"केश" meaning in Sanskrit

See केश in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kɐ́j.ɕɐ/ [Vedic], /keː.ɕɐ/ [Classical-Sanskrit]
Etymology: From Proto-Indo-Aryan *káyśas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *káyćas ~ gáyćas. Cognate with Avestan 𐬔𐬀𐬉𐬯𐬎 (gaēsu, “curls”), Middle Persian gys (gēs, “curl, locks”) (whence Persian گیس (gis), گیسو (gisu, “ringlet of hair, forelock, sidelock, curl”)), Northern Kurdish kezî (kazī), Northern Luri گؽس (gês), Ossetian гъес (ǧes), хъис (qis, “bristle”). Akin to Old Armenian գէս (gēs), an Iranian borrowing. Etymology templates: {{inh|sa|inc-pro|*káyśas}} Proto-Indo-Aryan *káyśas, {{inh|sa|iir-pro|*káyćas ~ gáyćas}} Proto-Indo-Iranian *káyćas ~ gáyćas, {{cog|ae|𐬔𐬀𐬉𐬯𐬎||curls}} Avestan 𐬔𐬀𐬉𐬯𐬎 (gaēsu, “curls”), {{cog|pal|gys||curl, locks|tr=gēs}} Middle Persian gys (gēs, “curl, locks”), {{cog|fa|گیس|tr=gis}} Persian گیس (gis), {{cog|kmr|kezî|tr=kazī}} Northern Kurdish kezî (kazī), {{cog|lrc|گؽس|tr=gês}} Northern Luri گؽس (gês), {{cog|os|гъес}} Ossetian гъес (ǧes), {{cog|xcl|գէս}} Old Armenian գէս (gēs) Head templates: {{sa-noun|g=m|tr=kéśa}} केश • (kéśa) stem, m Inflection templates: {{sa-decl-noun-m|kéśa}} Forms: kéśa [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], केशः [nominative, singular], केशौ [dual, nominative], केशा1 [dual, nominative], केशाः [nominative, plural], केशासः1 [nominative, plural], केशम् [accusative, singular], केशौ [accusative, dual], केशा1 [accusative, dual], केशान् [accusative, plural], केशेन [instrumental, singular], केशाभ्याम् [dual, instrumental], केशैः [instrumental, plural], केशेभिः1 [instrumental, plural], केशाय [dative, singular], केशाभ्याम् [dative, dual], केशेभ्यः [dative, plural], केशात् [ablative, singular], केशाभ्याम् [ablative, dual], केशेभ्यः [ablative, plural], केशस्य [genitive, singular], केशयोः [dual, genitive], केशानाम् [genitive, plural], केशे [locative, singular], केशयोः [dual, locative], केशेषु [locative, plural], केश [singular, vocative], केशौ [dual, vocative], केशा1 [dual, vocative], केशाः [plural, vocative], केशासः1 [plural, vocative]
  1. hair (of the head), locks of hair, tresses
    Sense id: en-केश-sa-noun-G5HgsdSo Categories (other): Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 50 10 40
  2. the mane (of a horse or lion)
    Sense id: en-केश-sa-noun-QKxPUHX0
  3. a kind of perfume
    Sense id: en-केश-sa-noun-KyD25bfm Categories (other): Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters, Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters: 31 16 54 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 31 16 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: अकेश (akéśa)
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "akéśa",
      "word": "अकेश"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "as",
            "2": "কেশ"
          },
          "expansion": "Assamese: কেশ (kex)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Assamese: কেশ (kex)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bn",
            "2": "কেশ"
          },
          "expansion": "Bengali: কেশ (keś)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Bengali: কেশ (keś)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ccp",
            "2": "𑄇𑄬𑄌𑄴"
          },
          "expansion": "Chakma: 𑄇𑄬𑄌𑄴 (kec)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Chakma: 𑄇𑄬𑄌𑄴 (kec)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hi",
            "2": "केश"
          },
          "expansion": "Hindi: केश (keś)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Hindi: केश (keś)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kn",
            "2": "ಕೇಶ"
          },
          "expansion": "Kannada: ಕೇಶ (kēśa)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Kannada: ಕೇಶ (kēśa)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mr",
            "2": "केस"
          },
          "expansion": "Marathi: केस (kes)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Marathi: केस (kes), केश (keś)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "or",
            "2": "କେଶ"
          },
          "expansion": "Odia: କେଶ (keśa)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Odia: କେଶ (keśa)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ta",
            "2": "கேசம்"
          },
          "expansion": "Tamil: கேசம் (kēcam)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Tamil: கேசம் (kēcam)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "te",
            "2": "కేశము"
          },
          "expansion": "Telugu: కేశము (kēśamu)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Telugu: కేశము (kēśamu)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ur",
            "2": "کیش",
            "tr": "keś"
          },
          "expansion": "Urdu: کیش (keś)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Urdu: کیش (keś)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pa",
            "2": "ਕੇਸ",
            "3": "ਕੇਸ਼"
          },
          "expansion": "Punjabi: ਕੇਸ (kes), ਕੇਸ਼ (keś)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Punjabi: ਕੇਸ (kes), ਕੇਸ਼ (keś)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "inc-pro",
