Kesakalyana, Kesakalyāṇa, Kesa-kalyana, Keshakalyana: 5 definitions

Introduction
Languages
1. Pali
2. Kannada
See also

Introduction:

Kesakalyana means something in Buddhism, Pali. 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.

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Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

kesakalyāṇa : (nt.) beauty of hair.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Kesakalyāṇa refers to: beauty of hair DhA. I, 387;—kārika hairdresser Vv 17⁵;

Note: kesakalyāṇa is a Pali compound consisting of the words kesa and kalyāṇa.

Source: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionary

kesakalyāṇa (ကေသကလျာဏ) [(na) (န)]—
[kesa+kalyāṇa]
[ကေသ+ကလျာဏ]

[Pali to Burmese]

Source: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မာ အဘိဓာန်)

kesakalyāṇa—

(Burmese text): ဆံပင်၏ ကောင်းခြင်း။

(Auto-Translation): The goodness of hair.

context information

Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kēśakalyāṇa (ಕೇಶಕಲ್ಯಾಣ):—[noun] (Buddh.) the luxuriant growth of hair of a woman who is curled at the end and touches her hips, considered as a virtue.

context information

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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