कौस्तुभkaustubha

कौस्तुभ (kaustubha) is a Sanskrit word meaning a manner of joining the fingers, name of a plant or disease, a kind of oil, name of a work, a kind of mustard oil, the jewel of Krishna suspended on his breast. Its 15 recorded definitions are grouped into 5 contexts, among them The divine jewel of Vishnu/Krishna, A hand gesture (Mudra), A plant/substance (syn. Kimtughna).

Etymology: E. कुस्तुभ a name of VIṢṆU or KṚṢṆA, and अण् aff
Definitions: 15

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Meanings by context

The divine jewel of Vishnu/Krishna

11 definitions

a celebrated jewel obtained at the churning of the ocean and worn on the breast of Vishnu

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A mythical jewel produced at the churning of the ocean and worn as an ornament by Vishnu.

— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The jewel of Krishna suspended on his breast

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The jewel of Krishna suspended on his breast

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Name of a celebrated gem obtained at the churning of the ocean and worn by Vishnu

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The jewel of Krishna suspended on his breast

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A jewel worn by Vishnu

— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a celebrated jewel, the ornament of Vishnu

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A celebrated jewel worn on the breast of Krishna, obtained during the churning of the ocean. 2. A manner of joining the fingers. 3. A kind of mustard oil.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

the jewel of Krishna

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

1. The jewel of Hari. 2. A precious gem obtained from the churning of the ocean of milk.

— The Purana Index

A hand gesture (Mudra)

1 definition

a manner of joining the fingers

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A plant/substance (syn. Kimtughna)

1 definition

name of a plant or disease

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A type of oil

1 definition

a kind of oil

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Name of a literary work

1 definition

Name of a work

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 11 works: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Purana Index, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.