kaṇṭha

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[mw] m. (kaṇ Un2. i, 105), the throat, the neck (cf. ā-kaṇṭha-tṛpta; kaṇṭhe grah, to embrace Katha1s.) 245,3 42457 m. the voice (cf. sanna-kaṇṭha) MBh.; BhP. &c 245,3 42458 m. sound, especially guttural sound W. 245,3 42459 m. the neck (of a pitcher or jar), the narrowest part (e.g. of the womb; of a hole in which sacrificial fire is deposited; of a stalk &c) Sus3r.; Hcat.; Katha1s. &c 245,3 42460

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m. (kaṇ Un2. i, 105), the throat, the neck (cf. ā-kaṇṭha-tṛpta; kaṇṭhe grah, to embrace Katha1s.) 245,3 42457 m. the voice (cf. sanna-kaṇṭha) MBh.; BhP. &c 245,3 42458 m. sound,...

Corpus Profile

Part of Speech: NOUN
Total Occurrences: 690
Texts Appeared In: 108

DCS: name of a son of Bhavya | Monier-Williams: N. of a Maharṣi , R.

Semantic Classification

Body Abstract Artifact

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Nādabindūpaniṣat surface: kaṇṭha

janalokas tu hṛdaye kaṇṭhadeśe tapas tataḥ
Haṭhayogapradīpikā surface: kaṇṭha

adhastāt kuñcanenāśu kaṇṭhasaṃkocane kṛte
Haṭhayogapradīpikā surface: kaṇṭhād

āpānam ūrdhvam utthāpya prāṇaṃ kaṇṭhād adho nayet