kaṅkaṇa

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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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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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Part of Speech

NOUN

Total Occurrences

31

Texts Appeared In

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.

Semantic Classification

Top Texts by Occurrence

1. Hitopadeśa 6 19.4%
2. Bhāgavatapurāṇa 4 12.9%
3. Ānandakanda 2 6.5%
4. Āryāsaptaśatī 2 6.5%
5. Bhāratamañjarī 2 6.5%

Concordance (Sample)

• Bhāgavatapurāṇa surface: kaṅkaṇaḥ

  eka eva vaset tasmāt kumāryā iva kaṅkaṇaḥ

• Rāmāyaṇa surface: kaṅkaṇam

  kaṅkālaṃ musalaṃ ghoraṃ kāpālam atha kaṅkaṇam

• Rāmāyaṇa surface: kaṅkaṇam

  triśūlam astraṃ ghoraṃ ca kāpālam atha kaṅkaṇam