Peshani, Peṣaṇi: 10 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Peṣaṇi can be transliterated into English as Pesani or Peshani, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramPeṣaṇī (पेषणी) refers to the “threshing floor” (of a house), according to the Ṣaṭsāhasrasaṃhitā, an expansion of the Kubjikāmatatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.—Accordingly, “The man of knowledge should mark the sacred fields located in the towns. Thus (this) category has been explained externally; now listen (to how it is) in the home. Prayāga is in the middle (of the house). Varuṇā is present in the door. Kollāpura is in the scissors. The stove is Aṭṭahāsaka. One should know that the threshing floor [i.e., peṣaṇī] is Jayantī and Caritra is the mortar (in which grain is cleaned or threshed). The winnowing fan is said to be Ekāmraka and Devikoṭa is the grinding stone. (Thus there are) the dish (used to cover water jars), the bedstead, mortar (muśala), threshold, stove, winnowing fan and grinding stone. [...]”.
Shakta (शाक्त, 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPeṣaṇi (पेषणि).—f.,
-peṣaṇī, -peṣākaḥ A mill-stone, a grindstone, muller; Manusmṛti 3.68.
Derivable forms: peṣaṇiḥ (पेषणिः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPeṣaṇi (पेषणि).—f. (-ṇiḥ or -ṇī) A stone slab on which condiments, &c. are ground with a muller. E. piś to grind, aff. ani and ṅīp optionally added.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPeṣaṇi (पेषणि).—peṣaṇī, i. e. peṣaṇa + ī, and the final shortened., f. A grindstone, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 3, 68.
Peṣaṇi can also be spelled as Peṣaṇī (पेषणी).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Peṣaṇī (पेषणी):—[from peṣaṇa > peṣa] a f. See below.
2) Peṣaṇi (पेषणि):—[from peṣa] f. = next, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) Peṣaṇī (पेषणी):—[from peṣa] b f. a grind-stone, [Manu-smṛti iii, 68.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPeṣaṇi (पेषणि):—(ṇiḥ) 2. f. A stone on which things are ground.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryPeśānī (पेशानी):—(nf) the forehead; lot, fate; —[para bala ānā/paḍanā] lit. wrinkles to appear on the forehead-a sense of anger to be aroused; to have anger writ large on the face, to frown, to scowl.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPēṣaṇi (ಪೇಷಣಿ):—[noun] = ಪೇಷಣ [peshana]2 - 2 & 3.
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Pēsaṇi (ಪೇಸಣಿ):—[noun] = ಪೇಸಣ [pesana].
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Pēsāṇi (ಪೇಸಾಣಿ):—[noun] = ಪೇಸಣ [pesana].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Peshaniputraka, Peshaniya.
Ends with: Yantrapeshani.
Full-text: Yantrapeshani, Pesaka, Peshaniputraka, Peshana, Suna.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 3.68 < [Section VII - Duties of the Householder]
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 1 - The Discourse of Śuka—Description of the Cosmic Form of the Lord < [Book 2 - Second Skandha]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 6 - Norms of Good Conduct for Householders < [Section 2 - Dharmāraṇya-khaṇḍa]
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