Kshirin, Kṣīrin: 10 definitions
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Kshirin 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 Kṣīrin can be transliterated into English as Ksirin or Kshirin, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaKṣīrin (क्षीरिन्).—A tree in the family of the Uttara Kurus. This tree has six tastes. Milk flows ceaselessly from this tree. It is said that from the fruit of this tree we could get cloth, ornaments etc. (Mahābhārata Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 7).
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 dictionaryKṣīrin (क्षीरिन्).—a.
1) Milky; क्षीरिणश्चैव पादपान (kṣīriṇaścaiva pādapāna) Manusmṛti 8.246; ये क्षीरिणोवरोहवन्तः पृथुपर्णास्ते न्यग्रोधाः (ye kṣīriṇovarohavantaḥ pṛthuparṇāste nyagrodhāḥ) Mahābhārata on P.I.1.56.
2) Yielding milk; क्षीरिण्यः सन्तुः गावः (kṣīriṇyaḥ santuḥ gāvaḥ) Mṛcchakaṭika 1.6.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṣīrin (क्षीरिन्).—mfn. (-rī-riṇī-ri) 1. Milky, yielding milk. 2. Having milk. m. (-rī) A sort of Mimusops: see kṣīrikā. E. kṣīra milk, and ini aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṣīrin (क्षीरिन्).—i. e. kṣīra + in, I. adj., f. iṇī, Abounding in milk, [Yājñavalkya, (ed. Stenzler.)] 1, 204; [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 8, 246. Ii. m. A certain tree, [Suśruta] 1, 133, 16. Iii. f. iṇī, A name of several plants, [Suśruta] 2, 67, 17.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṣīrin (क्षीरिन्).—[adjective] milky, yielding milk; [masculine] [Name] of [several] plants.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kṣīrin (क्षीरिन्):—[from kṣīra] mfn. milky, yielding milk, having plenty of milk, [Atharva-veda vii, 50, 9; Yājñavalkya i, 204; Mṛcchakaṭikā]
2) [v.s. ...] containing milky sap (as a tree or plant), [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa vi; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Gobhila-śrāddha-kalpa; Āśvalāyana-gṛhya-sūtra; Manu-smṛti] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] m. Name of several plants containing a milky sap (See kṣīrī), [Suśruta]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṣīrin (क्षीरिन्):—[(rī-riṇī-ri) a.] Milky. 5. m. A sort of Mimusops.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Kṣīrin (क्षीरिन्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Khīri.
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Starts with: Kshirini, Kshirinivanamahatmya.
Full-text: Nistushakshirin, Kantakikshirin, Khiri, Kshirisha, Vanarapriya, Dugdhapashana, Kshirini, Kshirika.
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Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 15 - The length and extent of the Earth: Description of Jambūdvīpa < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]
Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 4 - Uttarakuru, Bhadrāśva, Mālyavat < [Section 3 - Svarga-khaṇḍa (section on the heavens)]
Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 52 - Geography of the World (bhuvanakośa) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
Journal of the European Ayurvedic Society (by Inge Wezler)
Miscellaneous Ayurvedic Works (Part 2) < [Volume 2 (1992)]