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Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Kauṇapa (कौणप).—A serpent born in the family of Vāsuki. This serpent was burnt to death in the Sarpa Sattra (sacrificial fire to kill serpents) of Janamejaya. (Mahābhārata Ādi Parva, Chapter 57, Stanza 6).

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kauṇapa (कौणप).—A goblin, demon; Mahābhārata (Bombay) 1.17.15; Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 5. साहसी शोणतनयः कोपी कोणपविक्रमः (sāhasī śoṇatanayaḥ kopī koṇapavikramaḥ) Śiva. B.22.48.

Derivable forms: kauṇapaḥ (कौणपः).

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

Kauṇapa (कौणप).—m.

(-paḥ) A Rakshasa or goblin. E. kuṇapa a corpse, and aṇa affix; these beings are supposed to eat human flesh.

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

Kauṇapa (कौणप).—i. e. kuṇapa + a. 1. A Rākṣasa or demon (devouring corpses), Mahābhārata 1, 6450. 2. The name of a Nāga or serpent, Mahābhārata 1, 2147.

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

Kauṇapa (कौणप).—[adjective] pertaining to corpses; [masculine] a Rakṣas.

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

1) Kauṇapa (कौणप):—mfn. ([from] kuṇ,), coming from corpses, [Bālarāmāyaṇa]

2) m. ‘feeding upon corpses’, a Rākṣasa or goblin, [Mahābhārata i, 6450; Śakuntalā] ([varia lectio]), [Bhāgavata-purāṇa x, 12, 29]

3) Name of a Nāga (these beings are supposed to eat human flesh), [Mahābhārata i, 2147.]

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

Kauṇapa (कौणप):—(paḥ) 1. m. A goblin.

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

Kauṇapa (कौणप) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Koṇava.

[Sanskrit to German]

Kaunapa 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kauṇapa (ಕೌಣಪ):—

1) [noun] one who eats flesh of dead human bodies; a demon.

2) [noun] (fig.) the regent of the south-west quarter.

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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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Starts with: Kaunapadanta, Kaunapashana.

Full-text: Konapa, Kaunapadanta, Kaunapashana, Konava.

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