कैशिक

{ kaiśika (m), kaiśika }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

KAIŚIKA   See under Jyāmagha.
KAIŚIKA (M)   An ancient country in Bhārata. It is mentioned in Mahā Bhārata, Sabhā Parva, Chapter 14 that Bhīṣmaka the King of Vidarbha conquered this country.

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

कैशिक  mfn.  mf( ई)n. ( fr. के॑श), hair-like, fine as a hair, [Suśr.]
कैशिक  m.  m. (in music) N. of a राग
love, passion, lust, [L.]
N. of a prince (son of विदर्भ and brother of क्रथ)
of several men, [Hariv.]; [VP.]
कैशिक  m.  m. pl. N. of a subdivision of the यादवs (descended from कैशिक), [MBh. ii, 585]; [Ragh.]; [Mālav.]
कैशिक  n.  n. the whole mass of hair, head of hair, [Pāṇ. 4-2, 48.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

कैशिक [kaiśika] a.  a. (-की f.) [केश-ठक्] Hairlike, fine as hair.
-कः   The sentiment of love, lust.
-कम्   A quantity of hair; कपटकैशिकभूषितमल्लिका [Rām. Ch.4.37.]
-की   One of the four varieties of dramatic style; [Rām.5.1.163;] more usually and correctly written कौशिकी q. v.
An epithet of Durgā.

Shabda-Sagara

कैशिक  m.  ( -कः) Love, passion, lust.
 f.  ( -की) One of the four varieties of dramatic style, the graceful style, suited especially to the passion of love.
 n.  ( -कं) A quantity of hair, the head of hair.
E. केशिक hav- ing much hair. &c. affix अण् fem. affix ङीष्.

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केशिक अण् ङीष्