काशि

{ kāśi }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

काशि  m.  a m. ‘shining’, the sun, [L.]
   the clenched hand, fist, handful, [RV. iii, 30, 5; vii, 104, 8; viii, 78, 10]; [Kauś.]
    N. of a prince (the ancestor of the kings of काशि, of the family of भरत, son of सुहोत्र and grandfather of धन्वन्तरि, [Hariv. 1734]; the son of काश्य and grandson of सुहोत्र, [BhP. ix, 17, 4])
अयस्  m.  m. pl. () the descendants of this prince, [BhP. ix, 17, 10]
    N. of the people of काशि, [ŚBr. xiii]; [MBh.] &c.
काशि  f.  f. ‘the splendid’, N. of a celebrated city and place of pilgrimage (the modern Benares, usually written काशी q.v.), [Uṇ. iv, 119]
   fine cotton or silk (from काशि), [Divyâv.]
काशि    b काशिक See col. 2.

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

काशि [kāśi]  m. m. (pl.) N. of a country.
काशिः [kāśiḥ] शी [śī]   शी f. N. of a celebrated city on the Ganges, the modern Benares and one of the seven sacred cities; काशी काशीति काशीति त्रिवारं यः पठेत् नरः । सोऽपि देशान्तरे- वासी काशीवासफलं लभेत् ॥ see काञ्ची.
   शिः The clenched hand, fist.
   A handful; आप इव काशिना संगृभीता [Rv.7.] 14.8.
   The sun.
   Light, splendour; -Comp.
-पः   an epithet of Śiva.
-राजः  N. N. of a king, father of अम्बा, अम्बिका and अम्बालिका, q. v.

Shabda-Sagara

काशि  f.  ( -शिः) Kasi a celebrated city and place of pilgrimage, the modern Benares.
    E. काश् to shine, to be beautiful or renowned, and इन् Unadi affix; also काशीः see काश and काशिका, काशिकी.

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काश् इन् काशीः काश काशिका काशिकी