Panjarapurusha, Pañjarapuruṣa, Panjara-purusha: 1 definition
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Panjarapurusha means something in the history of ancient India. 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 Pañjarapuruṣa can be transliterated into English as Panjarapurusa or Panjarapurusha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
India history and geography
Source: Singhi Jain Series: Ratnaprabha-suri’s Kuvalayamala-katha (history)Pañjarapuruṣa (पञ्जरपुरुष) refers to the “person who made observation from the high top of the mast”, during Sea-voyages of ancient India, according to Uddyotanasūri in his 8th-century Kuvalayamālā (a Prakrit Campū, similar to Kāvya poetry).—There is a reference again to a sea-voyage undertaken by Sāgaradatta of Campā with his starting from a big sea port of south India named Mahāsamudra-nagarī Jayaśrī with its destination to Yavanadvīpa. [...]. A special official of the ship is named as pañjarapuruṣa (106.6), the person who made observation from the high top of the mast. In the time of a storm the ropes and riggings were unfastened, the sails were rolled up, the goods on the ship were consigned to the hull, and the ship was brought to a standstill.
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Partial matches: Purusha, Panjara.
Full-text: Panjara, Observation, Hull, Mahasamudra, Sagaradatta, Mahasamudranagari, Yavanadvipa.
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