कौटिल्य

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Vrddhi derivative of कुटिल (kuṭila) with a -य (-ya) extension.

Pronunciation

Noun

कौटिल्य • (kauṭilya) stem, f

  1. one of the names of Chanakya
    Synonym: चाणक्य (cāṇakya)

Descendants

  • English: Kautilya
  • Telugu: కౌటిల్యుడు (kauṭilyuḍu)
  • Malayalam: കൗടില്യൻ (kauṭilyaṉ)

References

  • Apte, Macdonell (2022) “कौटिल्य”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Sanskrit Dictionaries]
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