As a Hindi name
केशपाश · noun · masculine
बालों की लट । काकुल — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
much or ornamented hair, tuft, (ifc. ā), &c.
Verified derivationMultiple readings (6)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "keśapāśa" is derived from "keśa" with the pāśap suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
1. keśa m. (√ kliś, Uṇ.; ifc. ā or ī, Pāṇ. iv, 1, 54) the hair of the head, AV.; VS.; ŚBr. &c.
the mane (of a horse or lion), MBh. i, 8008; Śak., Sch.
keśa—pāśa m. much or ornamented hair, tuft, MBh.; Kum.; Vikr.; Ṛtus. (ifc. f(ā). ), &c.
keśapāśa m. (-śaḥ) Much or ornamented hair. f. (-śī) A lock of hair on the top of the head. E. keśa hair, pāśa quantity, in this compound.
Dictionary citations
keśa—pāśa m. much or ornamented hair, tuft, MBh.; Kum.; Vikr.; Ṛtus. (ifc. f(ā). ), &c.
keśapāśa m. (-śaḥ) Much or ornamented hair. f. (-śī) A lock of hair on the top of the head. E. keśa hair, pāśa quantity, in this compound.
1. keśa m. (√ kliś, Uṇ.; ifc. ā or ī, Pāṇ. iv, 1, 54) the hair of the head, AV.; VS.; ŚBr. &c.
the mane (of a horse or lion), MBh. i, 8008; Śak., Sch.
Alternative readings
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