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Purnamasa, ūṇa, ūṇa, Purna-masa: 11 definitions

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Purnamasa 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.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Purnamasa in Purana glossary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1a) ūṇa (पूर्णमास).—Born of Dhātrī and Anumati.*

  • * Bhāgavata-purāṇa VI. 18. 3.

1b) A son of Kṛṣṇa and Kālindī.*

  • * Bhāgavata-purāṇa X. 61. 14.

1c) A son of Marīci and Sambhṛtī; (Sambhūtī, Vāyu-purāṇa); wife Sarasvatī.*

  • * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 11. 11; Vāyu-purāṇa 28. 9.

1d) A Yakṣa; a son of Devajanī.*

  • * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 7. 130.

1e) A son of Maṇivara.*

  • * Vāyu-purāṇa 69. 161.
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The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) 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.

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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Purnamasa in Shaktism glossary
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

ūṇa (पूर्णमास�) refers to the “full moon�, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “The plane of the One-footed (첹岹 i.e. the letter E) is where the Skyfarer is in the Skyfarer within the Cavity of the Hair. Śrīdeva is above Meru (the triangle above the head) (ܱ貹ś) in the essential nature of the Void, which is the threefold measure (of energy). (This is) where everything consists of Space and is the Cavity (vivara), which is the nectar of Fire (ḍa). There, above, in the Void is the supreme god. (He is) the moonbeam (Իṃśu) that, well-fixed, oozes (nectar). The (energy of the) Full Moon (ūṇa) resides as the teacher's being (gurutva) on the plane of the Skyfarer�.

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Shakta (शाक्�, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Purnamasa in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ūṇa (पूर्णमास).�

1) the moon.

2) a monthly sacrifice performed on the day of full moon; (comprising the āgneya, agnīṣomīya and ܱṃśuᲹ sacrifices); कानि पुनर्दर्शपूर्णमासशब्दकान� � येषा� वचने पौर्णमासीशब्दोऽमावास्�- शब्द� वा आग्नेयादीनि तानि (kāni punardarśaūṇaśabdakāni | yeṣāṃ vacane paurṇamāsīśabdo'māvāsya- śabdo vā āgneyādīni tāni) || ŚB. on MS.4.4.34.

Derivable forms: ūṇa� (पूर्णमास�).

ūṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ūṇa and (मा�).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ūṇa (पूर्णमास).—m.

(-�) A monthly sacrifice, performed on the day of full moon; also paurṇa. f. () Day of full moon. E. ūṇa complete, the month.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ūṇa (पूर्णमास).—m. 1. the full of the moon. 2. a monthly sacrifice performed on the day of full moon.

� Cf. [Latin] monsis; [Gothic.] mêna; [Anglo-Saxon.] mona; [Gothic.] mênôths; [Anglo-Saxon.] monadh.

ūṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ūṇa and (मा�).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ūṇa (पूर्णमास).—[masculine] the same, full-moon sacrifice; [feminine] ī the day or night of full moon.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) ūṇa (पूर्णमास):—[=ūṇa-] [from ūṇa > pūra] m. (ūṇa-) full moon

2) [v.s. ...] a ceremony on the day of f° m°, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Brāhmaṇa; Mahābhārata] etc.

3) [v.s. ...] f° m° personified as son of Dhāt� and Anumati, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

4) [v.s. ...] Name of a son of Kṛṣṇa, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ūṇa (पूर्णमास):—[ūṇa-] (�) 1. m. A monthly sacrifice. f. (ī) Day of full moon.

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Purnamasa in Kannada glossary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

ūṇa (ಪೂರ್ಣಮಾಸ):�

1) [noun] = ಪೂರ್ಣಿಮೆ [purnime].

2) [noun] the moon.

3) [noun] a sacrifice observed on this day.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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