Pamsucandana, Pāṃsucandana, Pamsu-candana, Pamshucandana, Pāṃśucandana, Pamshu-candana: 6 definitions

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Pamsucandana 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 Pāṃśucandana can be transliterated into English as Pamsucandana or Pamshucandana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Pamsuchandana.

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[«previous next»] — Pamsucandana in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pāṃsucandana (पांसुचन्दन).—an epithet of Śiva.

Derivable forms: pāṃsucandanaḥ (पांसुचन्दनः).

Pāṃsucandana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pāṃsu and candana (चन्दन). See also (synonyms): pāṃśucandana.

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Pāṃśucandana (पांशुचन्दन).—an epithet of Śiva.

Derivable forms: pāṃśucandanaḥ (पांशुचन्दनः).

Pāṃśucandana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pāṃśu and candana (चन्दन). See also (synonyms): pāṃsucandana.

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

Pāṃśucandana (पांशुचन्दन).—m.

(-naḥ) A name of Siva. E. pāṃśu dust, candana Sandal.

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

Pāṃsucandana (पांसुचन्दन):—[=pāṃsu-candana] [from pāṃsu > pāṃsaka] m. Name of Śiva, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pāṃśucandana (पांशुचन्दन):—[pāṃśu-candana] (naḥ) 1. m. Shiva.

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Pamsucandana in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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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