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कन्याकुब्ज

   
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कन्याकुब्ज

A Sanskrit English Dictionary | Sanskrit  English |   | 
कन्या—कुब्ज  fn. f()n. = कन्य-कुब्ज above, [L.]

कन्याकुब्ज

Shabda-Sagara | Sanskrit  English |   | 
कन्याकुब्ज  m.  (-ब्जः) Kanyakubja or Kinnoge, an ancient city of great note, in the north of Hindustan, known to classical geography as Cannogyza: the name also applies to its dependencies or the surrounding district; also कान्यकुब्ज.
   E. कन्या a girl, and कुब्ज round- shouldered, crooked; the etymology, alludes to a legend relating to the one hundred daughters of KUŚANĀBHA the king of this city, who were all rendered crooked by vayu, for non-compliance with his licentious desires.

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