Paumshcalya, Pauṃścalya: 8 definitions
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Paumshcalya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Pauṃścalya can be transliterated into English as Paumscalya or Paumshcalya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Paumshchalya.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypauṃścalya (पौंश्चल्य).—n S Harlotry or putanism.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPauṃścalya (पौंश्चल्य).—Harlotry, female incontinence; पौंश्चल्याच्चलचित्ताच्च नैस्नेह्याच्च स्वभावतः । रक्षिता यत्नतोऽपीह भर्तृष्वेता विकुर्वते (pauṃścalyāccalacittācca naisnehyācca svabhāvataḥ | rakṣitā yatnato'pīha bhartṛṣvetā vikurvate) || Manusmṛti 9.15.
Derivable forms: pauṃścalyam (पौंश्चल्यम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPauṃścalya (पौंश्चल्य).—i. e. puṃścalī + ya, n. Female incontinence, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 9, 15.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPauṃścalya (पौंश्चल्य).—[neuter] running after men, harlotry.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPauṃścalya (पौंश्चल्य):—[from pauṃścalīya] n. female incontinency, harlotry, [Manu-smṛti; Harivaṃśa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPauṃścalya (पौंश्चल्य):—(lyaṃ) 1. n. Harlotry.
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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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