Krishnakashtha, Kṛṣṇakāṣṭha, Krishna-kashtha: 6 definitions

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Krishnakashtha 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 Kṛṣṇakāṣṭha can be transliterated into English as Krsnakastha or Krishnakashtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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[«previous next»] — Krishnakashtha in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kṛṣṇakāṣṭha (कृष्णकाष्ठ).—a kind of sandal-wood, agallochum.

Derivable forms: kṛṣṇakāṣṭham (कृष्णकाष्ठम्).

Kṛṣṇakāṣṭha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kṛṣṇa and kāṣṭha (काष्ठ).

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

Kṛṣṇakāṣṭha (कृष्णकाष्ठ).—n.

(-ṣṭhaṃ) A black variety of agallochum. E. kṛṣṇa, and kāṣṭha wood.

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

Kṛṣṇakāṣṭha (कृष्णकाष्ठ):—[=kṛṣṇa-kāṣṭha] [from kṛṣṇa] n. a black variety of Agallochum, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Kṛṣṇakāṣṭha (कृष्णकाष्ठ):—[kṛṣṇa-kāṣṭha] (ṣṭhaṃ) 1. n. A black variety of Agallochum.

[Sanskrit to German]

Krishnakashtha 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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