Kilbishi, Kilbiṣī: 1 definition
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Kilbishi 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 Kilbiṣī can be transliterated into English as Kilbisi or Kilbishi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kilbiṣī (किल्बिषी):—[from kilbiṣa] f. a courtezan, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] night, ibidem
3) [v.s. ...] a Piśācī, ibidem
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: Kilbishika, Kilbishin.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 8.94 < [Section XII - Exhortation and Examination of Witnesses]
Verse 8.236 < [Section XXXIX - Disputes between Owner and Keeper]
Verse 8.13 < [Section III - Constitution of the Court of Justice (continued)]
Vyavaharamala: a text on Indian jurisprudence (by P. V. Rajee)
Svalpa Matsya-purana (part 5) < [Purana, Volume 10, Part 2 (1968)]