Papanashini, Pāpanāśinī, Pāpanāsinī, Papa-nashini: 6 definitions

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Papanashini means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, biology. 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 Pāpanāśinī can be transliterated into English as Papanasini or Papanashini, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

Source: archive.org: The mirror of gesture (abhinaya-darpana)

One of the Hands of the Famous Rivers.—Pāpanāsinī, the Śukatuṇḍa hand. Also see: Vyāvṛttacāpaveṣṭitau.

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Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).

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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«previous next»] — Papanashini in Purana glossary
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Pāpanāśinī (पापनाशिनी) (Cf. Pāpanāśin) refers to “that which destroys our sins altogether”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.19 (“Kāma’s destruction by Śiva”).—Accordingly, as Nārada said to Brahmā: “O Brahmā, the most fortunate one, what happened then? Be pleased to tell me that story that destroys our sins altogether [i.e., pāpanāśinī]”.

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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.

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India history and geography

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Pāpanāśinī.—(IA 26), the twelfth tithi. Note: pāpanāśinī is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

Source: Heidelberg: Glory of the Tiruvanantapuram Padmanabhasvami Temple

Pāpanāśinī (पापनाशिनी) or Pāpanāśinītīrtha is the name of a water tank in Tiruvallam referred to as Adharmatīrtha by the Anantaśayanakṣetramāhātmya.—There is a temple tank in Tiruvallam presently known as Balitīrtha (while the māhātmya refers to it as Matsyatīrtha), and two water tanks in Tṛppādapuram, as mentioned in the Anantaśayanakṣetra-māhātmya, namely Aśrutīrtha and Pāpanāśinī-tīrtha (in the māhātmya these tanks are referred to as Dharmatīrtha and Adharmatīrtha).

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Biology (plants and animals)

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Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Papanashini in India is the name of a plant defined with Prosopis cineraria in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Adenanthera aculeata Roxb. (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Australian Journal of Botany (1997)
· Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University (1919)
· Regnum Vegetabile, or ‘a Series of Handbooks for the Use of Plant Taxonomists and Plant Geographers’ (1993)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Fl. Pres. Madras (1919)
· Systema Naturae, ed. 10

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

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Languages of India and abroad

Nepali dictionary

[«previous next»] — Papanashini in Nepali glossary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Pāpanāśinī (पापनाशिनी):—n. 1. a species of basil with the root of ultra-violet color; 2. an epithet of Bhagawati; Devi; 3. Ganges; a sacred river;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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