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kautukam: neuter nominative singular stem: kautuka

kautukam: neuter accusative singular stem: kautuka

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Word	Reference	Gender	Number	Synonyms	Definition

kautūhalam		Neuter	Singular	kautukam, kutukam, kutūhalam	eagerness

Monier-Williams Search

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kautukamaṅgala

n. (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' f(ā-).) an auspicious ceremony (especially the ceremony with the marriage-thread preceding a marriage)

kautukamaya

mfn. being full of curiosity (as youth, vayas-)

sakautukam

ind. sakautuka

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kautukam

कौतुकम् [कुतुकस्य भावः अण्] 1 Desire, curiosity, wish. -2 Eagerness, vehemence, impatience. -3 Anything creating curiosity or wonder. -4 The marriage thread (worn on the wrist); करोयमामुक्तविवाहकौतुकः Ku.5.66; R.8.1. -5 The ceremony with the marriage thread preceding a marriage; सबाष्पा कौतुकक्रिया Pratijña 4.24. -6 Festivity, gaiety. -7 Particularly auspicious festivity, solemn occasion (such as marriage); 'कौतुकं मङ्गले हर्षे हस्तसूत्रे कुतूहले' इति शाश्वतः; प्रस्थान˚ Ś.4; Ku.7.25. -8 Delight, joy, pleasure, happiness; निवृत्त- नानारसकाव्यकौतुकम् Bh.3.14; ˚रसाः U.6.33; Māl.1.3; U.3.37. -9 Sport, pastime. -1 A song, dance, show or spectacle. -11 Joke, mirth. -12 Friendly greeting, salutation. -Comp. -अगारः, -रम्, -गृहम् a pleasurehouse; कौतुकागारमागात् Ku.7.94. -उदयम् a kind of the height (of an idol &c.) (cf. उत्सव and उत्सेध); उत्सवे चा- र्धमानेन कौतुकोदयमीरितम् Māna.61.22. -क्रिया, -मङ्गलम् 1 a solemn ceremony; उपवासैस्तिथेज्याभिर्व्रतकौतुकमङ्गले । लभन्ते मातरो गर्भान् ... Mb.12.7.14; -2 particularly marriage ceremony; R.11.53. -तोरणः, -णम् a triumphal arch erected on festive occasions; गोपुरद्वारमार्गेषु कृतकौतुकतोरणाम् Bhāg.1.11.13.

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kautukamaṅgala	noun (neuter) an auspicious ceremony (esp. the ceremony with the marriage-thread preceding a marriage) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 12913/72933

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kautukam	jijñāsā, kautūhalam, kautukam, kutukam, kutūhalam, pipṛcchiṣā, anusandhānecchā jñātumicchā। bālakasya manasi jijñāsā vartate।
kautukam	kautukam, kautūhalatā kasyāpi vastunaḥ prāpteḥ sukhabhogasya vā abhilāṣā। mamatāyāḥ aṭanasya kautukam asti।
kautukam	adbhutam, āścaryam, camatkāraḥ, vismayaḥ, kautukam, vismitiḥ āścaryajanyavastu। tejomahālayaḥ saptasu adbhuteṣu ekaḥ।

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