# कुमारी (kumārī)

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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)
- **SLP1:** `kumArI`  **IAST:** kumārī  **Devanagari:** कुमारी
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumari_%28goddess%29
- **Declensions:** 72 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/kumari/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** कुमारि (kumāri)

## Meanings by context

### Name of a River (8 definitions)
- of a river  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a river, Viṣṇu-purāṇa (Title) [ ID=52284 ]
- of the Sindhu river  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of the Sindhu river, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=52285 ]
- A river flowing from the mountain Shuktimat  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of a river flowing from the mountain Śuktimat, Mahābhārata (Title); Harivaṃśa (Title); Viṣṇu-purāṇa (Title) [ ID=52309 ]
- of another river  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of another river, Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi (Title) [ ID=52310 ]
- a river  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Kumārī 3, a river. § 574 (Jambūkh.): VI, 9 λ, 343 (in Bhāratavarṣa). [ ID=6116 ]
- a river in Shakadvipa  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Kumārī 4, a river in Śākadvīpa. § 575 b (Śākadvīpa): VI, 11 γ, 432. [ ID=6117 ]
- a river originating from the Shuktimat hill  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Kumārī (III) — a R. from the Śuktimat hill. Br. II. 16. 38; M. 163. 86. [ ID=3186 ]
- a river of Shakadvipa  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Kumārī (IV) (Siddhā) — a R. of Śākadvīpa. Br. II. 19. 96; Vā. 45. 81; 49. 92; Vi. II. 4. 65. [ ID=3187 ]

### Names of Plants or Plant Products (7 definitions)
- the tree Capparis trifoliata  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the tree Capparis trifoliata ( cf. कुमारक (kumāraka) ) [ ID=52289 ]
- the plant Aloe perfoliata  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the plant Aloe perfoliata, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=52301 ]
- the plant Clitoria ternatea  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the plant Clitoria ternatea (= अ - पराजिता (a-parājitā) ), Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=52302 ]
- the plant Jasminum Sambac  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the plant Jasminum Sambac, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=52303 ]
- a plant species  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the plant commonly called बन्ध्या - कर्कोटकी (bandhyā-karkoṭakī), Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=52304 ]
- the blossom of the plants Taruni and Modini  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the blossom of the plants Taruṇī and Modinī, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=52305 ]
- great cardamoms  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > great cardamoms, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=52306 ]

### The God Kumāra and Other Male Divinities/Revered Figures (7 definitions)
- an epithet of Skanda  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of Skanda (or Kārttikeya q.v.; represented as a beautiful youth; also as the author of certain grammatical Sūtras, cf. कला (kalā) प (pa); also as causing certain diseases, Suśruta (Title) ), Mahābhārata (Title); Harivaṃśa (Title) &c. [ ID=52279 ]
- a son of Agni and author of some Vedic hymns  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of a son of Agni (who is the author of some Vedic hymns), ṚV-anukramaṇikā (Title) [ ID=52280 ]
- one of the nine names of Agni  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > one of the nine names of Agni, Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa (Title) vi [ ID=52281 ]
- an epithet of a Prajapati  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of a Prajāpati, Vāyu-purāṇa (Title) [ ID=52282 ]
- of Manjushri  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of Mañju-śrī, Buddhist literature (Literary category) [ ID=52283 ]
- of the author of a Dharmashastra  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of the author of a Dharmaśāstra [ ID=52286 ]
- an attendant of the twelfth Arhat of the present Avasarpini  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of the attendant of the twelfth Arhat of the present Avasarpiṇī, Jaina literature (Literary category) [ ID=52287 ]

### 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 most southerly of the nine portions of the known continent or of Jambū-dvīpa (the southern extremity of the peninsula, whence the modern name Cape Comorin [Kumārī]), Horace H. Wilson, author of first Sanskrit-English dictionary in 1819 (Author) [ ID=52307 ]
- the central part of the universe  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the central part of the universe (according to Hindū geography, Jambū-dvīpa or India), Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=52308 ]
- the region governed by Kumara  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1B) [Printed book page 292,1] कुमार (kumāra) ( अम् (am) ), n. N. of a Varṣa governed by Kumāra (the son of Bhavya), Viṣṇu-purāṇa (Title) [ ID=52312 ]
- name of a holy place  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Kumārī 6, pl. ( °yaḥ ), name of a tīrtha. § 377 (Dhaumya- tīrthak.): III, 88, 8339 (in the country of the Pāṇḍyas). [ ID=6119 ]
- noted for Chandratirtha  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Kumārī (V) — noted for Candratīrtha. Vā. 77. 28. [ ID=3188 ]

### Named Mythological or Legendary Females (5 definitions)
- the wife of Bhimasena, son of Parikshit  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of the wife of Bhīma-sena (son of Parīkṣit), Mahābhārata (Title) i, 3796 [ ID=52294 ]
- a daughter of Vasudeva by Rohini  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a daughter of Vasu-deva by Rohiṇī, Harivaṃśa (Title) 1952 [ ID=52295 ]
- Sita, Rama's wife  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of Sītā (Rāma's wife), Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=52296 ]
- wife of the elder Bhimasena  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > कुमारी (kumārī) [Printed book page 434-1 ] Kumārī 1, wife of the elder Bhīmasena. § 156 (Pūruvaṃc.): I, 95, ††3796 ( Kaikeyīṃ, mother of Pratiśravas). [ ID=6114 ]
- wife of Dhananjaya  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Kumārī 2, wife of Dhanañjaya. § 565 (Gālavacarita): V, 117, 3976 ( reme…yathā…K°yāñ ca Dhanañjayaḥ ). [ ID=6115 ]

