Kanyasa: 9 definitions
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Kanyasa 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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchKanyasa (कन्यस):—(Nebenform von kanīyaṃs)
1) adj. f. ī jünger [Sārasundarī] zu [Amarakoṣa im Śabdakalpadruma] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 114.] rāmasya kanyaso bhrātā [Rāmāyaṇa 5, 33, 10.] rohiṇyāḥ kanyasī svasā [Mahābhārata 3, 14461.] —
2) f. ā der kleine Finger [Amarakoṣa 2, 6, 2, 33,] [Scholiast]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungKanyasa (कन्यस):——
1) Adj. (f. ā und ī) — a) der kleinere , kleinste [Hemādri’s Caturvargacintāmaṇi 1,123,11.124,4.401,14.16.] — b) jünger. —
2) *f. ā der kleine Finger.
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: Kanyasampradana, Kanyasamprayuktaka, Kanyasamskara, Kanyasamudbhava, Kanyasamvedya, Kanyasamvedyatirtha, Kanyasara, Kanyasoli.
Ends with: Campakanyasa, Ganeshamatrikanyasa, Ishtakanyasa, Kashikanyasa, Matrikanyasa, Vyapakanyasa.
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The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Kashyapa Shilpa-shastra (study) (by K. Vidyuta)
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