Krishnakanda, Kṛṣṇakanda, Krishna-kanda: 6 definitions

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Krishnakanda 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 Kṛṣṇakanda can be transliterated into English as Krsnakanda or Krishnakanda, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kṛṣṇakanda (कृष्णकन्द).—a red lotus.

Derivable forms: kṛṣṇakandam (कृष्णकन्दम्).

Kṛṣṇakanda is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kṛṣṇa and kanda (कन्द).

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

Kṛṣṇakanda (कृष्णकन्द).—n.

(-ndaḥ) The red lotus, (Nymphæa rubra.) E. kṛṇa black, and kanda stalk.

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

Kṛṣṇakanda (कृष्णकन्द):—[=kṛṣṇa-kanda] [from kṛṣṇa] n. the red lotus (Nymphaea rubra), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Kṛṣṇakanda (कृष्णकन्द):—[kṛṣṇa-kanda] (ndaṃ) 1. n. The red lotus.

[Sanskrit to German]

Krishnakanda 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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