As a deity name
Name 101 of the Narasimha Sahasranāma — Brahmanda Purana / Narasimha Purana, as taught by Sages to Assembly of Devotees
As a Hindi name
को
marks the accusative case in certain contexts, i.e. the Theme of an action; marks the accusative case in certain contexts, i.e. the Theme of an action; marks a Stimulus or Topic that causes some sensation or emotion: at; marks the dative case, i.e. the Recipient of something
a Hindi word, a tadbhava: evolved from the Sanskrit through Prakrit कक्षे — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Inherited from Old Hindi काहू (kāhū), काहु (kāhu), from Sauraseni Prakrit, from Sanskrit कक्षे (kákṣe, “in the armpit”), locative singular of कक्ष (kákṣa, “armpit”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *káṭṣas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *káćšas, from Proto-Indo-European *kóḱsos (“joint”). Compar…” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a shore, bank, &c. (ifc.; &; ā, )
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (6)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "kūlāya" is the dative of "kūla" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
kūla n. a declivity, slope, RV. viii, 47, 11
a shore, bank, ŚBr. xiv; Nir.; Mn. &c. (ifc. Pāṇ. vi, 2, 121; 129 & 135; f(ā). , MBh. xiv, 1163)
Alternative readings
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