Ashokapurnima, śǰ첹ūṇi, Ashoka-purnima: 4 definitions
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Ashokapurnima 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 śǰ첹ūṇi can be transliterated into English as Asokapurnima or Ashokapurnima, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryśǰ첹ūṇi (अशोकपूर्णिमा).—Name of a certain holiday, a ceremony to be observed on the 15th day of the month of Phālguna.
śǰ첹ūṇi is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śǰ첹 and ūṇi (पूर्णिमा).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionaryśǰ첹ūṇi (अशोकपूर्णिमा):—[=-śǰ첹-ūṇi] [from -śǰ첹] f. Name of certain holidays, [Matsya-purāṇa; Bhaviṣya-purāṇa, khaṇḍa 1 & 2: bhaviṣya-purāṇa & bhaviṣyottara-purāṇa ii.]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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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Partial matches: Purnima, Ashoka.
Full-text: Ashokatriratra.
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