Pushpamitra, 笔耻峁补尘颈迟谤补: 6 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 笔耻峁补尘颈迟谤补 can be transliterated into English as Puspamitra or Pushpamitra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) 笔耻峁补尘颈迟谤补 (啶啶粪啶ぎ啶苦い啷嵿ぐ).鈥擳he commander-in-chief of the Mauryan King B峁沨adratha; did away with his master and sons, of whom the first ruled for seven years.*
- * Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 III. 74. 150; V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 99. 337-8.
1b) A King of the Mahi峁s, ruled for six years.*
- * Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 III. 74. 187; V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 99. 374.
1c) A royal dynasty after the B膩hlikas in the Kingdom of Magadha.*
- * Vi峁ａ箛u-pur膩峁嘺 IV. 24. 58.
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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: academia.edu: The epoch of the Mahavira-nirvanaPushpamitra dynasty according to Harivamsa Purana and Tiloyapannati.鈥擲tarting from the epoch of Mahavira nirvana (1189 BCE), Palaka ruled for 60 years, Vishaya kings for 150 years, Murundas for 40 years, Pushpamitra for 30 years, Vasumitra & Agnimitra for 60 years, Gandhavvaya or Rasabha kings for 100 years, Naravahana for 40 years, Bhattubanas for 242 years and Guptas for 231 years.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, 鈥榮elf-reliance鈥�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary笔耻峁补尘颈迟谤补 (啶啶粪啶ぎ啶苦い啷嵿ぐ).鈥擺masculine] [Name] of [several] kings.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 笔耻峁补尘颈迟谤补 (啶啶粪啶ぎ啶苦い啷嵿ぐ):鈥擺=辫耻峁补-尘颈迟谤补] [from pu峁a > pu峁�] m. ([varia lectio] 辫耻峁补-尘) Name of a king (according to the Br膩hmanical account, a general of the last Maurya dynasty and father of prince Agni-mitra, or according to Buddhists, a king, the successor of Pu峁adharman), [M膩lavik膩gnimitra; Pur膩峁嘺; Buddhist literature] (cf, [Indian Wisdom, by Sir M. Monier-Williams 167 n. 2])
2) [v.s. ...] of another king, [Vi峁ａ箛u-pur膩峁嘺]
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Pushpa, Mitra.
Starts with: Pushpamitrasabha.
Full-text: Pushpamitrasabha, Agnimitra, Pushyamitra, Munihata, Pushpamishta, Mekala, Gandhavvaya, Bhattubana, Naravahana, Vasumitra, Murunda, Palaka, Rasabha, Gupta, Vicaya, Brihadratha, Mahisha, Vishesha.
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