Kancanamala, Kāñcanamālā, Kañcanamālā: 8 definitions
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Kancanamala has 6 English definitions available.
Alternative spellings of this word include Kanchanamala.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchKāñcanamālā (काञ्चनमाला):—(kā + mā) f. Nomen proprium der Gemahlin von Kunāla, dem Sohne Aśoka’s, [Burnouf 404. 409.] eines andern Frauenzimmers [Kathāsaritsāgara 13, 22.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungKāñcanamālā (काञ्चनमाला):—f. Nomen proprium —
1) verschiedener Frauen [295,2.] —
2) einer Apsaras [Kāraṇḍavyūha 3,14.]
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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Partial matches: Kancana, Maala, Mala.
Full-text: Talabhata, Bhadravati, Gopalaka, Mayavati, Virabahu.
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Cosmetics, Costumes and Ornaments in Ancient India (by Remadevi. O.)
2.4. Neck Ornaments (b): Mālā < [Chapter 3 - Ornaments]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Appendix 1 - Pūrṇavardhana or Puṇḍravardhana (city and district of Bengal) < [Chapter V - Rājagṛha]
Hindu Pluralism (by Elaine M. Fisher)
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 127 - The Release of a Demon < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]
Chapter 74 - Arjuna’s Wish and Its Fulfilment < [Section 5 - Pātāla-Khaṇḍa (Section on the Nether World)]
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Chapter XIII < [Book II - Kathāmukha]