कामधेनु (kāmadhenu) is a Sanskrit word meaning the mythical cow that satisfies all desires, name of a goddess, the name of several works, the mythical wish-fulfilling cow, a heavenly cow granting all desires, a goddess following Revati. Its 7 recorded definitions are grouped into 2 contexts, among them The Divine Wish-Granting Cow and Goddess, Title of Literary Works.
(H3) [Printed book page 272,2] काम (kāma)—धेनु (—dhenu)f. the mythical cow of Vasiṣṭha which satisfies all desires, cow of plenty (= सुरभि (surabhi)), Kathāsaritsāgara (Title) ; Brahma-purāṇa (Title) [ID=48091]
कामधेनु (kāmadhenu) [Printed book page 180-28] काम-धेनु (kāma-dhenu)f. a cow of plenty, a heavenly cow granting all desires. [ID=8965]
— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary
the mythical wish-fulfilling cow
कामधेनु (kāmadhenu) [Printed book page 116] कामधेनु (kāmadhenu)f. the fabulous Wonder-cow. [ID=7510]
— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. A goddess following Revati. 2. A gift of cows.
कामधेनु (kāmadhenu) [Printed book page 1-351] Kāmadhenu (I) — a goddess following Revatī;1 gift of.2 [Footnote: 1) M. 179. 73.]
[Footnote: 2) Ib. 279. 4; 106. 74.] [ID=2810]
— The Purana Index
Jamadagnis wish-fulfilling cow that escaped from the Haihaya hosts
Kāmadhenu (II) — Jamadagni's cow providing hospita- lity to Haihaya hosts; bound by king's servants, she kicked off its shackles and flew in the air. Br. III. 26. 54. [ID=2811]
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Definitions on this page come from 4 works:
Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), The Purana Index, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.
