Kekin: 7 definitions
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Kekin 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
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Source: Shodhganga: Portrayal of Animal Kingdom (Tiryaks) in Epics An Analytical studyKekin (केकिन्) (lit. “one whose calls are known as kekā”) is a synonym (another name) for the Peacock (Mayūra), according to scientific texts such as the Mṛgapakṣiśāstra (Mriga-pakshi-shastra) or “the ancient Indian science of animals and birds” by Hamsadeva, containing the varieties and descriptions of the animals and birds seen in the Sanskrit Epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata.

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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKekin (केकिन्).—m. A peacock; इतः केकिक्रीडाकलकलरवः पक्ष्मलदृशाम् (itaḥ kekikrīḍākalakalaravaḥ pakṣmaladṛśām) Bhartṛhari 1.93; अकेकी किं केकी किमु कलरवोऽसौ क्षतरवः (akekī kiṃ kekī kimu kalaravo'sau kṣataravaḥ) Subhās.
See also (synonyms): kekāvala, kekika.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKekin (केकिन्).—m. (-kī) A peacock. E. kekā the cry of the bird, and ini aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKekin (केकिन्).—i. e. kekā + in, m. A peacock, [Bhartṛhari, (ed. Bohlen.)] 1, 44.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKekin (केकिन्):—[from kekā] m. ([gana] vrīhy-ādi) idem, [Bhartṛhari i, 44; Skanda-purāṇa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKekin (केकिन्):—(kī) 5. m. Idem.
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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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Starts with: Kekinartana.
Full-text: Kekika, Kekishikha, Kekavala, Keka.
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Animal Kingdom (Tiryak) in Epics (by Saranya P.S)
Hanuman Nataka (critical study) (by Nurima Yeasmin)
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