# कामधेनु (kāmadhenu)

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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.

- **SLP1:** `kAmaDenu`  **IAST:** kāmadhenu  **Devanagari:** कामधेनु
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamadhenu
- **Declensions:** 72 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/kamadhenu/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### The Divine Wish-Granting Cow and Goddess (6 definitions)
- the mythical cow that satisfies all desires  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (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 ]
- Name of a goddess  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of a goddess, Brahma-purāṇa (Title) [ ID=48092 ]
- a heavenly cow granting all desires  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > कामधेनु (kāmadhenu) [Printed book page 180-28 ] काम - धेनु (kāma-dhenu) f. a cow of plenty, a heavenly cow granting all desires. [ ID=8965 ]
- the mythical wish-fulfilling cow  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > कामधेनु (kāmadhenu) [Printed book page 116 ] कामधेनु (kāmadhenu) f. the fabulous Wonder-cow. [ ID=7510 ]
- 1. A goddess following Revati. 2. A gift of cows.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > 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 ]
- Jamadagnis wish-fulfilling cow that escaped from the Haihaya hosts  
  *The Purana Index*
  > 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 ]

### Title of Literary Works (1 definition)
- the name of several works  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of several works [ ID=48093 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); The Purana Index; Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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