कौलीन

{ kaulīna }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

कौलीन  mfn.  a mf( आ)n. belonging or peculiar to a noble family, [R. v, 87, 12]
कौलीन  m.  m. a follower of the left-hand शाक्त ritual, [W.]
कौलकेय   (= ) the son of a female beggar, [W.]
कौलीन  m.  m. pl. the pupils of कौलीनि, [Pāṇ. 4-1, 90], Vārtt. 4, [Pat.]
कौलीन  f.  n. rumour, report, evil report, detraction, [Śak.]; [Ragh. xiv, 36 and 84]; [Megh.]; [Kathās.] ( ifc. f( आ).)
कौलीन  n.  n. family scandal, [W.]
   disgraceful or improper act, [Kād.]
कुलीन   high birth ( fr.), Kathās. lii, 182 ?
   combat of animals or birds or snakes &c., cock-fighting &c., gambling by setting animals to fight together, [L.]
कौपीन   the pudenda, privities (for ?), [L.]
कौलीन    b &c. See कौल.

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

कौलीन [kaulīna] a.  a. [कौ पृथिव्यां लीनः अलुक्स˚; कुलादागतः खञ् वा; कुलालवः [P.IV.1.139] ] Belonging to a noble family.
   नः The son of a female beggar.
   A follower of the left hand Śākta ritual.
   नम् An evil report, a scandal; मालविकागतं किमपि कौलीनं श्रूयते [M.3;] तदेव कौलीनमिव प्रतिभाति [V.2;] [Me.114;] कौलीनमात्माश्रयमाचचक्षे [R.14.36,84.]
   An improper act, bad or scandalous conduct; ख्याते तस्मिन् वितमसि कुले जन्म कौलीनमेतत् [Ve.2.1.]
   A combat of animals.
   Cock-fighting.
   War, battle (in general).
   High birth.
   A privity, the pudenda.

Shabda-Sagara

कौलीन  n.  ( -नं)
   1. High birth, family descent.
   2. Rumour, report.
   3. [Page209-b+ 60] Evil report, detraction.
   4. Combat of animals, of birds, snakes, &c. 5. Cock-fighting, &c. contention of animals as a species of gamb- ling.
   6. A privity, a privy part.
   7. An improper act.
  m.  ( -नः)
   1. The son of a female beggar.
   2. A follower of the left hand Sakta ritual.
    E. कुलीन of a good family, affix श्वण्.

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कुलीन श्वण्