Kardama

English

Etymology

Transliteration of Sanskrit कर्दम (kardama).

Proper noun

Kardama

1. (Hinduism) Name of a Prajapati, father of Kapila and husband of Devahuti.
   • 2016 March 9, Brian Black, Laurie Patton, Dialogue in Early South Asian Religions: Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain Traditions, Routledge, →ISBN, page 143:

     The story of Kapila's birth begins with the sage Kardama, who worships Viṣṇu in the hopes of procuring a wife and children.

   • 2019, Swami Satyamayananda, Ancient Sages‎^[1], Advaita Ashrama, →ISBN:

     Kapila's father was Kardama Prajapati, one of the early progenitors of the human race.