Keshaghna, Keśaghna, Kesha-ghna: 7 definitions
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Keshaghna 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.
The Sanskrit term Keśaghna can be transliterated into English as Kesaghna or Keshaghna, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKeśaghna (केशघ्न).—morbid baldness.
Keśaghna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms keśa and ghna (घ्न).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKeśaghna (केशघ्न).—n.
(-ghnaṃ) Morbid baldness, falling of the hair. E. keśa the hair, and ghna what destroys, from han to injure, affix ṭac.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKeśaghna (केशघ्न):—[=keśa-ghna] [from keśa] n. ‘destroying the hair’, morbid baldness, falling of the hair, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKeśaghna (केशघ्न):—[keśa-ghna] (ghnaṃ) 1. n. Morbid baldness.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusKēśaghna (ಕೇಶಘ್ನ):—[noun] a disease characterised by falling of hair resulting in the head becoming bald.
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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