        "3": "*káyśas"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-Aryan *káyśas",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "iir-pro",
        "3": "*káyćas ~ gáyćas"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-Iranian *káyćas ~ gáyćas",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ae",
        "2": "𐬔𐬀𐬉𐬯𐬎",
        "3": "",
        "4": "curls"
      },
      "expansion": "Avestan 𐬔𐬀𐬉𐬯𐬎 (gaēsu, “curls”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pal",
        "2": "gys",
        "3": "",
        "4": "curl, locks",
        "tr": "gēs"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Persian gys (gēs, “curl, locks”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "گیس",
        "tr": "gis"
      },
      "expansion": "Persian گیس (gis)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kmr",
        "2": "kezî",
        "tr": "kazī"
      },
      "expansion": "Northern Kurdish kezî (kazī)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lrc",
        "2": "گؽس",
        "tr": "gês"
      },
      "expansion": "Northern Luri گؽس (gês)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "os",
        "2": "гъес"
      },
      "expansion": "Ossetian гъес (ǧes)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xcl",
        "2": "գէս"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Armenian գէս (gēs)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Indo-Aryan *káyśas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *káyćas ~ gáyćas. Cognate with Avestan 𐬔𐬀𐬉𐬯𐬎 (gaēsu, “curls”), Middle Persian gys (gēs, “curl, locks”) (whence Persian گیس (gis), گیسو (gisu, “ringlet of hair, forelock, sidelock, curl”)), Northern Kurdish kezî (kazī), Northern Luri گؽس (gês), Ossetian гъес (ǧes), хъис (qis, “bristle”). Akin to Old Armenian գէս (gēs), an Iranian borrowing.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kéśa",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sa-decl-noun-m",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केशः",
      "roman": "kéśaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केशौ",
      "roman": "kéśau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केशा1",
      "roman": "kéśā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केशाः",
      "roman": "kéśāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केशासः1",
      "roman": "kéśāsaḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केशम्",
      "roman": "kéśam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केशौ",
      "roman": "kéśau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केशा1",
      "roman": "kéśā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केशान्",
      "roman": "kéśān",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केशेन",
      "roman": "kéśena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केशाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "kéśābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केशैः",
      "roman": "kéśaiḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केशेभिः1",
      "roman": "kéśebhiḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केशाय",
      "roman": "kéśāya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केशाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "kéśābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केशेभ्यः",
      "roman": "kéśebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केशात्",
      "roman": "kéśāt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केशाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "kéśābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केशेभ्यः",
      "roman": "kéśebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केशस्य",
      "roman": "kéśasya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केशयोः",
      "roman": "kéśayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केशानाम्",
      "roman": "kéśānām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केशे",
      "roman": "kéśe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केशयोः",
      "roman": "kéśayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केशेषु",
      "roman": "kéśeṣu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केश",
      "roman": "kéśa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केशौ",
      "roman": "kéśau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केशा1",
      "roman": "kéśā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केशाः",
      "roman": "kéśāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केशासः1",
      "roman": "kéśāsaḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "tr": "kéśa"
      },
      "expansion": "केश • (kéśa) stem, m",
      "name": "sa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kéśa"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-m"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 10 40",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "They might be measured with a rein or measurable with both extended arms.\nLet the black locks spring thick and strong and grow like reeds upon thy head.",
          "ref": "c. 1200 BCE – 1000 BCE, Atharvaveda 6.137.2",
          "roman": "kéśā naḍā́ iva vardhantāṃ śīrṣṇáste asitā́ḥ pári.",
