Pushpotkata, ±Ê³Üá¹£p´Ç³Ù°ì²¹á¹Ä�: 7 definitions
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Pushpotkata 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 ±Ê³Üá¹£p´Ç³Ù°ì²¹á¹Ä� can be transliterated into English as Puspotkata or Pushpotkata, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia±Ê³Üá¹£p´Ç³Ù°ì²¹á¹Ä� (पà¥à¤·à¥à¤ªà¥‹à¤¤à¥à¤•टà¤�).—Mother of Kubera. Genealogy. From BrahmÄ were born two demons Heti and Praheti. Heti married BhayÄ, daughter of KÄla and to them was born a son named VidyutkeÅ›a. VidyutkeÅ›a married SÄlakaá¹aá¹…kÄ daughter of SandhyÄ and to them was born a son named SukeÅ›a. They abandoned the child in a forest and went away. Åšiva took care of the child SukeÅ›a who married DaivavatÄ« daughter of the Gandharva called Maṇimaya and she delivered three sons named MÄlyavÄn, SumÄlÄ« and MÄlÄ« and all the three started living in the crystal palace built at Laá¹…kÄ by ViÅ›vakarmÄ.
At that time a Gandharva woman called NarmadÄ delivered three daughters named SundarÄ«, KetumatÄ« and VasudhÄ. When they came of age SundarÄ« was married to MÄlyavÄn, KetumatÄ« to SumÄlÄ« and VasudhÄ to MÄlÄ«. MÄlyavÄn got of SundarÄ« seven demons named Vajrapuá¹£á¹i, VirÅ«pÄká¹£a, Durmukha, Suptaghna, YajñakeÅ›a, Matta and Unmatta and a demoness of name NalÄ. SumÄlÄ« got of KetumatÄ« ten sons named Prahasta, Akampana, Vikaá¹a, KÄlakÄmukha, DhÅ«mrÄká¹£a, Daṇá¸a, SupÄrÅ›va, SaṃhrÄda, PrakvÄta and BhÄsakarṇa and four daughters named VekÄ, ±Ê³Üá¹£p´Ç³Ù°ì²¹á¹Ä�, KaikasÄ« and KumbhÄ«nasÄ«. MÄlÄ« got of VasudhÄ four sons named Anala, Anila, Aha and SampÄti.
SumÄlÄ« wandered in the forests with his daughters. He gave all the four daughters in marriage to ³Õ¾±Å›°ù²¹±¹²¹²õ, son of Pulastya. ³Õ¾±Å›°ù²¹±¹²¹²õ got of KaikasÄ« three sons named RÄvaṇa, Kumbhakarṇa and Vibhīṣaṇa and a daughter named ŚūrpaṇakhÄ. ³Õ¾±Å›°ù²¹±¹²¹²õ got of ±Ê³Üá¹£p´Ç³Ù°ì²¹á¹Ä� a son named VaiÅ›ravaṇa or Kubera. (Chapter 11, Agni PurÄṇa; Chapter 275, Vana Parva, Uttara RÄmÄyaṇa). (See full article at Story of ±Ê³Üá¹£p´Ç³Ù°ì²¹á¹Ä� from the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index±Ê³Üá¹£p´Ç³Ù°ì²¹á¹Ä� (पà¥à¤·à¥à¤ªà¥‹à¤¤à¥à¤•टà¤�).—A daughter of MÄlyavÄn and one of the four wives of ³Õ¾±Å›°ù²¹±¹²¹²õ; her sons, Mahodara, MahÄpÄrÅ›va, (MahÄpÄṃśu, VÄyu-purÄṇa) Prahasta, and Khara; daughter KumbhÄ«nasÄ«.*
- * BrahmÄṇá¸a-purÄṇa III. 8. 39 and 55; VÄyu-purÄṇa 70. 34, 49.
±Ê³Üá¹£p´Ç³Ù°ì²¹á¹Ä� (पà¥à¤·à¥à¤ªà¥‹à¤¤à¥à¤•टà¤�) refers to one of the four wives of ³Õ¾±Å›°ù²¹±¹²¹²õ, according to one account of ³Õ²¹á¹ƒÅ›a (‘genealogical descriptionâ€�) of the 10th century ³§²¹³Ü°ù²¹±è³Ü°ùÄåṇa: one of the various UpapurÄṇas depicting Åšaivism.—Accordingly, RÄjará¹£i Tṛṇavindu gave his daughter IlavilÄ to Pulastya. ³Õ¾±Å›°ù²¹±¹²¹²õ was born to her. ³Õ¾±Å›°ù²¹±¹²¹²õ had four wives—±Ê³Üá¹£p´Ç³Ù°ì²¹á¹Ä�, VÄkÄ, KaikasÄ« and DevavarṇinÄ«. From ±Ê³Üá¹£p´Ç³Ù°ì²¹á¹Ä� were born three sons—Mahodara, Prahasta, MahÄpÄrÅ›va and a daughter named KumbhanakhÄ«.

The Purana (पà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤�, purÄṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary±Ê³Üá¹£p´Ç³Ù°ì²¹á¹Ä� (पà¥à¤·à¥à¤ªà¥‹à¤¤à¥à¤•टà¤�).—[feminine] [Name] of a Raká¹£asi.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary±Ê³Üá¹£p´Ç³Ù°ì²¹á¹Ä� (पà¥à¤·à¥à¤ªà¥‹à¤¤à¥à¤•टà¤�):—[from puá¹£pa > puá¹�] f. Name of a RÄká¹£asÄ« (the mother of RÄvaṇa and Kumbha-karṇa), [MahÄbhÄrata]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संसà¥à¤•ृतमà¥� (²õ²¹á¹ƒs°ìá¹›t²¹³¾), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Full-text (+9): Mahodara, Prahasta, Baka, Kumbhanakhi, Mahaparshva, Mahapamshu, Vishravas, Veka, Kaikasi, Vasudha, Bhrasakarna, Trinavindu, Kumbhakarna, Devavarnini, Vibhishana, Vidyujjihva, Dushana, Shurpanakha, Trishira, Narmada.
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