kautuka

Dictionary Definitions

[mw] n. (fr. kut; g. yuvādi), curiosity, interest in anything, vehement desire for (loc. or in comp.), eagerness, vehemence impatience Pan5cat.; Katha1s. (ifc. f (A).) &c 316,1 57096 n. anything causing curiosity or admiration or interest, any singular or surprising object, wonder Pan5cat.; Katha1s.; Vet. 316,1 57097 n. festivity, gaiety, festival, show, solemn ceremony (esp. the ceremony with the marriage-thread or...

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n. (fr. kut; g. yuvādi), curiosity, interest in anything, vehement desire for (loc. or in comp.), eagerness, vehemence impatience Pan5cat.; Katha1s. (ifc. f (A).) &c 316,1 57096...

Corpus Profile

Part of Speech

NOUN

Total Occurrences

72

Texts Appeared In

33

DCS: name of the wife of Prastāva and mother of Vibhu | Monier-Williams: the place for a partic. nuptial ceremony, MānGṛ.

Semantic Classification

Top Texts by Occurrence

1. Skandapurāṇa (Revākhaṇḍa) 6 8.3%
2. Kumārasaṃbhava 5 6.9%
3. Śukasaptati 5 6.9%
4. Bṛhatkathāślokasaṃgraha 4 5.6%
5. Matsyapurāṇa 4 5.6%

Concordance (Sample)

• Matsyapurāṇa surface: kautukāt

  dharmārthakāmāḥ saṃdraṣṭumājagmuḥ kautukātpurā

• Matsyapurāṇa surface: kautukāt

  athāṣṭakaḥ punarevānvapṛcchanmātāmahaṃ kautukādindrakalpam

• Rasikapriyā surface: kautukaṃ

  gītau prītau ca vṛttau layamanu rasikāḥ kautukaṃ cet tademā doṣairmuktā guṇāḍhyā