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Kakuda, ܻ岹: 13 definitions

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Kakuda means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit. 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.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Kakuda (ककुद).—A son of Satyaka and Kāśī king's daughter; his son, Vṛṣṭi.*

  • * Vāyu-purāṇa 96. 115-16.
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The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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In Jainism

Jain philosophy

: archive.org: Anekanta Jaya Pataka of Haribhadra Suri

Kakuda (ककुद) refers to the “hump on the shoulders of an Indian bull�, as occurring in the ԱԳٲᲹⲹ貹-첹ṇa, a Śvetāmbara Jain philosophical work written by Haribhadra Sūri.—[Cf. Vol. I, P. 385, l. 4]—‘Kakuda� means the hump on the shoulders of an Indian bull. This word occurs in Mahābhāṣya (p 1). Its Pāiya (Prakrit) equivalent is �kauha� or �kakuha�. Cf the Gujarati word �ūԻ�.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kakuda (ककुद).�

1) The peak or summit of a mountain.

2) A hump (on the shoulders of an Indian bull). कि� यत्तत्सास्नालाङ्गूलककुदखुरविषाण्यर्थरूपं � शब्द� (ki� yattatsāsnālāṅgūlakakudakhuraviṣāṇyartharūpa� sa śabda�) Mahābhārata I.1.1.

3) Chief, foremost, pre-eminent; ककुद� वेदविदां तपोधनश्च (kakuda� vedavidā� tapodhanaśca) Mṛcchakaṭika 1.5; इक्ष्वाकुवंश्य� ककुद� नृपाणाम् (ikṣvākuvaṃśya� kakuda� nṛpāṇām) R.6.71.

4) A sign or symbol of royalty; नृपतिककुदम� (ṛpپ첹ܻ岹) R.3.7,17,27.

5) A species of serpent.

Derivable forms: 첹ܻ岹� (ककुद�), kakudam (ककुदम्).

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ܻ岹 (काकु�).—The palate अनुक्षरन्त� काकुदं सूर्म्यं सुषिरामि� (anukṣaranti ܻa� sūrmya� suṣirāmiva) Mahābhārata on P.I.1.1.

Derivable forms: ܻ岹 (काकुदम�).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ܻ岹 (काकु�).—m.

(-岹�) The palate. E. kakud the head, and aff.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kakuda (ककुद).—[kakud + a], m. and n. 1. Chief, [Rāmāyṇa] 6, 37, 12. 2. The hump of the Indian bull, Mahābhārata 13, 835. 3. An ensign or symbol of royalty, [Raghuvaṃśa, (ed. Stenzler.)] 3, 70.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kakuda (ककुद).—[neuter] ([masculine]) the same.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Kakuda (ककुद):—[from kakud] mn. a peak, summit (of a mountain etc.)

2) [v.s. ...] chief, head, pre-eminent, [Atharva-veda x, 10, 19; Śatapatha-brāhmṇa; Raghuvaṃśa] etc.

3) [v.s. ...] the hump on the shoulders of the Indian bullock, [Mahābhārata]

4) [v.s. ...] a species of serpent, [Suśruta]

5) [v.s. ...] an ensign or symbol of royalty (as the white parasol etc.), [Raghuvaṃśa]

6) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a king, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]

7) ܻ岹 (काकु�):—[from ܻ] n. idem, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ܻ岹 (काकु�):�(岹�) 1. m. The palate.

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Kakuda (ककुद) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: ḍa, Kauha.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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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Kannada-English dictionary

: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kakuda (ಕಕುದ):�

1) [noun] the highest point, part or elevation of a mountain; the peak; the summit.

2) [noun] the slope of a mountain.

3) [noun] a rounded, protruding lump, as the fleshy mass on the back of a bull; the hump.

4) [noun] a hard, hollow, bony, permanent projection that grows on the head of various hoofed animals, as of an ox; a horn.

5) [noun] the face of a bull.

6) [noun] a bull.

7) [noun] an eminent man in his field of activity, knowledge, etc.

8) [noun] a royal sign; a symbol of royalty.

9) [noun] a long, sharp edged, pointed weapon to cut or pierce; a sword.

10) [noun] the sky, the apparent canopy on our head.

11) [noun] a species of snake.

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ܻ岹 (ಕಾಕು�):—[noun] the roof of the mouth; the palate.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Nepali dictionary

: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Kakuda (ककुद):—n. 1. a peak; a summit; 2. the bull’s hump; 3. an ensign/symbol of royalty;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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