Karishini, Karīṣiṇī: 5 definitions
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Karishini 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 Karīṣiṇī can be transliterated into English as Karisini or Karishini, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaKarīṣiṇī (करीषिणी).—A river. (Chapter 9, Bhīṣma Parva).
Source: archive.org: Nilamata Purana: a cultural and literary studyKarīṣiṇī (करीषिणी) is the name of a Goddess that was once worshipped in ancient Kashmir (Kaśmīra) as mentioned in the Nīlamatapurāṇa.—These Goddesses (e.g., Karīṣiṇī) form the shining galaxy of female deities worshipped by the people of Kaśmīra.
Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and placesKarīṣiṇī (करीषिणी) refers to the name of a River mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. VI.10.16). Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Karīṣiṇī) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKarīṣiṇī (करीषिणी).—The goddess of wealth. गन्धद्वारां दुराधर्षां नित्यपुष्टां करीषिणीम् । इति श्रीसूक्तम् (gandhadvārāṃ durādharṣāṃ nityapuṣṭāṃ karīṣiṇīm | iti śrīsūktam); also Mahānār.4.8.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Karīṣiṇī (करीषिणी):—[from karīṣin > karīṣa] f. Name of a river, [Mahābhārata; Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] a region abounding in dung [gana] puṣkarādi, [Pāṇini 5-2, 135.]
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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Full-text: Karishin, Lakshmi, Mahimana, Sukhasuptika.
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Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section IX < [Jambukhanda Nirmana Parva]
List of Mahabharata people and places (by Laxman Burdak)
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 6 - Bhāratavarṣa: Its Rivers and Regions < [Section 3 - Svarga-khaṇḍa (section on the heavens)]
The Nilamata Purana (by Dr. Ved Kumari)
Shaiva Upanishads (A Critical Study) (by Arpita Chakraborty)
14. Method of Preparation of Holy Ash (Bhasma) < [Chapter 2 - Greatness of Bhasma and Dhāraṇa]
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)