### 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)*
  > (when a name is given to a pupil to indicate his attachment to any particular master, कुमारी (kumārī) may be prefixed to denote that the pupil's object is to gain the affections of the master's daughter, e.g. कुमारी (kumārī)- दाक्ष (kumārī-dākṣa), q.v. s.v. कुमारी (kumārī) ) [ ID=52311 ]
- female  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2) [Printed book page 292,2] कुमारी (kumārī) b f. of ° र (°ra), q.v. [ ID=52390 ]
- desirous of a daughter  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > कुमारी (kumārī) mfn. desirous of a daughter, Pāṇini (Author) i, 4, 3; Patañjali (Author) [ ID=52391 ]
- a man or woman desirous of a daughter  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > कुमारी (kumārī) [Printed book page 0237-c ] Kumārī, ī, ī, m. f. a man or woman desirous of a daughter. [ ID=15220 ]

### The Goddess Kumārī and Other Female Divinities (4 definitions)
- of the goddess Durga  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of the goddess Durgā, Harivaṃśa (Title) 9425 [ ID=52297 ]
- an epithet of Dakshayani in Mayapuri  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of Dākṣāyaṇī (in Māyā-purī), Matsya-purāṇa (Title) [ ID=52298 ]
- Durva or Uma  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Kumārī 5 = Durgā (Umā): IV, 184; VI, 796. [ ID=6118 ]
- 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*
  > कुमारी (kumārī) [Printed book page 1-398 ] Kumārī (I) — a daughter of Lalitā aged nine, and train- ed in military art. Attacked and slew all the sons of Bhaṇḍa to the joy of the Śakti troops; 1 goddess enshrined at Māyā- purī. 2 [ Footnote: 1) Br. IV. 26. 73-117.] [ Footnote: 2) M. 13. 34.] [ ID=3184 ]

### Young Human Female (Girl, Maiden, Daughter) (4 definitions)
- A young girl, maiden, or daughter.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1B) [Printed book page 292,1] कुमारी (kumārī) a ( ई (ī) ), f. a young girl, one from ten to twelve years old, maiden, daughter, Atharva-veda (Title); Aitareya-brāhmaṇa (Title) &c. [ ID=52291 ]
- any virgin up to the age of sixteen or before menstruation has commenced  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > or (in the Tantras) any virgin up to the age of sixteen or before menstruation has commenced [ ID=52292 ]
- girl, virgin, daughter  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > कुमारी (kumārī) [Printed book page 070-2 ] कुमारी (kumārī) ku-mārī́, f. girl, virgin; daughter; ( ī ) -pura, n. part of harem where girls live; -bhāga, m. daughterʼs portion. [ ID=6045 ]
- 1. A young girl. 2. A virgin. 3. A daughter. 4. An epithet of Durga.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > कुमारी (kumārī) [Printed book page 195-17 ] कुमारी (kumārī) f. 1. A young girl, one from 10 to 12 years old; 2. a maiden, a virgin, व्यावर्ततान्योपगमात् कुमारी (kumārī) (vyāvartatānyopagamāt kumārī) R. vi.69; 3. a daughter; 4. an epithet of Durgā. [ ID=9736.1 ]

### 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)*
  > N. of certain flags (set up along with Indra's banner), Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā (Title) [ ID=52293 ]
- a meter consisting of four lines of sixteen syllables each  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a metre (a kind of Śakvarī, consisting of four lines of sixteen syllables each) [ ID=52299 ]
- pure gold  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > pure gold, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=52313 ]

### Specific Human Roles or Types of Beings (3 definitions)
- A groom  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a groom, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=52278 ]
- name of a people  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > ( आस् (ās) ), m. pl. N. of a people, Mahābhārata (Title) ii, 1075 and 1870 ( cf. कुमालक (kumālaka) ) [ ID=52290 ]
- a class of demons  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Kumārī 7, pl. ( °yaḥ ), a class of demons. § 502 (Manuṣya- grahak.): III, 230, 14484. [ ID=6120 ]

### Young Human Male (Boy, Son, Prince) (3 definitions)
- a child, boy, or youth  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1) [Printed book page 292,1] कु (ku) मार (māra) (kumāra) अस् (as), m. ( fr. 1. कु (ku) + मार (māra), √ मृ (mṛ) ? ‘easily dying’; fr. √ 2. कम् (kam), Uṇādi-sūtra (Title) iii, 138 ) a child, boy, youth [ ID=52275 ]
- son  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > son, Ṛg-veda (Title); Atharva-veda (Title) &c. [ ID=52276 ]
- a prince or heir-apparent associated in the kingdom with the reigning monarch  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a prince, heir-apparent associated in the kingdom with the reigning monarch (especially in theatrical language), Raghuvaṃśa (Title); Mālavikāgnimitra (Title) &c. [ ID=52277 ]

### Names of Animals (Birds) (2 definitions)
- a parrot  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a parrot, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=52288 ]
- the bird called Shyama  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the bird commonly called Śyāmā, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=52300 ]

## Sources

Definitions from 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, University of Cologne.

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