Kulakanya, Kulakanyā, Kula-kanya: 4 definitions

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Kulakanya 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.

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kulakanyā (कुलकन्या).—a girl of high birth; विशुद्धमुग्धः कुलकन्यकाजनः (viśuddhamugdhaḥ kulakanyakājanaḥ) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 7.1; गृहे गृहे पुरुषाः कुलकन्यकाः समुद्वहन्ति (gṛhe gṛhe puruṣāḥ kulakanyakāḥ samudvahanti) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 7.

Kulakanyā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kula and kanyā (कन्या). See also (synonyms): kulakanyakā.

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

Kulakanyā (कुलकन्या).—f.

(-nyā) A girl of good family. E. kula and kanyā a maiden.

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

Kulakanyā (कुलकन्या):—[=kula-kanyā] [from kula] f. idem

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

Kulakanyā (कुलकन्या):—[kula-kanyā] (nyā) 1. f. Well bred girl.

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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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