an epithet of Rudra
केशिन् (keśin) (ई (ī)), m. ‘N. of Rudra’ (see before) [ID=56076]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
केशिन्keśin
केशिन् (keśin) is a Sanskrit word meaning having fine or long hair, having a mane, having tips as rays or flames, an epithet of Rudra, an epithet of Vishnu, a horse. Its 44 recorded definitions are grouped into 10 contexts, among them Proper Name: Keśin (Male Deities, Asuras, Humans), Comprehensive Entries (Multiple Meanings of Keśin/Keśinī), Proper Name: Keśinī (Female Figures).
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Meanings by context
Proper Name: Keśin (Male Deities, Asuras, Humans)
12 definitions
an epithet of Vishnu
of Viṣṇu, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=56077]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Name of an Asura slain by Krishna
N. of an Asura slain by Kṛṣṇa, Mahābhārata (Title) ; Harivaṃśa (Title) &c. [ID=56080]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
a son of Vasudeva and Kaushalya
of a son of Vasu-deva and Kauśalyā, Bhāgavata-purāṇa (Title) ix, 24, 47 [ID=56081]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
The name of Darbhya or Dalbhya
(Pāṇini (Author) vi, 4, 165) N. of Dārbhya or Dālbhya [ID=56082]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
name of a Rakshasa slain by Krishna
केशिन् (keśin) [Printed book page 0424-a]
केशिन् (keśin) m. [केश-इनि (keśa-ini)]
2 N. of a Rākṣasa slain by Kṛṣṇa.
केशिन् (keśin) m. [केश-इनि (keśa-ini)]
2 N. of a Rākṣasa slain by Kṛṣṇa.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
the name of a demon slain by Indra
केशिन् (keśin) [Printed book page 0424-a]
केशिन् (keśin) m. [केश-इनि (keśa-ini)]
3 N. of another Rākṣasa who carried Devasenā and who was slain by Indra.
केशिन् (keśin) m. [केश-इनि (keśa-ini)]
3 N. of another Rākṣasa who carried Devasenā and who was slain by Indra.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
an epithet of Krishna
केशिन् (keśin) [Printed book page 0424-a]
केशिन् (keśin) m. [केश-इनि (keśa-ini)]
4 An epithet of Kṛṣṇa.
केशिन् (keśin) m. [केश-इनि (keśa-ini)]
4 An epithet of Kṛṣṇa.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
an Asura
केशिन् (keśin) [Printed book page 403-2]
Keśin1, an Asura. § 92 (Aṃśāvat.): I, 65, 2531 (son of
Keśin1, an Asura. § 92 (Aṃśāvat.): I, 65, 2531 (son of
Danu).—§ 495 (Skandotpatti): III, 223, 14248, (14251),
14252, 14253, 14254; 224, 14257, 14259 (mahāsuraḥ; K.
had ravished Daityasenā, but was defeated by Indra when he
tried to ravish Devasenā).—§ 785 (Anugītāp.): XIV, 69,
2031 (had been slain by Kṛṣṇa).—§ 793 (Mausalap.): XVI,
6κ, 158 (do.).
[ID=5676]— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata
a son of Vasudeva and Kaushalya
केशिन् (keśin) [Printed book page 1-460]
Keśin (I) — a son of Vasudeva and Kauśalya; the family of. Bhā. IX. 24. 48. [ID=3597]
Keśin (I) — a son of Vasudeva and Kauśalya; the family of. Bhā. IX. 24. 48. [ID=3597]
— The Purana Index
an asura friend of Kamsa who assumed the form of a horse and was killed by Krishna
Keśin (II) — an asura friend of Kamsā. Set up by him, Keśin appeared in Vraja as a huge horse and attacked Kṛṣṇa with his feet. Being thrown off by Kṛṣṇa, he fell at a dis- tance. Recovering his consciousness, he once again attack- ed Kṛṣṇa when the latter thrust his arm into his mouth until he was suffocated to death. Bhā. X. 2. 1; 36. 20; 37. 1-8, 25; 43. 25; II. 7. 34; Vā. 98. 100; Vi. V. 1. 24; 4. 1-2; 12. 21. [ID=3598]
— The Purana Index
A Danava king
[Printed book page 1-461]
Keśin (III) — a Dānava king;1 defeated and slain by Purūravas when he was forcibly taking away Citralekhā and Urvaśī. The latter was handed over to Indra.2
[Footnote: 1) Br. IV. 29. 124.]
