Kausheya, Kauśēya, Kauśeya, Kauṣeya: 15 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms Kauśēya and Kauśeya and Kauṣeya can be transliterated into English as Kauseya or Kausheya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Kauśeya (कौशेय) refers to a kind of silk, which is mentioned in verse 3.13 of the Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā (Sūtrasthāna) by Vāgbhaṭa.—Accordingly, “[...] Having thereupon bathed according to ritual—with the oil removed by an astringent—,rubbed (one’s body) with musk-charged saffron, (and) fumigated (oneself) with aloe-wood one shall (at last) turn to [...] fresh victuals, lard, (and) sesame-oil; (besides), to tepid water for purification (and) a bed covered with a quilt, hide, and silk [viz., kauśeya], ramie, or goat’s-hair sheet [...]”.
Note: Kauśeya is “a kind of silk made of threads obtained from the cocoons of the silkworm”—(kṛmikośotthatantunirmītaḥ paṭṭaviśeṣaḥ Indu). The Tibetan has dar sogs bgo (“silk-dress or the like”) instead.—daṅ in NP and sog in N are suspect.
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.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Kauśeya (कौशेय) or Kauśeyapaṭṭa refers to “simple silk”, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 16) (“On the planets—graha-bhaktiyoga”), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “[...] Venus also presides over simple silk (kauśeya-paṭṭa), coloured silk, wollen cloth, white silk, Rodhra, Patra, Coca, nutmeg, Agaru, Vacā, Pippalī and sandal”.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
kauśēya (कौशेय).—a S Silken.
kauśēya (कौशेय).—a Silken.
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
Kauśeya (कौशेय) or Kauṣeya (कौषेय).—a. [kośe saṃbhūtam or kośasya vikāraḥ ḍhañ P.IV.3.42; Vārt.1] Silk, silken; कौशेयान्यथ तार्णानि (kauśeyānyatha tārṇāni) ... Śiva. B.3.21.
-yam 1 Silk; कौशेयं कृमिजं सुवर्ण- मुपलादिन्दीवरं गोमयम् (kauśeyaṃ kṛmijaṃ suvarṇa- mupalādindīvaraṃ gomayam) | Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.94.
2) A silken cloth in general; Manusmṛti 5.12.
3) A woman's lower garment of silk; निर्नाभि कौशेयमुपात्तबाणमभ्यङ्गनेपथ्यमलंचकार (nirnābhi kauśeyamupāttabāṇamabhyaṅganepathyamalaṃcakāra) Kumārasambhava 7.7; विद्युद्गणकौशेयः (vidyudgaṇakauśeyaḥ) Mṛcchakaṭika 5.3; Ṛtusaṃhāra 5.8.
Kauśeya (कौशेय).—mfn.
(-yaḥ-yī-yaṃ) Silken, of silk. n.
(-yaṃ) 1. Silk. 2. A silk petticoat or trowsers; a woman’s lower garment of silk. E. kośa or koṣa the cocoon, and ḍhak affix; also kauṣeya.
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Kauṣeya (कौषेय).—mfn.
(-yaḥ-yī-yaṃ) Silken: see kauśeya.
Kauśeya (कौशेय).—i. e. kośa + eya, also kauṣeya kauṣeya, I. adj. Silken, [Rāmāyaṇa] 2, 32, 16. Ii. n. Silken stuff, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 5, 120.
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Kauṣeya (कौषेय).—kauṣeya; see kauśeya.
Kauśeya (कौशेय).—[adjective] silken; [neuter] silk, a silk cloth.
1) Kauśeya (कौशेय):—[from kauśa] a mfn. silken, [Mahābhārata] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] n. silk, silk cloth, silk petticoat or trousers, a woman’s lower garments of silk, [Pāṇini 4-3, 42; Manu-smṛti; Yājñavalkya; Mahābhārata] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] Name of a locality, [Romakasiddhānta]
4) b yaka See 2. kauśa.
5) Kauṣeya (कौषेय):—m. ([from] koṣa), Name of a Ṛṣi, [Rāmāyaṇa vii, 1, 4]
6) also [varia lectio] for kauśeya (q.v.), [Rāmāyaṇa iii, iv; Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa xv, 27.]
1) Kauśeya (कौशेय):—[(yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) a.] Silken. n. Silk; a silk peticoat.
2) Kauṣeya (कौषेय):—[(yaḥ-yī-yaṃ) a.] Silken.
Kauśeya (कौशेय):—(von kośa) adj. seiden, n. Seidenstoff, ein seidenes Gewand [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 4, 3, 42.] [Amarakoṣa 2, 6, 3, 13.] [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 5, 120. 12, 64.] [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 2, 180. 3, 38.] [Mahābhārata 13, 4467.] [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 32, 16. 3, 49, 44. 5, 22, 30.] [Suśruta 1, 65, 14. 323, 4. 2, 35, 5. 423, 3.] [Pañcatantra I, 107.] [Kumārasaṃbhava 7, 7.] [Ṛtusaṃhāra 5, 8.] kauṣeya [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 669. 670.] [Rāmāyaṇa 3, 52, 19. 58, 22. 4, 58, 21. 25.] [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 15, 27.] Cit. beim Sch. zu [Śākuntala 6, 5.] Am Ende eines adj. comp. f. āḥ bhraṣṭābharaṇakauṣeyā [Rāmāyaṇa 4, 61, 49.]
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Kauṣeya (कौषेय):—s. u. kauśeya .
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Kauśeya (कौशेय):—Nomen proprium einer Oertlichkeit [Oxforder Handschriften 339,b,9.]
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Kauṣeya (कौषेय):—m. Nomen proprium eines Ṛṣi [Rāmāyaṇa 7, 1, 4.]
Kauśeya (कौशेय):——
1) Adj. seiden. —
2) n. Seide , Seidenzeug , ein seidenes Gewand. —
3) Nomen proprium einer Oertlichkeit.
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Kauṣeya (कौषेय):—m. Nomen proprium eines Ṛṣi.
Kauśeya (कौशेय) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Kosea, Kosejja.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Kauśeya (कौशेय):—(a) silky; silken.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Kauśēya (ಕೌಶೇಯ):—
1) [noun] the fine, soft, shiny fibre produced by silkworms to form their cocoons; silk thread.
2) [noun] a silk cloth.
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: Kausheyaka, Kausheyapatta.
Full-text (+11): Dhautakausheya, Trikausheya, Nirnabhikausheya, Gao shi ye, Jiao she ye, Kausheyapatta, Gao shi ye seng xi li li, Pravenya, Kaushya, Kosea, Kosejja, Nirnabhi, Jiao shi, Dhautakoshaja, Pitakausheyavasas, Krimija, Koseyya, Kieu xa da, Jiao shi ye, Vastra.
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Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 1015 < [English-Urdu-Hindi (1 volume)]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.1.144 < [Chapter 1 - Vairāgya (renunciation)]
Markandeya Purana (Study) (by Chandamita Bhattacharya)
Dress and Clothing < [Chapter 2]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 12.64 < [Section IX - Details of Transmigration]
Verse 5.119 < [Section XIII - Purification of Substances]
Archaeology and the Mahabharata (Study) (by Gouri Lad)
Costumes, Farbrics and Footwear (as reflected in the Mahabharata)
Cosmetics, Costumes and Ornaments in Ancient India (by Remadevi. O.)
1. Materials for Garments (b): Silk fibers from Silkworms < [Chapter 2 - Costumes]
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