कोसल

See also: कसैला

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

कोसल m

  1. Devanagari script form of kosala (Kosalan)
  2. (in the plural) Devanagari script form of kosala (Kosala)

Declension

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

  • कोशल (kośala)later variant

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

कोसल • (kosala) stemn

  1. (historical) one of the Mahajanapadas, with both Shravasti and Ayodhya as it's capitals.
  2. (Hinduism), one of the Mahajanapadas, whose northnern half was ruled by King Dasharatha, birth place of Rāma, Lakshmana, Bharata, and Shatrughna.
  3. (Hinduism) name of Kausalya's father and the ruler of the southern half of the Mahajanapada of the same name.

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