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Kardama

Kardama proper noun: name of a Prajapati, father of Kapila and husband of Devahuti.

Proper noun

Kardama

  1. (Hinduism) Name of a Prajapati, father of Kapila and husband of Devahuti.
    • The story of Kapila's birth begins with the sage Kardama, who worships Viṣṇu in the hopes of procuring a wife and children.2016 March 9, Brian Black, Laurie Patton, Dialogue in Early South Asian Religions: Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain Traditions, Routledge, →ISBN, page 143
    • Kapila's father was Kardama Prajapati, one of the early progenitors of the human race.2019, Swami Satyamayananda, Ancient Sages, Advaita Ashrama, →ISBN

Origin of Kardama

Transliteration of Sanskrit कर्दम (kardama).

Questions about Kardama

What does Kardama mean?
Kardama means name of a Prajapati, father of Kapila and husband of Devahuti.
What part of speech is Kardama?
Kardama is a proper noun.

Words near Kardama in the dictionary

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  4. Karczewski
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  6. Kardama
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  9. Kardashev
  10. Kardashev scale
  11. Kardashian

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