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कुमारीkumārī

कुमारी (kumārī) is a Sanskrit word meaning a child, boy, or youth, son, a groom, an epithet of Skanda, one of the nine names of Agni, an epithet of a Prajapati. Its 55 recorded definitions are grouped into 12 contexts, among them Name of a River, Names of Plants or Plant Products, The God Kumāra and Other Male Divinities/Revered Figures.

Roots
2. कम् (2. kam), मृ (mṛ)
Definitions
55
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Meanings by context

Name of a River

8 definitions
of a river

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

of the Sindhu river

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A river flowing from the mountain Shuktimat

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

of another river

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a river

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

a river in Shakadvipa

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

a river originating from the Shuktimat hill

— The Purana Index

a river of Shakadvipa

— The Purana Index

Names of Plants or Plant Products

7 definitions
the tree Capparis trifoliata

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the plant Aloe perfoliata

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the plant Clitoria ternatea

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the plant Jasminum Sambac

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a plant species

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the blossom of the plants Taruni and Modini

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

great cardamoms

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

The God Kumāra and Other Male Divinities/Revered Figures

7 definitions
an epithet of Skanda

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a son of Agni and author of some Vedic hymns

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

one of the nine names of Agni

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

an epithet of a Prajapati

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

of Manjushri

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

of the author of a Dharmashastra

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

an attendant of the twelfth Arhat of the present Avasarpini

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Geographical Locations (Regions, Tīrthas)

5 definitions
the most southerly of the nine portions of the known continent or of Jambu-dvipa

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the central part of the universe

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the region governed by Kumara

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

name of a holy place

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

noted for Chandratirtha

— The Purana Index

Named Mythological or Legendary Females

5 definitions
the wife of Bhimasena, son of Parikshit

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a daughter of Vasudeva by Rohini

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Sita, Rama's wife

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

wife of the elder Bhimasena

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

wife of Dhananjaya

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Linguistic or Grammatical Usages

4 definitions
added to a student's name to denote that their object is to gain the affections of their master's daughter

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

female

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

desirous of a daughter

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a man or woman desirous of a daughter

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

The Goddess Kumārī and Other Female Divinities

4 definitions
of the goddess Durga

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

an epithet of Dakshayani in Mayapuri

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Durva or Uma

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

1. A nine-year-old daughter of Lalita trained in military art who killed the sons of Bhanda. 2. A goddess enshrined at Mayapuri.

— The Purana Index

Young Human Female (Girl, Maiden, Daughter)

4 definitions
A young girl, maiden, or daughter.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

any virgin up to the age of sixteen or before menstruation has commenced

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

girl, virgin, daughter

— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A young girl. 2. A virgin. 3. A daughter. 4. An epithet of Durga.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Miscellaneous Objects or Abstract Concepts

3 definitions
a specific type of flag set up along with Indra's banner

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a meter consisting of four lines of sixteen syllables each

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

pure gold

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Specific Human Roles or Types of Beings

3 definitions
A groom

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

name of a people

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a class of demons

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Young Human Male (Boy, Son, Prince)

3 definitions
a child, boy, or youth

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

son

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a prince or heir-apparent associated in the kingdom with the reigning monarch

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Names of Animals (Birds)

2 definitions
a parrot

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the bird called Shyama

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 6 works: Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), The Purana Index, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.