[Footnote: 2) M. 24. 12, 23-5.]
[ID=3599]
Keśin (III) — a Dānava king;1 defeated and slain by Purūravas when he was forcibly taking away Citralekhā and Urvaśī. The latter was handed over to Indra.2
[Footnote: 1) Br. IV. 29. 124.]
[Footnote: 2) M. 24. 12, 23-5.]
[ID=3599]
— The Purana Index
Comprehensive Entries (Multiple Meanings of Keśin/Keśinī)
8 definitions
1. Long-haired or maned. 2. The name of an asura.
केशिन् (keśin) [Printed book page 074-3]
केशिन् (keśin) keś-ín, a. long-haired; maned; m.
N. of an Asura and of severed men: -ī, f. N.. [ID=6306]
केशिन् (keśin) keś-ín, a. long-haired; maned; m.
N. of an Asura and of severed men: -ī, f. N.. [ID=6306]
— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Having fine hair. 2. An epithet of Vishnu or Krishna. 3. A demon killed by Krishna. 4. A lion. 5. A kind of grass. 6. Spikenard.
केश (keśa)िन् (keśin) [Printed book page 249]
केश (keśa)िन् (keśin) mfn. (-शी (-śī)-शिनी (-śinī)-शि (-śī-śinī-śi)) Having fine hair. m. (-शी (-śī))
केश (keśa)िन् (keśin) mfn. (-शी (-śī)-शिनी (-śinī)-शि (-śī-śinī-śi)) Having fine hair. m. (-शी (-śī))
1 A name of VIṢṆU or KṚṢṆA.
2 The name of a Daitya or demon killed by KṚṢṆA.
3 A lion. f. (-शिनी (-śinī))
1 A kind of grass, (Andropogon aculeatum.)
2 Spikenard, (Valeriana jatamansi.)
E. केश (keśa) hair, इनि (ini) aff.
[ID=11660]— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Having fine hair. 2. Vishnu. 3. A lion. 4. A demon. 5. A kind of grass or spikenard.
केशिन् (keśin) [Printed book page 213-b]
केशिन् (keśin) (शी-शिनी-शि) ((śī-śinī-śi)) a. Having fine hair. m. Vishnu; a lion; a demon. f. A kind of grass; spikenard. [ID=11107]
केशिन् (keśin) (शी-शिनी-शि) ((śī-śinī-śi)) a. Having fine hair. m. Vishnu; a lion; a demon. f. A kind of grass; spikenard. [ID=11107]
— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. A lion. 2. A demon slain by Krishna. 3. An epithet of Krishna. 4. One having fine hair.
केशिन् (keśin) [Printed book page 209-03]
केशिन् (keśin) m. 1. A lion; 2. name of a Rākshasa slain by Kṛishṇa; 3. an epithet of Kṛishṇa; 4. one having fine hair. [ID=10394]
केशिन् (keśin) m. 1. A lion; 2. name of a Rākshasa slain by Kṛishṇa; 3. an epithet of Kṛishṇa; 4. one having fine hair. [ID=10394]
— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Having fine hair.
2. An epithet of Vishnu or Krishna.
3. A demon killed by Krishna.
4. A lion.
5. A kind of grass.
6. Spikenard.
केश (keśa)िन् (keśin) [Printed book page 205-a]
केश (keśa)िन् (keśin)
केश (keśa)िन् (keśin)
mfn. (-शी (-śī)-शिनी (-śinī)-शि (-śī-śinī-śi)) Having fine hair.
m. (-शी (-śī))
1. A name of VISHNU or KṚṢṆA.
2. The name of a Daitya or demon killed by KṚṢṆA.
3. A lion.
f. (-शिनी (-śinī))
1. A kind of grass, (Andropogon aculeatum.)
2. Spikenard, (Valeriana jatamansi.)
E. केश (keśa) hair, इनि (ini) aff.
[ID=11654]— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. The name of a demon. 2. The name of an Apsaras.
केशिन् (keśin) [Printed book page 0219-a]
केशिन् (keśin) keśin, i. e. keśa + in, I. m.
केशिन् (keśin) keśin, i. e. keśa + in, I. m.
The name of an Asura or demon, etc.,
MBh. 1, 2531; Bhāg. P. 9, 24, 47. II.
f. inī, The name of an Apsaras, etc.,
MBh. 1, 2558; Rām. 1, 39, 3. — Comp.