          "text": "अ॒भीशु॑ना॒ मेया॑ आसन्व्या॒मेना॑नु॒मेयाः॑।\nकेशा॑ न॒डा इ॑व वर्धन्तां शी॒र्ष्णस्ते॑ असि॒ताः परि॑ ॥\nabhī́śunā méyā āsanvyāménānuméyāḥ."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "hair (of the head), locks of hair, tresses"
      ],
      "id": "en-केश-sa-noun-G5HgsdSo",
      "links": [
        [
          "hair",
          "hair"
        ],
        [
          "lock",
          "lock"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the mane (of a horse or lion)"
      ],
      "id": "en-केश-sa-noun-QKxPUHX0",
      "links": [
        [
          "mane",
          "mane"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "31 16 54",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "31 16 54",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a kind of perfume"
      ],
      "id": "en-केश-sa-noun-KyD25bfm",
      "links": [
        [
          "perfume",
          "perfume"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kɐ́j.ɕɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/keː.ɕɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "केश"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Sanskrit a-stem nouns",
    "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
    "Sanskrit lemmas",
    "Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Sanskrit masculine nouns",
    "Sanskrit nouns",
    "Sanskrit nouns in Devanagari script",
    "Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-Aryan",
    "Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian",
    "Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan",
    "Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian",
    "Sanskrit terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "akéśa",
      "word": "अकेश"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "as",
            "2": "কেশ"
          },
          "expansion": "Assamese: কেশ (kex)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Assamese: কেশ (kex)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bn",
            "2": "কেশ"
          },
          "expansion": "Bengali: কেশ (keś)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Bengali: কেশ (keś)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ccp",
            "2": "𑄇𑄬𑄌𑄴"
          },
          "expansion": "Chakma: 𑄇𑄬𑄌𑄴 (kec)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Chakma: 𑄇𑄬𑄌𑄴 (kec)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hi",
            "2": "केश"
          },
          "expansion": "Hindi: केश (keś)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Hindi: केश (keś)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kn",
            "2": "ಕೇಶ"
          },
          "expansion": "Kannada: ಕೇಶ (kēśa)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Kannada: ಕೇಶ (kēśa)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mr",
            "2": "केस"
          },
          "expansion": "Marathi: केस (kes)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Marathi: केस (kes), केश (keś)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "or",
            "2": "କେଶ"
          },
          "expansion": "Odia: କେଶ (keśa)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Odia: କେଶ (keśa)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ta",
            "2": "கேசம்"
          },
          "expansion": "Tamil: கேசம் (kēcam)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Tamil: கேசம் (kēcam)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "te",
            "2": "కేశము"
          },
          "expansion": "Telugu: కేశము (kēśamu)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Telugu: కేశము (kēśamu)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ur",
            "2": "کیش",
            "tr": "keś"
          },
          "expansion": "Urdu: کیش (keś)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Urdu: کیش (keś)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pa",
            "2": "ਕੇਸ",
            "3": "ਕੇਸ਼"
          },
          "expansion": "Punjabi: ਕੇਸ (kes), ਕੇਸ਼ (keś)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Punjabi: ਕੇਸ (kes), ਕੇਸ਼ (keś)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "inc-pro",
        "3": "*káyśas"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-Aryan *káyśas",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "iir-pro",
        "3": "*káyćas ~ gáyćas"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-Iranian *káyćas ~ gáyćas",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ae",
        "2": "𐬔𐬀𐬉𐬯𐬎",
        "3": "",
        "4": "curls"
      },
      "expansion": "Avestan 𐬔𐬀𐬉𐬯𐬎 (gaēsu, “curls”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pal",
        "2": "gys",
        "3": "",
        "4": "curl, locks",
        "tr": "gēs"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Persian gys (gēs, “curl, locks”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "گیس",
        "tr": "gis"
      },
      "expansion": "Persian گیس (gis)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kmr",
        "2": "kezî",
        "tr": "kazī"
      },
      "expansion": "Northern Kurdish kezî (kazī)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lrc",
