किष्कु

{ kiṣku }

महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश

< span class="kMeaningPrefix">  पु. < span class="kMeaningText"> एक प्राचीन मापनाचें परिमाण . हें ३४ . २ इंचाचें होतें . - छअ १९९ .

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

< span class="kMeaningPrefix">किष्कु  f. < span class="kMeaningText"> m. ([ f., [L.]]) the fore- arm, 32, 11"> [R. v, 32, 11]
< span class="kMeaningPrefix">   < span class="kMeaningText">the handle (of an axe), [TāṇḍyaBr.]
< span class="kMeaningPrefix">हस्त   < span class="kMeaningText">a kind of linear measure (= , or कर = twenty- four thumbs' breadths = 1/400 of a नल्व), [MBh.] &c.
< span class="kMeaningPrefix">पारस्करादि   < span class="kMeaningText"> g.
< span class="kMeaningPrefix">किष्कु  mfn. < span class="kMeaningText"> mfn. contemptible, bad, [L.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

< span class="kMeaningPrefix">किष्कु [kiṣku] a.  < span class="kMeaningText">a. [P.VI.1.157.] vile, contemptible, bad.
< span class="kMeaningPrefix">-ष्कुः  m. < span class="kMeaningText">m. or f.
< span class="kMeaningPrefix">   < span class="kMeaningText">The fore- arm. fore- arm measure (= 24 Aṅgulas); [Rām.5.35.18.]
< span class="kMeaningPrefix">   < span class="kMeaningText">A cubit, span; अवर्धत महा- तेजाः किष्कून्राजंस्त्रयोदश [Mb.3.126.32.]
< span class="kMeaningPrefix">   < span class="kMeaningText">An instrument for measuring lengths.
< span class="kMeaningPrefix">   < span class="kMeaningText">A cubit of 24 or 42 Aṅgulas; किष्कुः स्मृतो द्विरत्निस्तु द्विचत्वारींशदङ्गुलः । (Brahmāṇda [P. Ch.7.5.99.] ). -Comp.
< span class="kMeaningPrefix">-पर्वन्  m. < span class="kMeaningText">m.
< span class="kMeaningPrefix">   < span class="kMeaningText"> sugar- cane.
< span class="kMeaningPrefix">   < span class="kMeaningText">A bamboo.
< span class="kMeaningPrefix">   < span class="kMeaningText">A kind of reed.

Shabda-Sagara

< span class="kMeaningPrefix">किष्कु  mfn. < span class="kMeaningText"> ( -ष्कुः-ष्कुः-ष्कु) vile, bad, contemptible.
< span class="kMeaningPrefix">  mf. < span class="kMeaningText"> ( -ष्कुः)
< span class="kMeaningPrefix">   < span class="kMeaningText">1. A cubit. 2. A span.
< span class="kMeaningPrefix">   < span class="kMeaningText">3. The fore- arm.
< span class="kMeaningPrefix">   < span class="kMeaningText"> E. कै to sound, डिष्कु aff.

ROOTS:

कै डिष्कु