कौसल्याkausalyā

कौसल्या (kausalyā) is a Sanskrit word meaning belonging to the people of the Kosalas, a prince of the Kosalas, the mother of Janamejaya, of the wife of Satvat, dasharatha's wife and Ramachandra's mother, the mother of Dhritarashtra. Its 13 recorded definitions are grouped into 8 contexts, among them Etymology & Related Forms, Mother of Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Ambikā), Mother of Pāṇḍu (Ambālikā).

Meanings by context

Mother of Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Ambikā)

2 definitions
the mother of Dhritarashtra

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Ambika

Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Mother of Pāṇḍu (Ambālikā)

2 definitions
of the mother of Pandu

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Ambalika

Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Wife of Daśaratha, mother of Rāma

2 definitions
Dasharatha's wife and Ramachandra's mother

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

wife of Dasharatha and mother of Rama

Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

A Kosala Princess (general meaning)

1 definition
the mother of Janamejaya

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Wife of Janaka

1 definition
wife of Janaka

Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Wife of Pūru, mother of Janamejaya

1 definition
wife of Puru

Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Wife of Satvat

1 definition
of the wife of Satvat

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 2 works: Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899). Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.