Kunata, Kuṇaṭa, Kunaṭa, Ku-nata: 9 definitions
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Kunata means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and placesKunaṭa (कुनट) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. VI.10.50) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Kunaṭa) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
Kunaṭa is also mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. VI.10.50) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by VarahamihiraKunaṭa (कुनट) refers to a country belonging to “Aiśānī (north-eastern division)” classified under the constellations of Revatī, Aśvinī and Bharaṇī, according to the system of Kūrmavibhāga, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 14), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “The countries of the Earth beginning from the centre of Bhāratavarṣa and going round the east, south-east, south, etc., are divided into 9 divisions corresponding to the 27 lunar asterisms at the rate of 3 for each division and beginning from Kṛttikā. The constellations of Revatī, Aśvinī and Bharaṇī represent the north-eastern consisting of [i.e., Kunaṭa] [...]”.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykuṇaṭa (कुणट).—n C A fragment of rice or husk lying amongst pōhē.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKunaṭa (कुनट).—
1) a bad actor.
2) a sort of trumpet flower.
3) red arsenic.
Derivable forms: kunaṭaḥ (कुनटः).
Kunaṭa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ku and naṭa (नट).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKunaṭa (कुनट).—m.
(-ṭaḥ) A sort of trumpet flower. f. (-ṭī) 1. Red arsenic. 2. Coriander. E. ku the earth, and naṭ to dance, also kunaṭī.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kunaṭa (कुनट):—[=ku-naṭa] [from ku] m. a sort of trumpet flower (Bignonia, śyonāka), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] m. [plural] Name of a people, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā] ([varia lectio] kunatha)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKunaṭa (कुनट):—[ku-naṭa] (ṭaḥ-ṭaṃ) a. Trumpet flower. (ṭī) 2. f. Red arsenic; coriander.
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Kunatani, Kunataran, Kunatattuvam.
Ends with: Ekunata, Hadakunata, Hadukunata, Pavanaikkunata, Sakunata, Sukunata.
Full-text: Kunati.
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List of Mahabharata people and places (by Laxman Burdak)
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