Keshas, Keśas: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Keśas can be transliterated into English as Kesas or Keshas, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryKeśas (केशस्).—(?) , nt. s-stem, for Sanskrit keśa, masc., hair: Lalitavistara 307.7 (prose) keśāṃsi dhunvantaḥ, see § 8.105. Cf. Mahāvyutpatti 9331 na golomakaṃ keśaś (both edd.; see s.v. golomakam) chedayet, which if the text is right supports stem keśas.
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: Keshasamrakshanaprayashcitta, Keshasamskara, Keshasamvahana, Keshasamvardhana, Keshashata, Keshasheshakarana, Keshashmashru, Keshashmashrulomanakha, Keshashmashu, Keshashula, Keshasthalin, Keshastuka.
Full-text: Golomakam.
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