Kayastha, Kāyastha, Kāyasthā, Kaya-stha: 22 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchKayasthā (कयस्था):—f. eine best. als Arzenei gebrauchte Wurzel (kākolī) [SVĀMIN] zu [Amarakoṣa 2, 4, 5, 9.] [Śabdakalpadruma] — Eine Var. von vayasthā; vgl. kāyasthā .
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Kāyastha (कायस्थ):—
1) m. a) der Allgeist (2. kāya + stha) [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 3, 318.] [Medinīkoṣa th. 17.] — b) ein Schreiber (zu einer Mischlingskaste gezählt) [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 2, 10, 2.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 106.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] [Colebrooke II, 182. 189. 236. 251. 292.] tataḥ praviśati śreṣṭhikāyasthādibhiḥ parivṛto dhikaraṇikaḥ [Mṛcchakaṭikā 137, 8. 9.] [Hitopadeśa 49, 10.] cāṭataskaradurvṛttamahāsāhasikādibhiḥ . pīḍyamānāḥ prajā rakṣetkāyasthaiśca viśeṣataḥ .. [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 1, 335.] duṣkāyasthakula [Rājataraṅgiṇī 4, 629. 628.] f. kāyasthā eine Frau aus dieser Kaste, kāyasthī die Frau eines Schreibers [Śabdakalpadruma] [Wilson’s Wörterbuch] —
2) f. ā a) Myrobalanus Chebula Gaertn. (harītakī) [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] — b) Emblica officinalis Gaertn. (āmalakī) [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Jaṭādhara im Śabdakalpadruma] — c) Ocimum sanctum (tulasī) [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma] — d) = kākolī [Bharata] zu [Amarakoṣa 2, 4, 5, 9.] [Śabdakalpadruma] — e) Kardamomen (elādvaya) [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma] — Vgl. kayasthā, vayasthā .
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Kāyastha (कायस्थ):—
1) b) [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 87,12.] [Rājataraṅgiṇī.5,174. 264. 438.] [Oxforder Handschriften 86,a,8. 9. 277,b,9.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungKayasthā (कयस्था):—f. eine best. Arzeneipflanze , v.l. für vayaḥsthā.
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Kāyastha (कायस्थ):——
1) m. — a) *der Allgeist. — b) Schreiber (eine Mischlingskaste.) —
2) f. ā — a) *eine Frau aus der Kaste der Schreiber. — b) *Myrobalanus Chebula. — c) Emblica officinalis [Bhāvaprakāśa 3,118.] — d) *Ocimum sanctum. — e) * = kākolī. — f) *Kardamomen. —
3) *f. ī die Frau eines Schreibers.
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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Starts with: Kayasthakshatriyatvadrumadalanakuthara, Kayasthali, Kayasthanirnaya, Kayasthapaddhati, Kayasthasthitinirupana, Kayasthatattva, Kayasthavicara.
Ends with: Akayastha, Ashva-ghasa-kayastha, Ashvaghasakayastha, Balabhadra kayastha, Canda kayastha, Gramakayastha, Jyeshtha-kayastha, Karana-kayastha, Krishnadasa kayastha, Maithilakayastha, Prathama-kayastha, Samdhivigrahakayastha, Sandhivigraha-adhikarana-kayastha, Shasanika-kayastha.
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The history of Andhra country (1000 AD - 1500 AD) (by Yashoda Devi)
Introduction (Kayastha dynasty) < [Chapter XIX - The Kayasthas (A.D. 1220-1320)]
Part 41 - Mallideva Choda (A.D. 1250) < [Chapter XX - The Telugu Cholas (Chodas)]
Part 5 - Later and other Kayasthas < [Chapter XIX - The Kayasthas (A.D. 1220-1320)]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.14.12 < [Chapter 14 - Yamarāja’s Saṅkīrtana]
Verse 1.8.54 < [Chapter 8 - The Disappearance of Jagannātha Miśra]
Verse 2.14.14 < [Chapter 14 - Yamarāja’s Saṅkīrtana]
Satirical works of Kshemendra (study) (by Arpana Devi)
3. Rasa or the sentiment < [Chapter 4 - Literary study of the Three Satirical Works]
3. Summary of the Narmamālā < [Chapter 3 - Satirical Works of Kṣemendra]
5.1. The Corrupt Bureaucrats < [Chapter 5 - Kṣemendra’s objectives of Satire]
The backdrop of the Srikanthacarita and the Mankhakosa (by Dhrubajit Sarma)
Part 6 - Caste system and occupations (found in the Śrīkaṇṭhacarita) < [Chapter IV - Socio-cultural study of the Śrīkaṇṭhacarita]
Part 4a - Chandas (1): Vṛtta type of metre (akṣarachandas) < [Chapter III - Literary Assessment Of The Śrīkaṇṭhacarita]
Part 7 - Literary genius of Maṅkhaka < [Chapter II - The Śrīkaṇṭhacarita]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 8.302 < [Section XLIII - Theft (steya)]
Verse 7.110 < [Section IX - Art of Government]
Verse 7.142 < [Section XI - Customs-Duties]
Mudrarakshasa (literary study) (by Antara Chakravarty)
6.5.1. Minor Male characters of Mudrārākṣasa < [Chapter 6 - Other Literary Estimates of Mudrārākṣasa]
6. Subhāśitas occuring in Mudrārākṣasa < [Chapter 5 - Adoption of Style and Language in Mudrārākṣasa]
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