Apte Dictionary

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Entry कञ्चुकिन्

कञ्चुकिन्kañcukina.Furnished with armour or mail. m.
1. Furnished with armour or mail. Masculine
2. An attendant on the women's apartments, a chamberlain; (an important character in dramas); अन्तः- पुरचरो वृद्धो विप्रो गुणगणान्वितः । सर्वकार्यार्थकुशलः कञ्चुकीत्यभिधीयते ॥ (he must be a Brāhmaṇa, very old, etc.; Compare V.3. and Ś.5.3).
3. A libidinous man, debauchee.
4. A serpent.
5. A door-keeper.
6. Barley.
Derived forms and compounds
- -वरः The head कञ्चुकिन् आकर्ण्य कञ्चुकिवरस्य वचः क्षितीशः । Bil. Ch.53.
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