कौशल्या

Hindi

Alternative forms

• कौसल्या (kausalyā)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कौशल्या (kauśalyā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /kɔː.ʃəl.jɑː/, [kɔː.ʃɐl.jäː]

Proper noun

कौशल्या • (kauśalyā) f

1. (Hinduism) Kaushalya The eldest wife of King Dasharatha; queen of Ayodhya and the mother of Lord Rāma
2. a female given name, Kaushalya, from Sanskrit

Declension

Declension of कौशल्या (sg-only fem ā-stem)

	singular
direct	कौशल्या kauśalyā
oblique	कौशल्या kauśalyā
vocative	कौशल्या kauśalyā

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “कौशल्या”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 1079
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “कौशल्या”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 219

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

• कौसल्या (kausalyā)

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• কৌশল্যা (Assamese script)
• ᬓᭁᬰᬮ᭄ᬬᬵ (Balinese script)
• কৌশল্যা (Bengali script)
• 𑰎𑰻𑰫𑰩𑰿𑰧𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀓𑁅𑀰𑀮𑁆𑀬𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• ကော်ၐလျာ (Burmese script)
• કૌશલ્યા (Gujarati script)
• ਕੌਸ਼ਲ੍ਯਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌕𑍌𑌶𑌲𑍍𑌯𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦏꦻꦴꦯꦭꦾꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂍𑂸𑂬𑂪𑂹𑂨𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಕೌಶಲ್ಯಾ (Kannada script)
• កៅឝល្យា (Khmer script)
• ເກົາຨລ຺ຍາ (Lao script)
• കൗശല്യാ (Malayalam script)
• ᡬᠣᠣᡧᠠᠯᠶᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘎𑘼𑘫𑘩𑘿𑘧𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᢉᠣᠧᠸᠠᠱᠠᠯᠶ᠎ᠠ᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦮𑧝𑧋𑧉𑧠𑧇𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐎𑑁𑐱𑐮𑑂𑐫𑐵 (Newa script)
• କୌଶଲ୍ଯା (Odia script)
• ꢒꣃꢯꢭ꣄ꢫꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆑𑆿𑆯𑆬𑇀𑆪𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖎𑖻𑖫𑖩𑖿𑖧𑖯 (Siddham script)
• කෞශල්‍යා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩜𑩘𑩿𑩽 𑪙𑩻𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚊𑚵𑚧𑚥𑚶𑚣𑚭 (Takri script)
• கௌஶல்யா (Tamil script)
• కౌశల్యా (Telugu script)
• เกาศลฺยา (Thai script)
• ཀཽ་ཤ་ལྱཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒏𑒾𑒬𑒪𑓂𑒨𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨋𑨈𑨮𑨬𑩇𑨪𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From कौशल (kauśala) +‎ -या (-yā).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /kɑːw.ɕɐl.jɑː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /kɑw.ɕɐl̪.jɑː/

Proper noun

कौशल्या • (kauśalyā) stem, f

1. (Hinduism) Name of Dasharatha's wife and Rāma's mother

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of कौशल्या

	singular
nominative	कौशल्या (kauśalyā)
accusative	कौशल्याम् (kauśalyām)
instrumental	कौशल्यया (kauśalyayā)
dative	कौशल्यायै (kauśalyāyai)
ablative	कौशल्यायाः (kauśalyāyāḥ)
genitive	कौशल्यायाः (kauśalyāyāḥ)
locative	कौशल्यायाम् (kauśalyāyām)
vocative	कौशल्ये (kauśalye)

Descendants

• Hindi: कौशल्या (kauśalyā)
• Malayalam: കൗശല്യ (kauśalya), കൗസല്യ (kausalya)