कूपमण्डूकkūpamaṇḍūka

कूपमण्डूक (kūpamaṇḍūka) is a Sanskrit word meaning a frog in a well, a frog living in a well, a person who never leaves home and lacks enterprise.

Meanings by context

A person of limited experience/outlook (like a frog in a well)

5 definitions
a frog in a well

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a frog living in a well

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A frog in a well, applied to a person of no enterprise who never leaves home.

Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A frog living in a well. 2. A person who never leaves home and lacks enterprise.

Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A frog in a well, applied to someone who lacks enterprise or never leaves home.

Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

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Definitions on this page come from 4 works: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.