Padmashanda, Padma-shanda, Padmaṣaṇḍa: 8 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Padmaṣaṇḍa can be transliterated into English as Padmasanda or Padmashanda, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
General definition (in Buddhism)
Padmaṣaṇḍa (पद्मस्हन्द) refers to a forest grove mentioned in the Buddhacaritra 3.63-65: “Though the king’s son spoke to him thus, he not merely did not turn back but in accordance with the king’s command went on to the Padmaṣaṇḍa grove, which had been provided with special attractions. There the prince saw that lovely grove like the grove of Nandana, with young trees in full bloom, with intoxicated koils flitting joyously about, and with pavilions and tanks beautiful with, lotuses. Then the king’s son was carried off by force to that [Padmaṣaṇḍa] grove, crowded with troops of beautiful women, and was afraid of obstacles to the religious life like some anchorite novice conveyed by force to the palace of the monarch of Alakā, filled with glorious Apsarases.”
Padmaṣaṇḍa (पद्मषण्ड).—In the Buddhacarita, the future Buddha is driven to the Padmaṣaṇḍa grove which had tanks beautiful with lotuses.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Padmaṣaṇḍa (पद्मषण्ड).—a multitude of lotuses.
Derivable forms: padmaṣaṇḍam (पद्मषण्डम्).
Padmaṣaṇḍa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms padma and ṣaṇḍa (षण्ड). See also (synonyms): padmakhaṇḍa.
Padmaṣaṇḍa (पद्मषण्ड).—n. a quantity of lotuses, ib. 3, 76, 15 (cf. śaṇḍa, śaṇḍha, ṣaṇḍha, and khaṇḍa)
Padmaṣaṇḍa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms padma and ṣaṇḍa (षण्ड).
Padmaṣaṇḍa (पद्मषण्ड).—[neuter] a group of lotuses.
Padmaṣaṇḍa (पद्मषण्ड):—[=padma-ṣaṇḍa] [from padma] n. a multitude of lotuses, [Mahābhārata] (cf. -khaṇḍa).
Padmaṣaṇḍa (पद्मषण्ड):—(pa + ṣa) n. eine Menge von Wasserrosen [Mahābhārata 3, 11582.] [Harivaṃśa 8946.] [Rāmāyaṇa 3, 76, 15.] — Vgl. padmakhaṇḍa .
Padmaṣaṇḍa (पद्मषण्ड):—n. eine Gruppe von Taglotusen.
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: Padma, Shanda, Camta.
Full-text: Padmakhanda, Nalika.
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