Kishku, Kiṣku: 14 definitions
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Kishku has 12 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Kiṣku can be transliterated into English as Kisku or Kishku, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchKiṣku (किष्कु):—
1) m. f. [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa.3,5,17.] [Siddhāntakaumudī 251,a,4 v. u.] Vorderarm [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 3, 3, 14.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 2, 6.] [Medinīkoṣa k. 22.] catuḥkiṣkuścaturdaṃṣṭro dviśuklo daśapadmavān . ṣaḍunnato daśāvartastribhirvyāpnoti rāghavaḥ .. [Rāmāyaṇa 5, 32, 11.] ein best. Längenmaass gaṇa pāraskarādi zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 6, 1, 157.] = hasta oder kara = 24 Daumenbreiten [Amarakoṣa 3, 4, 1, 7.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] = (1/400) nalva [Amarakoṣa 2, 1, 18.] [Hārāvalī 197.] = vitasti eine Spanne [Amarakoṣa 3, 4, 1, 7.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] śiśustadā . avardhata mahātejāḥ kiṣkūnrājaṃstrayodaśa [Mahābhārata 3, 10454.] dhanuḥ sṛṣṭamabhūttasya pañcakiṣkuḥ pramāṇataḥ [10, 791.] daśakiṣkusahasrā (sabhā) [2, 20. 80.] —
2) adj. verächtlich, schlecht [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [VIŚVA im Śabdakalpadruma]
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Kiṣku (किष्कु):—
1) [Pañcaviṃśabrāhmaṇa 6, 5, 11.] als Längenmaass [Mahābhārata 5, 2045.] [Harivaṃśa 9009.] auch in dem Beispiel [Rāmāyaṇa 5, 32, 11.] —
3) adj. mit einem Griffe versehen: vajra [Pañcaviṃśabrāhmaṇa 6, 5, 12.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungKiṣku (किष्कु):——
1) m. (*f.) — a) Vorderarm. — b) Stiel (einer Axt) [Tāṇḍyabrāhmaṇa 6,5,12.] — c) ein best. Längenmaass , = kara [Carakasaṃhitā 1,14.] —
2) *Adj. verächtlich , schlecht.
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: Kishkuhasta, Kishkuparvan, Kishkuparvvan, Kishkuru.
Ends with: Catutkishku, Satkishku, Vikishku.
Full-text (+12): Kishkuparvan, Catutkishku, Angula, Ratni, Vitasti, Vikishku, Satkishku, Kishkuparvvan, Kukku, Pradesha, Gavyuti, Dhanus, Hasta, Catuhshata, Pura, Yojana, Nalva, Indraprastha, Prajapatya, Dhanurgraha.
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Economics (4): Measures, Weights and Coinage < [Chapter 3 - Social Aspects]
Kashyapa Shilpa-shastra (study) (by K. Vidyuta)
4. Technicalities (a): Mānāṅgula Measurements < [Chapter 2 - Author and his Works]
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Manasara (English translation) (by Prasanna Kumar Acharya)
Kautilya Arthashastra (by R. Shamasastry)
Chapter 20 - Measurement of Space and Time < [Book 2 - The duties of Government Superintendents]
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