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Kamsa

Kamsa proper noun: the ruler of Mathura, brother of Devaki and uncle of Lord Krishna.

kamsa: the ruler of Mathura, brother of Devaki and uncle of Lord Krishna
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Proper noun

Kamsa

  1. (Hinduism) The ruler of Mathura, brother of Devaki and uncle of Lord Krishna.

Kamsa meaning in Hindi and Tamil

Kamsa in Hindi

ruler of Mathura and uncle of Krishna
कंस kans

Kamsa in Tamil

கஞ்சு, கஞ்சன்

Origin of Kamsa

Borrowed from Sanskrit कंस (kaṃsa).

Questions about Kamsa

What does Kamsa mean?
Kamsa means the ruler of Mathura, brother of Devaki and uncle of Lord Krishna.
What is Kamsa in Hindi?
Kamsa in Hindi is कंस (kans). See Kamsa meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Kamsa?
Kamsa is a proper noun.

Words near Kamsa in the dictionary

  1. Kamron
  2. Kamrup
  3. Kamrup Metropolitan
  4. Kamryn
  5. KAMs
  6. Kamsa
  7. Kamschatka
  8. Kamschatkan
  9. Kamschatkans
  10. kamseen
  11. kamseens

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Kamsa (page history and authors); kamsa (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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