kāṣāya

Dictionary meanings for kāṣāya from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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kāṣāya

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a. (yī f.) [kaṣāyeṇa raktaṃ a- ṇ] Red, dyed of a reddish colour; kāṣāyavasanādhavā Ak. yaṃ A red cloth or garment; ime kāṣāye gṛhīte M. 5; R. 15. 77; na kāṣāyairbhavedyatiḥ ‘it is not the hood that makes a monk’.

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Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

mfn. (fr. kaṣ), brown-red, dyed of a reddish colour A1s3vGr2.; Kaus3.; MBh. &c 281,1 49985 f. (with makṣikā) a sort of fly or wasp Sus3r. 281,1 49986 n. a brown-red cloth or garment MBh.; R.; Ya1jn5. iii, 157. 033543 281,1 49987 n. N. of a Caitya caitya Lalit. 033544 281,1 49988

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