Pushpabhadra, Puṣpabhadrā, Pushpa-bhadra, Puṣpabhadra: 8 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms Puṣpabhadrā and Puṣpabhadra can be transliterated into English as Puspabhadra or Pushpabhadra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationPuṣpabhadrā (पुष्पभद्रा) is the name of an ancient river, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.34 (“The Story of Anaraṇya”).—Accordingly, as Vasiṣṭha said to Himavat (Himācala): “[...] Thus the good sage spent a long time with his mind utterly agitated by pangs of love. Once while the good sage was on his way to the river Puṣpabhadrā for taking his bath he happened to see the young maiden Padmā who was as charming as goddess Lakṣmī. The sage asked the persons standing by—‘Who is this girl?’ The people, afraid of the curse bowed to the sage and replied. [...]”.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1) Puṣpabhadra (पुष्पभद्र).—A maṇṭapa with 62 pillars.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 270. 3, 7.
2) Puṣpabhadrā (पुष्पभद्रा).—(River) (also Puṣpavahā)—on its banks in the Himālayas, Mārkaṇḍeya performed tapas.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa XII. 8. 17; 9. 10 and 30.
The Purana (पुराण, 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.
Vastushastra (architecture)
Source: Wisdom Library: Vāstu-śāstraPuṣpabhadra (पुष्पभद्र) refers to a variety of maṇḍapa (halls attached to the temple), according to the Matsya-purāṇa (verses 270.1-30). The puṣpabhadra-maṇḍapa is to be built with 62 pillars (stambha). The Matsyapurāṇa is one of the eighteen major purāṇas dating from the 1st-millennium BCE.
Accordingly (verse 270.15-17), “These maṇḍapas (e.g., puṣpabhadra) should be either made triangular, circular, octagonal or with 16 sides or they are square. They promote kingdoms, victory, longevity, sons, wife and nourishment respecitvely. Temples of other shape than these are inauspicious.”
Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPuṣpabhadra (पुष्पभद्र).—a kind of pavilion with 62 columns.
Derivable forms: puṣpabhadraḥ (पुष्पभद्रः).
Puṣpabhadra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms puṣpa and bhadra (भद्र).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuṣpabhadra (पुष्पभद्र).—[masculine] a man’s name.*
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Puṣpabhadra (पुष्पभद्र):—[=puṣpa-bhadra] [from puṣpa > puṣ] m. ‘beautiful with f°’, a kind of pavilion with 62 columns, [Vāstuvidyā]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a man, [Mṛcchakaṭikā]
3) [v.s. ...] n. Name of a city, [Hemacandra’s Pariśiṣṭaparvan]
4) Puṣpabhadrā (पुष्पभद्रा):—[=puṣpa-bhadrā] [from puṣpa-bhadra > puṣpa > puṣ] f. Name of a river, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Pushpa, Bhadra.
Starts with: Pushpabhadraka.
Full-text: Pushpavaha, Pushpaketu, Mandapa, Snatum, Shapaniyantrita, Samipastha, Umathita, Kamonmathita, Niyantrita, Gacchat, Manorama, Yuvati, Unmathitacetas, Citra, Akshayavata.
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Rivers in Ancient India (study) (by Archana Sarma)
10. Various other rivers in the Purāṇas < [Chapter 5 - Rivers in the Purāṇic Literature]
12. List of rivers as found in the Purāṇas < [Chapter 5 - Rivers in the Purāṇic Literature]
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 34 - The March of Śaṅkhacūḍa < [Section 2.5 - Rudra-saṃhitā (5): Yuddha-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 25 - Pippalāda incarnation of Śiva (2) < [Section 3 - Śatarudra-saṃhitā]
Chapter 34 - The Story of Anaraṇya < [Section 2.3 - Rudra-saṃhitā (3): Pārvatī-khaṇḍa]
Amaravati Art in the Context of Andhra Archaeology (by Sreyashi Ray chowdhuri)
Lower Kṛṣṇā Valley (8): Nāgārjunakoṇḍa < [Chapter 2 - Amarāvatī and other Archaeological Sites of Ancient Andhra Pradesh]
The Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Part 2.2 - Temple (prāsāda) architecture in the Matsyapurāṇa < [Chapter 7 - Art and Architecture in the Matsyapurāṇa]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 8 - Curse to Devendra < [Section 9 - Vāsudeva-māhātmya]
Vastu-shastra (5): Temple Architecture (by D. N. Shukla)