Meghapushpa, Meghapuṣpa, Megha-pushpa: 9 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Meghapuṣpa can be transliterated into English as Meghapuspa or Meghapushpa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaMeghapuṣpa (मेघपुष्प).—A horse of divinity drawing the chariot of Śrī Kṛṣṇa. (Śloka 27, Chapter 45, Virāṭa Parva).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexMeghapuṣpa (मेघपुष्प).—The name of one of the four horses of Kṛṣṇa's chariot.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa X. 53. 5; 89. 49.
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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMeghapuṣpa (मेघपुष्प).—
1) water.
2) hail.
3) river-water.
-ṣpaḥ Name of one of the 4 horses of Viṣṇu.
Derivable forms: meghapuṣpam (मेघपुष्पम्).
Meghapuṣpa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms megha and puṣpa (पुष्प).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMeghapuṣpa (मेघपुष्प).—n.
(-ṣpaṃ) 1. Water. 2. River-water. 3. Hail. m.
(-ṣpaḥ) One of Vishnu'S horses. E. megha a cloud, and puṣpa a flower.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Meghapuṣpa (मेघपुष्प):—[=megha-puṣpa] [from megha] n. ‘cl°-blossom’, water, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] a [particular] medicinal plant, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] river-water, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] m. Name of one of the 4 horses of Viṣṇu or Kṛṣṇa, [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMeghapuṣpa (मेघपुष्प):—[megha-puṣpa] (ṣpaṃ) 1. n. Water; river water; hail; one of Vishnu's horses.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMēghapuṣpa (ಮೇಘಪುಷ್ಪ):—
1) [noun] = ಮೇಘಕುಸುಮ [meghakusuma].
2) [noun] name of one of the four horses of Viṣṇu.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches: Pushpa, Megha.
Full-text: Mekapushpam, Sugriva.
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