Pushkaraksha, 笔耻峁补谤腻办峁, Pushkara-aksha: 12 definitions
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Pushkaraksha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term 笔耻峁补谤腻办峁 can be transliterated into English as Puskaraksa or Pushkaraksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia1) 笔耻峁补谤腻办峁 (啶啶粪啶曕ぐ啶距啷嵿し).鈥擜 King of Pur膩峁噄c fame.
There was once a King called Bhadr膩k峁 in T补办峁艣il膩nagara. He worshipped Bhagavat墨 with 108 lotus flowers daily in order to obtain a son. One day he found one flower missing and the brave king tore open his heart and made the number complete. The goddess was pleased and she blessed him saying that he would have a son worthy of becoming an emperor. 笔耻峁补谤腻办峁 was the son thus born. (See full article at Story of 笔耻峁补谤腻办峁 from the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani)
2) 笔耻峁补谤腻办峁 (啶啶粪啶曕ぐ啶距啷嵿し).鈥擜 king. 笔耻峁补谤腻办峁, son of king Sucandra, was cut to death by Para艣ur膩ma. (Brahm膩峁囜笉a Pur膩峁嘺, Chapter 3).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index笔耻峁补谤腻办峁 (啶啶粪啶曕ぐ啶距啷嵿し).鈥擳he son of S峁沜andra; an able charioteer; used 惫腻测补惫测腻蝉迟谤补 against Para艣ur膩ma who attacked him with 产谤补丑尘腻蝉迟谤补 and cut him into two with the Para艣u.*
- * Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 III. 40. 1.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: Kath膩sarits膩gara笔耻峁补谤腻办峁 (啶啶粪啶曕ぐ啶距啷嵿し) is the son of king Bhadr膩k峁 from T补办峁艣il膩, according to the Kath膩sarits膩gara, chapter 69. Accordingly, as minister Vicitrakatha said to king M峁沢膩峁卥adatta: 鈥�... then there was born a son to the king [Bhadr膩k峁] by his queen, and he possessed all the auspicious marks. And the king called him 笔耻峁补谤腻办峁, because he obtained him by the gift of the lotus of his heart. And when the son, in course of time, grew up to manhood, Bhadr膩k峁 anointed him king, as he possessed great virtues, and himself repaired to the forest鈥�.
The Kath膩sarits膩gara (鈥榦cean of streams of story鈥�), mentioning 笔耻峁补谤腻办峁, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Narav膩hanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the 惫颈诲测腻诲丑补谤补蝉 (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Gu峁嚹佱笉hya鈥檚 B峁沨atkath膩 consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.
Kavya (啶曕ぞ啶掂啶�, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or 鈥榚pic poetry鈥� and natya, or 鈥榙ramatic poetry鈥�.
General definition (in Hinduism)
: WikiPedia: HinduismKings like 艢rutavarman and 艢re峁ａ弓havarman or 笔耻峁补谤腻办峁 are only attested very much later in Angkorian inscriptions; their historicity is doubtful, All we know about Land Zh膿nl脿 is that it sent an embassy to China in 717. Another embassy visiting China in 750 came probably from Water Zh膿nl脿.
: Kan Sophano's Blog: Asia艢r墨-笔耻峁补谤腻办峁 ('Lotus-Eyed'), descendant of the Aninditapura dynasty and king of 艢ambhupura, with whom the genealogy of Ya艣ovarman begins.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary笔耻峁补谤腻办峁 (啶啶粪啶曕ぐ啶距啷嵿し).鈥攁n epithet of Vi峁ａ箛u; 啶о啶掂啶距啷嵿ぐ啷� 啶啶粪啶曕ぐ啶距啷嵿し啶膏啶� 啶むぞ啶班啶曕啶粪啶 啶膏啶ㄠた啶灌た啶む啶洁き啶掂い啷� (dhvaj膩gre pu峁ar膩k峁sya t膩rk峁a岣� sa峁僴ihito'bhavat) Bm.2.18.
Derivable forms: 辫耻峁补谤腻办峁岣� (啶啶粪啶曕ぐ啶距啷嵿し啶�).
笔耻峁补谤腻办峁 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 辫耻峁补谤补 and 补办峁 (啶呧啷嵿し).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary笔耻峁补谤腻办峁 (啶啶粪啶曕ぐ啶距啷嵿し).鈥攁dj. lotus-eyed.
笔耻峁补谤腻办峁 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 辫耻峁补谤补 and 补办峁 (啶呧啷嵿し).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary笔耻峁补谤腻办峁 (啶啶粪啶曕ぐ啶距啷嵿し).鈥擺adjective] lotusor blue-eyed.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum笔耻峁补谤腻办峁 (啶啶粪啶曕ぐ啶距啷嵿し) as mentioned in Aufrecht鈥檚 Catalogus Catalogorum:鈥攑oet. Pady膩val墨.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 笔耻峁补谤腻办峁 (啶啶粪啶曕ぐ啶距啷嵿し):鈥擺from 辫耻峁补谤补 > pu峁�] mf(墨)n. l掳. eyed, [Mah膩bh膩rata]
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of Vi峁ａ箛u, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] of a man, [Brahma-pur膩峁嘺]
4) [v.s. ...] of a prince, [Ratn膩val墨]
5) [v.s. ...] of a poet, [Catalogue(s)]
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Aksha, Pushkara.
Full-text: Shreshthavarman, Shrutavarman, Ekalavya, Munjakesha, Rankumalin, Dharmasena, Sucandra, Kashmira, Vidyullekha, Surabhimaruta, Kamalodaya, Vijitasu, Vinayavati, Codakarna, Gandhavati, Lavanyamanjari, Rupavati, Taravali.
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