Karnaveshtana, Karṇaveṣṭana, Karna-veshtana: 8 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Karṇaveṣṭana can be transliterated into English as Karnavestana or Karnaveshtana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKarṇaveṣṭana (कर्णवेष्टन).—an ear-ring; सुकृतौ कर्णवेष्टौ च (sukṛtau karṇaveṣṭau ca) Rām.5.15.42.
Derivable forms: karṇaveṣṭanam (कर्णवेष्टनम्).
Karṇaveṣṭana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms karṇa and veṣṭana (वेष्टन). See also (synonyms): karṇaveṣṭa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKarṇaveṣṭana (कर्णवेष्टन).—n.
(-naṃ) An ear-ring. E. karṇa, and veṣṭana surrounding.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKarṇaveṣṭana (कर्णवेष्टन).—[neuter] the same.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKarṇaveṣṭana (कर्णवेष्टन):—[=karṇa-veṣṭana] [from karṇa] n. an ear-ring, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKarṇaveṣṭana (कर्णवेष्टन):—[karṇa-veṣṭana] (naṃ) 1. n. An ear-ring.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKarṇavēṣṭana (ಕರ್ಣವೇಷ್ಟನ):—[noun] an ornament for the ear.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches: Veshtana, Karna.
Full-text: Karnaveshta.
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