Apte Dictionary

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Entry कौस्तुभ

कौस्तुभkaustubhaN. of a celebrated gem obtained with 13 other jewels at the churning of the ocean and worn by Viṣṇu on his…
[कुस्तुभो जलधिस्तत्र भवः अण्]
1. Name of a celebrated gem obtained with 13 other jewels at the churning of the ocean and worn by Viṣṇu on his breast; सकौस्तुभं ह्रेपयतीव कृष्णम् R.6.49;1.1.
2. A kind of oil.
3. A manner of joining the fingers.
4. A twist of hair on a horse's neck; कौस्तुभः स्याद्देवमणौ कण्ठा- वर्तेऽपि वाजिनाम् Nm.
Derived forms and compounds
- -लक्षणः, -वक्षस् Masculine
- -हृदयः epithets of Viṣṇu.
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