Trikakuda: 7 definitions

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Trikakuda 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.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«previous next»] — Trikakuda in Purana glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Trikakuda (त्रिककुद).—A mountain near Kakudman the collyrium of which is fit for Pitṛs and Śrāddha; in it are a burning pit jāta vedasśilā as also a Tīrtha, where the seven seers had bathed and a temple with a Nandi invisible to the unrighteous; besides golden Yūpas.*

  • * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 11. 67; 13. 58; Matsya-purāṇa 121. 15; Vāyu-purāṇa 47. 13; 77. 57-64.
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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Trikakuda in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Trikakuda (त्रिककुद).—mfn.

(-daḥ-dā-daṃ) Having three humps or peaks. E. tri, and kakud a hump, and ac aff.

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

Trikakuda (त्रिककुद).—adj. having three horns, Mahābhārata 12, 13252.

Trikakuda is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tri and kakuda (ककुद).

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

Trikakuda (त्रिककुद):—[=tri-kakuda] [from tri] mfn. ([Pāṇini 5-4, 147; Kāśikā-vṛtti]) three-peaked, [Mahābhārata xii.]

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

Trikakuda (त्रिककुद):—[tri-kakuda] (daḥ-dā-daṃ) a. Having three peaks or three humps.

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Trikakuda 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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