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Kausalya

Kausalya proper noun: the eldest wife of King Dasharatha; queen of Ayodhya and the mother of Rāma; a character in Ramayana.

Proper noun

Kausalya

  1. (Hinduism) The eldest wife of King Dasharatha; queen of Ayodhya and the mother of Rāma; a character in Ramayana
  2. A female given name from Sanskrit, of chiefly Indian usage.

Kausalya meaning in Hindi and Tamil

Kausalya in Hindi

Mother of Shri Rāma
कौशल्या kauśalyā

Kausalya in Tamil

Mother of Shri Rāma
கோசலை kōcalai

Forms of Kausalya

alternative formKaushalya

Origin of Kausalya

Borrowed from Sanskrit कौसल्या (kausalyā).

Questions about Kausalya

What does Kausalya mean?
Kausalya means the eldest wife of King Dasharatha; queen of Ayodhya and the mother of Rāma; a character in Ramayana.
What is Kausalya in Hindi?
Kausalya in Hindi is कौशल्या (kauśalyā). See Kausalya meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Kausalya?
Kausalya is a proper noun.

Words near Kausalya in the dictionary

  1. kauries
  2. kauris
  3. Kaurna
  4. kauru
  5. Kaus
  6. Kausalya
  7. Kauses
  8. Kaushal
  9. Kaushals
  10. Kaushalya
  11. Kaushambi

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