The Sanskrit term Pāṃśula can be transliterated into English as Pamsula or Pamshula, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Pamsula [पांसुल] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Caesalpinia bonduc (L.)Roxb. from the Caesalpiniaceae (Gulmohar) family having the following synonyms: Caesalpinia crista, Caesalpinia bonducella, Guilandina bonduc. For the possible medicinal usage of pamsula, 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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pāṃsula (पांसुल).—a. [pāṃsurastyasya sighmā° lac]

1) Dusty, covered with dust; परिपाण्डु पांसुलकपोलमाननम् (paripāṇḍu pāṃsulakapolamānanam) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 2.4.

2) Polluted, defiled, sullied, stained; दारत्यागी भवाम्याहो परस्त्रीस्पर्शपांशुलः (dāratyāgī bhavāmyāho parastrīsparśapāṃśulaḥ) Ś.5.29.

3) Defiling, disgracing, dishonouring; as in कुलपांसुल (kulapāṃsula).

-laḥ 1 A profligate or licentious person, libertine, gallant.

2) One of the weapons of Śiva.

3) An epithet of Śiva.

-laḥ, -lam A dusty place.

-lā 1 A menstruous woman.

2) An unchaste or licentious woman; अ° (a°) a chaste woman, अपांसुलानां धुरि कीर्तनीया (apāṃsulānāṃ dhuri kīrtanīyā) R.2.2.

3) The earth.

See also (synonyms): pāṃśula.

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

Pāṃśula (पांशुल).—mfn.

(-laḥ-lā-laṃ) 1. Dusty, covered or spotted with dust. 2. Sullied, defiled. 3. Disgracing. m.

(-laḥ) 1. A name of Siva. 2. One of Siva'S weapons; a sort of pole armed at the upper end with transverse pieces, representing the breastbone and ribs adjoining, and surmounted by a skull; also khaṭvāṅga. 3. A paramour, a gallant. 4. A kind of tree, (Cæsalpinia bonducella.) f.

(-lā) 1. An unchaste woman. 2. A woman during menstruation. 3. The earth. E. pāṃśu dust, lac aff.

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

Pāṃsula (पांसुल).—[pāṃsu + la], and pāṃśula pāṃśula, adj. 1. Dusty, covered with dust, [Rāmāyaṇa] 2, 43, 30 Gorr. 2. Disgraced, [Śākuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] [distich] 125. 3. Disgracing(?), [Rāmāyaṇa] 5, 88, 13.

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

Pāṃsula (पांसुल).—[adjective] the same + impure, defiled; defiling, disgracing.

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

1) Pāṃsula (पांसुल):—[from pāṃsaka] mfn. dusty, sandy, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Rāmāyaṇa] etc. (cf. [gana] sidhmādi and, [Nirukta, by Yāska xii, 19]; m. or n. a dusty place, [Vāyu-purāṇa])

2) [v.s. ...] ifc. sullied, defiled, disgraced by ([Śakuntalā v, 28])

3) [v.s. ...] disgracing, defiling (cf. kula-p)

4) [v.s. ...] m. (only [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]) a wicked or profligate man, a libertine

5) [v.s. ...] Name of Śiva and of one of his symbols (a sort of staff crossed at the upper end with transverse pieces representing the breast-bone and adjoining ribs and surmounted by a skull)

6) [v.s. ...] Guilandina Bonducella

7) Pāṃsulā (पांसुला):—[from pāṃsula > pāṃsaka] f. the earth

8) [v.s. ...] a licentious woman, [Vikramāṅkadeva-carita, by Bilhaṇa]

9) [v.s. ...] = pāṃsukā, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Pāṃśula (पांशुल):—(laḥ) 1. m. Shiva; one of his weapons; a paramour; a kind of tree. f. A woman unchaste or unclean; the earth. a. Dusty.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Pāṃsula (पांसुल) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Paṃsula, Paṃsulā.

[Sanskrit to German]

Pamsula 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.

Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

1) Paṃsula (पंसुल) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Pāṃsula.

2) Paṃsulā (पंसुला) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Pāṃsulā.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Pāṃsuḷa (ಪಾಂಸುಳ):—[adjective] covered or filled with dust.

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Pāṃsuḷa (ಪಾಂಸುಳ):—[noun] the quality, fact of being coverd or filled with dust.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Pamsulavana, Pamsulavrittiprakasha.

Ends with: Adhipamshula, Dandapamshula, Kulapamsula, Nilimpapamsula, Vanapamsula, Vipamsula.

Full-text: Vanapamsula, Adhipamshula, Pamsu, Pamsulavrittiprakasha, Dandapamshula, Surapamsulajana, Paansula, Nilimpapamsula, Vipamsula, Kulapamsula, Pamsura.

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