Dhāmakeśin, i. e. dhāman-keśa + in, adj.
having rays instead of hair, MBh. 3,
193. Muñja-, m. Viṣṇu.
[ID=3789]— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary
having fine hair; an epithet of Durga
केशिन् (keśin) [Printed book page 133]
केशिन् (keśin) a. = केशवन्त् (keśavant); m. N. of an Asura & sev. men. f. केशिनी (keśinī) E. of Durgā etc., a woman's name; pl. cert. mythical beings. [ID=8459]
केशिन् (keśin) a. = केशवन्त् (keśavant); m. N. of an Asura & sev. men. f. केशिनी (keśinī) E. of Durgā etc., a woman's name; pl. cert. mythical beings. [ID=8459]
— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Having fine hair or a mane. 2. A lion.
केशिन् (keśin) [Printed book page 0253-c]
Keśin, ī, inī, i, having fine or long hair, having a mane; epithet of Indra's and Agni's horses; epithet of Rudra; (ī), m. a lion; N. of a race; N. of an Asura slain by Kṛṣṇa; an epithet of Kṛṣṇa; N. of a son of Vasu-deva and Kauśalyā; (inī), f. the plant Chrysopogon Aciculatus; another plant, Nar- dostachys Jaṭāmāṃsī; an epithet of the goddess Durgā; N. of an Apsaras; N. of a daughter of the king of Vidarbha, wife of Sagara and mother of Asamañja; N. of the wife of Ājamīḍha (Suhotra) and mother of Jahnu; N. of the wife of Viśravas and mother of Rāvaṇa and Kumbhakarṇa; N. of a Rākṣasī; N. of a servant of Damayantī. —Keśi- nisūdana or keśi-mathana or keśi-sūdana, as, m. or keśi-han, ā, m. &c. epithet of Kṛṣṇa the slayer of the Asura Keśin. [ID=15787]
Keśin, ī, inī, i, having fine or long hair, having a mane; epithet of Indra's and Agni's horses; epithet of Rudra; (ī), m. a lion; N. of a race; N. of an Asura slain by Kṛṣṇa; an epithet of Kṛṣṇa; N. of a son of Vasu-deva and Kauśalyā; (inī), f. the plant Chrysopogon Aciculatus; another plant, Nar- dostachys Jaṭāmāṃsī; an epithet of the goddess Durgā; N. of an Apsaras; N. of a daughter of the king of Vidarbha, wife of Sagara and mother of Asamañja; N. of the wife of Ājamīḍha (Suhotra) and mother of Jahnu; N. of the wife of Viśravas and mother of Rāvaṇa and Kumbhakarṇa; N. of a Rākṣasī; N. of a servant of Damayantī. —Keśi- nisūdana or keśi-mathana or keśi-sūdana, as, m. or keśi-han, ā, m. &c. epithet of Kṛṣṇa the slayer of the Asura Keśin. [ID=15787]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)
Proper Name: Keśinī (Female Figures)
8 definitions
an epithet of Durga
(H2B) [Printed book page 310,3]
केशिनी (keśinī) (इनी (inī)), f. N. of Durgā [ID=56083]
केशिनी (keśinī) (इनी (inī)), f. N. of Durgā [ID=56083]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Name of an Apsaras
(gaṇa कुर्व्-आदि (kurv-ādi)) N. of an Apsaras, Mahābhārata (Title) i, 2558; iii, 14562 [ID=56084]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
a Rakshasi
of a Rākṣasī, Buddhist literature (Literary category) [ID=56085]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
the daughter of the king of Vidarbha
of the daughter of the king of Vidarbha (wife of Sagara and mother of A-samañjas), Harivaṃśa (Title) 797 ff. ; Rāmāyaṇa (Title) [ID=56086]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
the wife of Ajamidha and mother of Jahnu
of the wife of Ājamīḍha (Suhotra) and mother of Jahnu, Mahābhārata (Title) i, 3722; Harivaṃśa (Title) 1416 and 1756 [ID=56087]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
the wife of Vishravas and mother of Ravana and Kumbha-karna
of the wife of Viśravas and mother of Rāvaṇa and Kumbha-karṇa, Bhāgavata-purāṇa (Title) vii, 1, 43 [ID=56088]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
a servant of Damayanti
of a servant of Damayantī, Nalopākhyāna (subtitle) xxii, 1 [ID=56089]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
of the daughter of a Brahman
of the daughter of a Brāhman, Buddhist literature (Literary category) [ID=56090]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Having hair, mane, or rays/flames
5 definitions
having fine or long hair
(H2) [Printed book page 310,3]
