Pamshava, Pāṃśava, Pāṃsava: 10 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Pāṃśava can be transliterated into English as Pamsava or Pamshava, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexPāṃśava (पांशव).—(Pāṃśus)—a clan of Piśācas having hands above, as also hairs, and throwing out dust from their body.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 7. 379, 383, 39. Vāyu-purāṇa 69. 272.
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 dictionaryPāṃśava (पांशव).—m. Fossil salt.
Derivable forms: pāṃśavaḥ (पांशवः).
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Pāṃsava (पांसव).—a. Consisting of dust.
See also (synonyms): pāṃśava.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryPāṃśava (पांशव).—m. (in late Sanskrit adj. dusty, once only), = pāṃśu, pāṃsu, dust: tatra masiḥ pāṃśavāś ca varṣanti Lalitavistara 315.17 (verse); the only v.l. is the impossible pāṃśuvāś.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPāṃśava (पांशव).—mf. (-vaḥ-vī) 1. Rock or fossile salt. 2. Consisting of dust. E. pāṃśu dust, and aṇ aff.
Pāṃśava can also be spelled as Pāṃsava (पांसव).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPāṃsava (पांसव).—i. e. pāṃsu + a, adj. Consisting of dust, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 3, 19, 18.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPāṃsava (पांसव).—[adjective] formed of dust.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pāṃsava (पांसव):—[from pāṃsaka] mfn. ([from] pāṃsu) formed or consisting of dust, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] m. patron. of A-sat, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] a. a kind of salt, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPāṃśava (पांशव):—(vaḥ) 1. m. Rock salt.
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