Pannagashana, Pannagāśana, Pannaga-ashana: 6 definitions
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Pannagashana 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 term Pannagāśana can be transliterated into English as Pannagasana or Pannagashana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Pannagāśana (पन्नगाशन) (Cf. Pannagāśin) refers to “Garuḍa the devourer of serpents”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 7.1.21.—Accordingly:—“[...] On seeing the sacrifice thus insulted, Viṣṇu was infuriated and got ready for a fight. Garuḍa the devourer of serpents [i.e., Pannagāśin] and the king of birds bore him speedily over his shoulders. The god Indra and others who had escaped helped him as if ready to abandon their lives. Seeing them along with Viṣṇu like the lion viewing the jackals the lord of Bhūtas laughed. He looked like a lion without distress”.
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
Pannagāśana (पन्नगाशन).—m.
(-naḥ) A name of Gadura, the bird and vehicle of Vishnu. E. pannaga a snake, and aśana food; the snake-eater.
Pannagāśana (पन्नगाशन):—[=panna-gāśana] [from panna-ga > panna > pad] m. = -gabhojana, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Pannagāśana (पन्नगाशन):—[pannagā-śana] (naḥ) 1. m. Garuḍa.
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Gasana, Shana, Pannaga, Asana, Panna.
Full-text: Pannagashin.
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Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
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Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Viṣṇu-sahasranāma (Garland of a Thousand Epithets of Viṣṇu) < [Section 1 - Avantīkṣetra-māhātmya]
Abhijnana Shakuntalam (Sanskrit and English) (by Saradaranjan Ray)
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