        "2": "گؽس",
        "tr": "gês"
      },
      "expansion": "Northern Luri گؽس (gês)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "os",
        "2": "гъес"
      },
      "expansion": "Ossetian гъес (ǧes)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xcl",
        "2": "գէս"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Armenian գէս (gēs)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Indo-Aryan *káyśas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *káyćas ~ gáyćas. Cognate with Avestan 𐬔𐬀𐬉𐬯𐬎 (gaēsu, “curls”), Middle Persian gys (gēs, “curl, locks”) (whence Persian گیس (gis), گیسو (gisu, “ringlet of hair, forelock, sidelock, curl”)), Northern Kurdish kezî (kazī), Northern Luri گؽس (gês), Ossetian гъес (ǧes), хъис (qis, “bristle”). Akin to Old Armenian գէս (gēs), an Iranian borrowing.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kéśa",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sa-decl-noun-m",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केशः",
      "roman": "kéśaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केशौ",
      "roman": "kéśau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केशा1",
      "roman": "kéśā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केशाः",
      "roman": "kéśāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केशासः1",
      "roman": "kéśāsaḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केशम्",
      "roman": "kéśam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केशौ",
      "roman": "kéśau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केशा1",
      "roman": "kéśā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केशान्",
      "roman": "kéśān",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केशेन",
      "roman": "kéśena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केशाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "kéśābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केशैः",
      "roman": "kéśaiḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केशेभिः1",
      "roman": "kéśebhiḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केशाय",
      "roman": "kéśāya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केशाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "kéśābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केशेभ्यः",
      "roman": "kéśebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केशात्",
      "roman": "kéśāt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केशाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "kéśābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केशेभ्यः",
      "roman": "kéśebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केशस्य",
      "roman": "kéśasya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केशयोः",
      "roman": "kéśayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केशानाम्",
      "roman": "kéśānām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केशे",
      "roman": "kéśe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केशयोः",
      "roman": "kéśayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केशेषु",
      "roman": "kéśeṣu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केश",
      "roman": "kéśa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केशौ",
      "roman": "kéśau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केशा1",
      "roman": "kéśā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केशाः",
      "roman": "kéśāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केशासः1",
      "roman": "kéśāsaḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "tr": "kéśa"
      },
      "expansion": "केश • (kéśa) stem, m",
      "name": "sa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kéśa"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-m"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Sanskrit terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "They might be measured with a rein or measurable with both extended arms.\nLet the black locks spring thick and strong and grow like reeds upon thy head.",
          "ref": "c. 1200 BCE – 1000 BCE, Atharvaveda 6.137.2",
          "roman": "kéśā naḍā́ iva vardhantāṃ śīrṣṇáste asitā́ḥ pári.",
          "text": "अ॒भीशु॑ना॒ मेया॑ आसन्व्या॒मेना॑नु॒मेयाः॑।\nकेशा॑ न॒डा इ॑व वर्धन्तां शी॒र्ष्णस्ते॑ असि॒ताः परि॑ ॥\nabhī́śunā méyā āsanvyāménānuméyāḥ."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "hair (of the head), locks of hair, tresses"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hair",
          "hair"
        ],
        [
          "lock",
          "lock"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the mane (of a horse or lion)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mane",
          "mane"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a kind of perfume"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "perfume",
          "perfume"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kɐ́j.ɕɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/keː.ɕɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "केश"
}

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