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Kashyapa

Kashyapa proper noun: a revered Vedic sage who is considered to be the author of some of the hymns of the Rigveda; one of the seven Saptarishis; the father of the Adityas.

Proper noun

Kashyapa

  1. (Hinduism) A revered Vedic sage who is considered to be the author of some of the hymns of the Rigveda; one of the seven Saptarishis; the father of the Adityas.

Origin of Kashyapa

Borrowed from Sanskrit कश्यप (kaśyapa).

Questions about Kashyapa

What does Kashyapa mean?
Kashyapa means a revered Vedic sage who is considered to be the author of some of the hymns of the Rigveda; one of the seven Saptarishis; the father of the Adityas.
What part of speech is Kashyapa?
Kashyapa is a proper noun.

Words near Kashyapa in the dictionary

  1. Kashubians
  2. Kashubish
  3. Kashubs
  4. Kashuyana
  5. Kashyap
  6. Kashyapa
  7. Kashyaps
  8. Kasibu
  9. Kasich
  10. kasida
  11. kasidas

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