Pamsuvikarshana, Pāṃsuvikarṣaṇa, Pamsu-vikarshana, Pamshuvikarshana, Pāṃśuvikarṣaṇa, Pamshu-vikarshana: 2 definitions

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Pamsuvikarshana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 terms Pāṃsuvikarṣaṇa and Pāṃśuvikarṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Pamsuvikarsana or Pamsuvikarshana or Pamshuvikarshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pāṃsuvikarṣaṇa (पांसुविकर्षण).—

1) Playing in the sand.

2) Wresting; Mahābhārata (Bombay) 5.169.12. (Com. pāṃsuvikarṣaṇe pāṃsuṣu vikarṣaṇe bhūmau muṣṭiyuddhe ityarthaḥ.)

Derivable forms: pāṃsuvikarṣaṇam (पांसुविकर्षणम्).

Pāṃsuvikarṣaṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pāṃsu and vikarṣaṇa (विकर्षण). See also (synonyms): pāṃsukrīḍana, pāṃśukrīḍana, pāṃsukrīḍā, pāṃśukrīḍā, pāṃśuvikarṣaṇa.

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Pāṃśuvikarṣaṇa (पांशुविकर्षण).—

1) Playing in the sand.

2) Wresting; Mahābhārata (Bombay) 5.169.12. (Com. pāṃsuvikarṣaṇe pāṃsuṣu vikarṣaṇe bhūmau muṣṭiyuddhe ityarthaḥ.)

Derivable forms: pāṃśuvikarṣaṇam (पांशुविकर्षणम्).

Pāṃśuvikarṣaṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pāṃśu and vikarṣaṇa (विकर्षण). See also (synonyms): pāṃsukrīḍana, pāṃśukrīḍana, pāṃsukrīḍā, pāṃśukrīḍā, pāṃsuvikarṣaṇa.

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

Pāṃsuvikarṣaṇa (पांसुविकर्षण):—[=pāṃsu-vikarṣaṇa] [from pāṃsu > pāṃsaka] m. = -krīḍana, [Mahābhārata]

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