केशिन् (keśin) mfn. (Pāṇini (Author) v, 2, 109) having fine or long hair (said of Rudra [cf. कपर्दिन् (kapardin)], of his female attendants, of female demons, and of men), Atharva-veda (Title) xi, 2, 18 (cf. Ṛg-veda (Title) x, 136, 1 ff.), and 31; xii, 5, 48; xiv, 2, 59 [ID=56073]
केशिन् (keśin) mfn. (Pāṇini (Author) v, 2, 109) having fine or long hair (said of Rudra [cf. कपर्दिन् (kapardin)], of his female attendants, of female demons, and of men), Atharva-veda (Title) xi, 2, 18 (cf. Ṛg-veda (Title) x, 136, 1 ff.), and 31; xii, 5, 48; xiv, 2, 59 [ID=56073]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
having a mane
having a mane (as Indra's and Agni's horses), Ṛg-veda (Title) [ID=56074]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
having tips as rays or flames
having tips (as rays or flames), Ṛg-veda (Title) i, 140, 8 and 151, 6 [ID=56075]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
having fine hair
केशिन् (keśin) [Printed book page 0424-a]
केशिन् (keśin) m. [केश-इनि (keśa-ini)]
5 One having fine hair.
केशिन् (keśin) m. [केश-इनि (keśa-ini)]
5 One having fine hair.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
maned, with flowing mane
केशिन् (keśin) [Printed book page 145-a]
keśín, a. maned, with flowing mane. [keśa.] [ID=1217]
keśín, a. maned, with flowing mane. [keśa.] [ID=1217]
— Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary
Animals: Lion or Horse
3 definitions
a horse
‘a horse’ (see before) [ID=56078]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
a lion
a lion, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=56079]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
A lion
केशिन् (keśin) [Printed book page 0424-a]
केशिन् (keśin) m. [केश-इनि (keśa-ini)]
1 A lion.
केशिन् (keśin) m. [केश-इनि (keśa-ini)]
1 A lion.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Groups of Mythical Beings (Keśinī/Keśinaḥ)
3 definitions
the attendants of Rudra
केशिनी (keśinī) (इनीस् (inīs)) f. pl. Ved. ‘the attendants of Rudra’ (see before) [ID=56094]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
certain female demons
‘N. of certain female demons’ (see before). [ID=56095]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Proper name
Keśin2, § 412 (Aṣṭāvakrīya): III, 134, 10670 (?, trayo-
daśāhāni sasāra Keśī; agnir vāyuḥ sūryaś ca keśinaḥ iti
vaidikaprasiddheḥ, Nīl.).
[ID=5677]— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata
Plants named Keśinī
2 definitions
Chrysopogon aciculatus
Chrysopogon aciculatus, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=56091]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Jata-mamsi
Nardostachys Jaṭā-māṃsī, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=56092]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
A People or Race named Keśin
1 definition
an ancient people mentioned in the Shatapatha Brahmana
केशिन् (keśin) [Printed book page 1-186]
1. Keśin is the name of a people occurring in the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa,1 where their king is mentioned as learning from Khaṇḍika the atonement for a bad omen at the sacrifice.
[Footnote: 1) xi. 8, 4, 6. Cf. Pānini, vi. 4, 165; Eggeling, Sacred Books of the East, 44, 131, 134.]
[ID=715]
1. Keśin is the name of a people occurring in the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa,1 where their king is mentioned as learning from Khaṇḍika the atonement for a bad omen at the sacrifice.
[Footnote: 1) xi. 8, 4, 6. Cf. Pānini, vi. 4, 165; Eggeling, Sacred Books of the East, 44, 131, 134.]
[ID=715]
— The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects
Epithets of Kṛṣṇa as 'Slayer of Keśin'
1 definition
epithets of Krishna
— निपूदनः, -मथनः (nipūdanaḥ, -mathanaḥ) epithets of Kṛṣṇa; Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 18. 1. [ID=11500]
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Lexicographical Note / Cross-reference
1 definition
See kaishina
केशिनी (keśinī) (इनी (inī)), f. See कैशिन (kaiśina) [ID=56093]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
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