Palasin, Palāsin, Palashin, Palāśin: 10 definitions

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Palasin means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, biology. 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 Palāśin can be transliterated into English as Palasin or Palashin, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Palashin [पळशीन] in the Marathi language is the name of a plant identified with Spatholobus parviflorus (DC.) Kuntze from the Fabaceae (Pea) family having the following synonyms: Butea parviflora, Spatholobus roxburghii, Butea sericophylla. For the possible medicinal usage of palashin, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

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Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Palāsin, (paḷāsin) (adj.) (fr. palāsa2) spiteful, unmerciful, malicious M. I, 43 sq. , 96; A. III, 111; combined with makkhin at Vin. II, 89 (cp. Vin Texts III, 38); J. III, 259. apaḷāsin D. III, 47 (amakkhin+); M. I, 43; A. III, 111; Pug. 22; see also separately. (Page 440)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Palāśin (पलाशिन्).—a. Leafy. -m. A tree; प्लवन्तश्च पलाशिषु (plavantaśca palāśiṣu) Bhāgavata 1.12.9.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Palāśin (पलाशिन्).—m. (-śī) 1. A tree in general. 2. A goblin. 3. A sort of Mimusops, (M. kauki, Rox.) E. palāśa a leaf, ini aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Palāśin (पलाशिन्).—i. e. palāśa + in, I. adj., f. , Leafy, Mahābhārata 1, 1775. Ii. m. The name of a town. Iii. f. , The name of a river.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Palāśin (पलाशिन्).—1. [adjective] leafy; [masculine] tree.

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Palāśin (पलाशिन्).—2. [adjective] eating flesh, carnivorous.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Palāśin (पलाशिन्):—[from pala] 1. palāśin m. eating flesh, [Bhāvaprakāśa]

2) [v.s. ...] m. = [preceding] [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [from palāśa] 2. palāśin mfn. (for 1 See under pala) leafy, covered with foliage, [Mahābhārata]

4) [v.s. ...] m. a tree, [Prasannarāghava]

5) [v.s. ...] a species of tree (= kṣīra-vṛkṣa), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

6) [v.s. ...] Name of a city or village (said to be the modern Plassey), [Kṣitīśa-vaṃśāvalī-carita]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Palāśin (पलाशिन्):—(śī) 5. m. A tree; a goblin.

[Sanskrit to German]

Palasin in German

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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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