कौमुद

{ kaumudḥ }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

कौमुद  m.  m. patr. fr. कुमुद, [ĀrṣBr.]
the month कार्त्तिक (October-November), [MBh. xiii]
कौमुद  n.  n. (with व्रत) N. of a particular observance, [AgP.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

कौमुदः [kaumudḥ]   The month Kārtika; कौमुदे मासि रेवत्यां शरदन्ते हिमागमे [Mb.5.83.7.]

Shabda-Sagara

कौमुद  m.  ( -दः) The month Kartik, (Oct.-Nov.)
 f.  ( -दी)
1. Moonlight. 2. A festival in honour of KARTIKEYA, held on the full moon of the month Kartik.
3. Day of full moon in the month Aswin.
4. The same in the month Kartik.
5. Elucidation (at the end of titles of works. e. g. सांख्यतत्त्वकौमुदी.)
E. कुमुद a white lotus, अण् and ङीष् affixes, कौमुदी moonlight, equally white or brilliant; the other senses come from this.

ROOTS:

कुमुद अण् ङीष् कौमुदी