kinnara किन्नर – —Kin-nara, as, m. (what sort of man?), a mythical being with a human figure and the head of a horse, originally…

Original text · English · substantive masculine

—Kin-nara, as, m. (what sort of man?), a mythical being with a human figure and the head of a horse, originally perhaps a kind of monkey [cf. vā-nara], in later times (like the Naras) reckoned among the Gandharvas or celestial choristers and celebrated as musicians; also attached to the service of Kuvera; (with Jainas) one of the eight orders of the Vyantaras; (as), m., N. of a prince; an epithet of Nara, a son of Vibhīṣaṇa; (with Jainas) the N. of the attendant of the fifteenth Arhat of the present Avasarpiṇī; N. of a place; a kind of musical instrument; (ī), f. a female Kinnara; the lute of the Caṇḍāla.

Original text · English · Word type unspecified

kinnara See under kim.

Original text · French · substantive masculine

kinnara kinnara m. (kim; nara) np. de génies attachés au service de kuvera, et qui sont chanteurs et musiciens célestes; ils ont un corps d'homme et une tête de cheval. kinnareśa m. (īśa) le chef des Kiṃnaras, Kuvera.