ककुभ्

{ ककुभ्‍, kakubh }

प्राचीन चरित्रकोश

ककुभ्‍ n.  धर्म ऋषि के अरुंधती नामक स्त्री का नामांतर । यह दक्षकन्या है [भा. ३.६] ।

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

ककुभ्  f.  f. ( cf. ककुद्) a peak, summit, [RV.]
   space, region or quarter of the heavens, [BhP.]; [Mṛcch.]; [Kathās.] &c.
    N. of a metre of three पादs (consisting of eight, twelve, and eight syllables respectively; so called because the second पाद exceeds the others by four syllables), [RPrāt. 889]; [AV. xiii, 1, 15]; [VS.]; [ŚBr.] &c.
   unornamented hair or the hair hanging down like a tail, [L.]
   a wreath of Campaka flowers, [L.]
   splendour, beauty, [L.]
   a शास्त्र or science, [L.]
   a रागिणी or mode of music, [L.]
    N. of a daughter of दक्ष and wife of धर्म (as a personified quarter of the sky), [BhP.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ककुभ् [kakubh]  f. f.
   A direction, quarter of the compass; वियुक्ताः कान्तेन स्त्रिय इव न राजन्ति ककुभः [Mk.5.26;] [Śi.9.25,] 3.33.
   Splendour, beauty.
   A wreath of Champaka flowers.
   A sacred treatise or Śāstra.
   A peak, summit.
   A Rāgiṇī or personified mode of music.
   The personified quarter of the sky.
   Breath, animation.
   Unornamented hair; or hair hanging down as a tail.

Shabda-Sagara

ककुभ्  f.  ( -प)
   1. Space, region or quarter, as east, west, &c.
   2. Beauty, splendor.
   3. Unornamented hair, or the hair hanging down as a tail.
   4. A wreath of Champaka flowers.
   5. A Ragini or personified mode of music.
   6. A Sastra or sacred treatise.
    E. क wind, स्कुभ् to spread, क्विप् affix and the स is dropped; or कक् to be proud, उभ् aff.

ROOTS:

क स्कुभ् क्विप् स कक् उभ्