitions
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Kaumuda 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Kaumuda (कौमुद) is the name of a region ruled over by Kumuda (also known as Mahāvīti), according to the Varāhapurāṇa chapter 74. Kaumuda is located in Puṣkaradvīpa, which is ruled over by Savana, son of Priyavrata, who was a son of Svāyambhuva Manu, who was created by Brahmā, who was in turn created by Nārāyaṇa, the unknowable all-pervasive primordial being.
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.
Shaktism
Kaumuda (कौमुद) – the moon of second half of November and first half of December (the month of Kārttika)
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)
Kaumuda (कौमुद) refers to the “lily”, and is used in the treatment (cikitsā) of bites of spiders (lūtā), according to the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā: an ancient Sanskrit text from the Pāñcarātra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viṣacikitsā, which represents the Ayurvedic study on Toxicology (Viṣavidyā or Sarpavidyā).—In the beginning of the twelfth Adhyāya, Kāśyapasaṃhita adds external and internal antidotes for poisons of various animals and insects. One of the treatments for scorpions (vṛścika) is mentioned as follows: “A lepa or paste made from Māñjiṣṭhā, sandalwood, Doṣā flowers, Śirīṣa and lily (kaumuda) combined with Śārṅga and Oṣṭha , remove the damage caused by scorpions”.
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Kaumuda (कौमुद).—The month Kārtika; कौमुदे मासि रेवत्यां शरदन्ते हिमागमे (kaumude māsi revatyāṃ śaradante himāgame) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 5.83.7.
Derivable forms: kaumudaḥ (कौमुदः).
Kaumuda (कौमुद).—m.
(-daḥ) The month Kartik, (Oct.-Nov.) f. (-dī) 1. Moonlight. 2. A festival in honour of Kartikeya, held on the full moon of the month Kartik. 3. Day of full moon in the month Aswin. 4. The same in the month Kartik. 5. Elucidation (at the end of titles of works. e. g. sāṃkhyatattvakaumudī.) E. kumuda a white lotus, aṇ and ṅīṣ affixes, kaumudī moonlight, equally white or brilliant; the other senses come from this.
Kaumuda (कौमुद).—i. e. kumuda + a, I. m. The month Kārttika, Oct.-Nov., Mahābhārata 13, 3370. Ii. f. dī, 1. Moonlight, [Bhartṛhari, (ed. Bohlen.)] 1, 38. 2. The day of full moon in the month Kārttika, Mahābhārata 13, 6132.
Kaumuda (कौमुद).—[masculine] a patr. name. [feminine] ī the moonshine (causing the Kumudas to blossom); the full-moon, often —° in the titles of books = elucidation, explanation.
1) Kaumuda (कौमुद):—m. [patronymic] [from] Kumuda, [Ārṣeya-brāhmaṇa]
2) the month Kārttika (October-November), [Mahābhārata xiii]
3) n. (with vrata) Name of a particular observance, [Agni-purāṇa]
Kaumuda (कौमुद):—(daḥ) 1. m. The month Kārtik. f. Moonlight; a festival.
Kaumuda (कौमुद):—(von kumuda)
1) m. der Monat Kārttika [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 1, 1, 111.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 23.] [Anekārthasaṃgraha 3, 330.] [Medinīkoṣa d. 27.] [Hārāvalī 151.] [Mahābhārata 13, 3370. 5656. 5660. 5670.] —
2) f. ī a) Mondschein (weil er die Kumuda zum Aufblühen bringt) [Amarakoṣa 1, 1, 2, 18.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 107.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] [Bhartṛhari 1, 38.] [Raghuvaṃśa 3, 1.] [Kumārasaṃbhava 4, 33. 5, 71.] [Gītagovinda 10, 2.] In dieser Bed. häufig am Ende eines Titels von grammatischen Commentaren und Lehrbüchern; vgl. padārtha, prakiyā, laghu, vaiṣamya, siddhānta. — b) der dem Gotte Kārttikeya geheiligte Vollmondstag im Monat Kārttika [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 3, 2, 18.] [Mahābhārata 13, 6132.] akālakaumudīṃ caiva cakratuḥ sārvakālikīm (v. l. sarvakāminīm) [Mahābhārata 1, 7648.] der Vollmondstag im Monat Āśvina (vgl. kaumudīcāra) [Śabdaratnāvalī im Śabdakalpadruma] Festtag [Dharaṇīkoṣa] ebend. — c) ein best. Metrum (2 Mal ˘ ˘ ˘ ˘ ˘ ˘ ¯ ˘ ¯ ˘ ¯ ¯, ˘ ˘ ˘ ˘ ˘ ˘ ¯ ˘ ¯ ¯ ˘ ¯;) [Colebrooke II, 165 (VI, 15).]
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Kaumuda (कौमुद):—
2) a) [Naiṣadhacarita 22, 43.] sakaumudīka (śaśin) [Kathāsaritsāgara 55, 104.] — b) jāgara [Oxforder Handschriften 87,a,40.] — d) = kumudvatī Nymphaea esculenta [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 10, 65, 18.] — e) Nomen proprium eines Flusses [Oxforder Handschriften 249,a,9.] — f) abgekürzter Titel verschiedener Werke [Oxforder Handschriften 182,b,33. 201,a, No. 480. 278,a,11. 292,a,9]; vgl. kāla, kṛtya, kṛtyā, jyotiṣkaumudī, smṛti und u.
2) a).
Kaumuda (कौमुद):——
1) Adj. in Verbindung mit vrata n. eine best. Begehung [Agnipurāṇa 207,1.fgg.] —
2) m. — a) Patron. von Kumuda [Ārṣeyabrāhmaṇa] — b) der Monat Kārttika. —
3) f. ī — a) Mondschein. — b) der Vollmondstag im Monat Āśvina oder Kārttika. — c) Nymphaea esculenta. — d) ein best. Metrum. — e) abgekürzter Titel verschiedener Werke. — f) Nomen proprium eines Flusses.
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
Kaumuda (ಕೌಮುದ):—[adjective] of, relating to or made of the flower or flowers of the plant esculent white water lily, Nymphae esculenta.
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Kaumuda (ಕೌಮುದ):—[noun] a profuse growth or assemblage of the plant esculent whiter water lily, Nymphae esculenta or its white flower.
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 (+0): Kaumudagandhya, Kaumutam.
Full-text (+0): Kaumutam, Kaumudvateya, Kaumudagandhya, Kaumudika, Kaumudinirnaya, Kaumudivilasa, Kaumudirajani, Kaumudipracara, Kaumudimaha, Kaumudiprabha, Kaumudimahotsava, Kaumuditaru, Kaumudivriksha, Kaumudipati, Kaumudicara, Kaumudijivana, Mahaviti, Savana, Kaumudi, Kumuda.
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Search found 8 books and stories containing Kaumuda; (plurals include: Kaumudas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara (Study) (by Debabrata Barai)
Part 6.1e - Nihnutayoni (2): Parapurapraveśasadṛśa < [Chapter 5 - Analyasis and Interpretations of the Kāvyamīmāṃsā]
Narada Purana (English translation) (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 56.10 - Description of the Tail of the Dragon (Ketucāra) < [Part 2 - Pūrva-bhāga: Dvitīya-pāda]
Vinaya (2): The Mahavagga (by T. W. Rhys Davids)
Mahavagga, Khandaka 3, Chapter 14 < [Khandaka 3 - Residence during the Rainy Season]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section LXXXIII < [Bhagavat-Yana Parva]