m. a Brahman of the highest class in Bengal (id est a member of one of the eight principal families of the vārendra- division or of one of the six chief families of the rāḍha- or Rarh division as classified by Balal Sen, rāja- of Bengal, in the twelfth century;common names of the latter families are Mukharjea, Banarjea, Chatarjea, etc.)
कुलीन a. [कुले जातः ख] Of high descent, of a good family, well-born; दिव्ययोषितमिवाकुलीनाम् K.11; न वै सोम्यास्मत्कुलीनः Ch. Up.6.1.1. -नः A horse of good breed. -2 A worshipper of Śakti according to the lefthand ritual. -3 A Brāhmaṇa of the highest class in Bengal. -नम् A disease of the nails, Bhāg.7.6.12.
अकुलीन a. [न. त.] 1 Low-born, of highof no high descent. -2 Not belonging to the earth, not earthly; दिव्ययोषितमिवा- कुलीनां K.11 (a pun on the word; न कौ पृथ्व्यां लीना स्थिता).
Is the form in the Taittirīya Samhitā of the name of an animal, apparently a kind of fish, as explained by Mahī- dhara in his commentary, which is called Kulīpaya in the Vājasaneyi Samhitā, and Purīkaya in the Atharvaveda, variants probably due to the faulty tradition of an unfamiliar name.
noun (feminine) a wife's elder sister (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Solanum Jacquini (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Solanum longum (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Solanum melongena Frequency rank 16698/72933
noun (masculine) a Brāhman of the highest class in Bengāl (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a horse of good breed (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a worshipper of śakti (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
adjective belonging to the family of (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
of good breed (as horses or elephants) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
of high or eminent descent (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
well-born (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (feminine) Artemisia vulgaris (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Piper Chaba (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Vanda Roxburghii (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (feminine) a female ichneumon (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Nardostachys Jatamansi (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Salmalia Malabarica (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
saffron (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (feminine) Piper Chaba (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
sarpagandhā (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the ichneumon plant (supposed to furnish the ichneumon with an antidote when bitten by a snake) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
yavatiktā (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (feminine) a kind of disease of the ear (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a large round cake (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a sort of fish (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
auditory passage (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Gehörgang
Pongamia Glabra (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
rice-gruel or barley-water (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the orifice of the ear (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
adjective crowded (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
disordered (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
gathered together (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
thronged (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
thrown into confusion (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
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