Kosaka, Koshaka, Kośaka: 9 definitions

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Kosaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.

The Sanskrit term Kośaka can be transliterated into English as Kosaka or Koshaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

kosaka : (m.; nt.) a cup; drinking vessel; a small case or sheath.

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

Kosaka, (fr. kosa) 1. a sheath for a needle J. III, 282; ‹-› 2. a bowl, container, or vessel for food J. I, 349 (v. l. kesaka); M. II, 6, 7, (-°āhāra adj. living on a bowl-full of food; also aḍḍha°) Vism. 263.—3. case for a key (kuñcikā°) Vism. 251. (Page 230)

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kośaka (कोशक).—

1) An egg.

2) A testicle.

Derivable forms: kośakaḥ (कोशकः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Koṣaka (कोषक).—m.

(-kaḥ) 1. An egg. 2. A testicle. E. kan added to the preceding.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Kośaka (कोशक):—[from kośa] m. an egg, testicle, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [from kośa] n. case, receptacle of (in [compound]), [Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa xi, 5.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Koṣaka (कोषक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. An egg.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Kośaka (कोशक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Kosaga, Kosaya.

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Kosaka in German

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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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