1. The name of a man.
2. The name of his work.
कहोड (kahoḍa) [Printed book page 114]
कहोड (kahoḍa) m. N. of a man, n. of his work. [ID=7388]
कहोड (kahoḍa) m. N. of a man, n. of his work. [ID=7388]
— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary
कहोडkahoḍa
कहोड (kahoḍa) is a Sanskrit word meaning name of a man, the title of a work derived from him, the name of his work, a sage, father of Ashtavakra, a priest assisting the adhvaryu. Its 5 recorded definitions are grouped into 4 contexts, among them Kahoḍa: Man and Associated Work, Biographical Narratives of Kahoḍa, Kahoḍa as a Man's Name.
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Kahoḍa: Man and Associated Work
2 definitions
1. The name of a man. 2. The title of a work derived from him.
कहोड (kahoḍa) [Printed book page 0215-c]
कहोड (kahoḍa) kahoḍa, as, m., N. of a man, with the patronymic kauṣītaki or kauṣītakeya; (am), n. title of a work derived from him. [ID=14175]
कहोड (kahoḍa) kahoḍa, as, m., N. of a man, with the patronymic kauṣītaki or kauṣītakeya; (am), n. title of a work derived from him. [ID=14175]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)
Biographical Narratives of Kahoḍa
1 definition
A sage, father of Ashtavakra.
कहोड (kahoḍa) [Printed book page 369-2]
Kahoḍa, a brahman, father of Aṣṭāvakra. § 412 (Aṣṭā-
Kahoḍa, a brahman, father of Aṣṭāvakra. § 412 (Aṣṭā-
vakrīya): III, 132, †10603 (disciple of Uddālaka, whose
daughter Sujātā he married; on her he begot Aṣṭāvakra),
†10612 (went to the sacrifice of Janaka, where he was
vanquished by Bandin in a controversy, and drowned); 134,
†10681 (when Bandin had been vanquished by Aṣṭāvakra
K. arose from the water), (10683).
[ID=5047]— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata
Kahoḍa as a Man's Name
1 definition
name of a man
(H1) [Printed book page 266,2]
कहोड (kahoḍa) m. (g. शिवा (śivā)दि (di)), N. of a man with the patr. कौषीतकि (kauṣītaki), or कौषीतकेय (kauṣītakeya), ŚBr.; MBh. [ID=46901]
कहोड (kahoḍa) m. (g. शिवा (śivā)दि (di)), N. of a man with the patr. कौषीतकि (kauṣītaki), or कौषीतकेय (kauṣītakeya), ŚBr.; MBh. [ID=46901]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Kahoḍa's Priestly Role
1 definition
a priest assisting the adhvaryu
कहोड (kahoḍa) [Printed book page 1-343]
Kahoḍa — a madhyamādhvaryu. Br. II. 33. 16. [ID=2739]
Kahoḍa — a madhyamādhvaryu. Br. II. 33. 16. [ID=2739]
— The Purana Index
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Definitions on this page come from 5 works: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), The Purana Index. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.