Pushpadhanvan, Puṣpadhanvan, Pushpa-dhanvan: 7 definitions
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Pushpadhanvan means something in Jainism, Prakrit, 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 Puṣpadhanvan can be transliterated into English as Puspadhanvan or Pushpadhanvan, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraPuṣpadhanvan (पुष्पधन्वन्) is another name for the God of Love, as mentioned in chapter 1.1 [ādīśvara-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.—Accordingly, as Mahābala (i.e., previous incarnation of Ṛṣabha) incarnated in the Īśāna heaven:—“There the lord of Śrīprabha, greatly delighted, saw a goddess, Svayamprabhā by name, who surpassed the lightning in radiance. She was like a bed of lotuses in a river of loveliness under the guise of exceedingly tender feet, hands, eyes, and face. She had round and tapering thighs like Puṣpadhanvan’s quivers that had been deposited. [...]”
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, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPuṣpadhanvan (पुष्पधन्वन्).—m. the god of love; द्रुतमेत्य पुष्पधनुषो धनुषः (drutametya puṣpadhanuṣo dhanuṣaḥ) Śiśupālavadha 9.41; शतमखमुपतस्थे प्राञ्जलिः पुष्पधन्वा (śatamakhamupatasthe prāñjaliḥ puṣpadhanvā) Kumārasambhava 2.64.
Puṣpadhanvan is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms puṣpa and dhanvan (धन्वन्). See also (synonyms): puṣpadhanus.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuṣpadhanvan (पुष्पधन्वन्).—m.
(-nvā) Kamadeva. E. puṣpa, and dhanu bow, anaṅ aff. otherwise puṣpadhanu; see puṣpacāpa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuṣpadhanvan (पुष्पधन्वन्).—[masculine] = 2 puṣpacāpa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuṣpadhanvan (पुष्पधन्वन्):—[=puṣpa-dhanvan] [from puṣpa > puṣ] m. ‘armed with a bow of f°’ Name of the god of love, [Kāvya literature]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuṣpadhanvan (पुष्पधन्वन्):—[puṣpa-dhanvan] (nvā) 5. m. Kāmadeva.
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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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Partial matches: Pushpa, Dhanvan.
Full-text: Pushpadhanus, Pushpatanuvan, Madana, Kakandi, Svayamprabha.
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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
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