kaṅkaṇa

n. (as m. L.), (kai Comm. on Un2. iv, 24), a bracelet, ornament for the wrist, ring MBh.; Bhartr2.; Hit. &c 242,2 41643 n. a band or ribbon (tied round the wrist of a bride or...

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[mw] n. (as m. L.), (kai Comm. on Un2. iv, 24), a bracelet, ornament for the wrist, ring MBh.; Bhartr2.; Hit. &c 242,2 41643 n. a band or ribbon (tied round the wrist of a bride or bridegroom before marriage) Mcar. 242,2 41644 n. an annual weapon MBh. 242,2 41645 n. an ornament round the feet of an elephant MBh. iii, 15757 242,2 41646

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√kai कै

Gaṇa 1· bhvadi· Parasmaipada · śabde

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Corpus Profile

Part of Speech: NOUN
Occurrences: 31
Texts: 17

DCS: consisting of eight parts or members (as medical science); (in comp.) the eight parts (as of an army) | Monier-Williams: N. of a poet, Cat.

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Concordance Sample

Bhāgavatapurāṇasurface: kaṅkaṇaḥ

eka eva vaset tasmāt kumāryā iva kaṅkaṇaḥ

Rāmāyaṇasurface: kaṅkaṇam

kaṅkālaṃ musalaṃ ghoraṃ kāpālam atha kaṅkaṇam