Kautuhalya, Kautūhalya: 3 definitions
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Kautūhalya (कौतूहल्य).—[kūtūhala-aṇ]
1) Desire, curiosity, interest; विषयव्यावृत्तकौतूहलः (viṣayavyāvṛttakautūhalaḥ) V.1.9; Ś1.
2) Eagerness, vehement or eager desire; कौतूहलानुप्रवणा (kautūhalānupravaṇā) (kathā) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.37.3.
3) Anything exciting curiosity, a wonder, curiosity; Meghadūta 49.
4) A solemn ceremony.
Derivable forms: kautūhalyam (कौतूहल्यम्).
See also (synonyms): kautūhala.
Kautūhalya (कौतूहल्य):—[from kautūhala] n. curiosity [gana] brāhmaṇādi.
Kautūhalya (कौतूहल्य):—n. = kutūhala, kautūhala gaṇa brāhmaṇādi zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 5, 1, 124.]
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