As a Hindi name
काशि · noun · feminine
तेज । प्रकाश · सूर्य · मुट्ठी — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
‘the splendid’, N. of a celebrated city and place of pilgrimage (the modern Benares, usually written Kāśī q.v.)
Verified derivationMultiple readings (4)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "kāśi" is the vocative of "kāśin" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "kāśi" is the vocative of "kāśī" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
kāśi is, 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 Kāśi, of the family of Bharata, son of Suhotra and grandfather of Dhanvantari, Hariv. 1734; the son of Kāśya and grandson of Suhotra, BhP. ix, 17, 4)
(ayas), m. pl. (ayas) the descendants of this prince, BhP. ix, 17, 10
N. of the people of Kāśi, ŚBr. xiii; MBh. &c.
kāśin mfn. (only ifc.) shining, appearing, having the semblance of (e.g. jita-k˚, appearing or behaving like a conqueror, MBh.; jaya-k˚ id., BhP. iv, 10, 15)
kāśin m. N. of a man (as son of Brahman Kavi), MBh. xiii, 4150.
kāśī f. = kāśi, Benares q.v.
N. of the wife of Sudeva and mother of Supārśva, Hariv. 9204; VP.
Alternative readings
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