Papanashini, Pāpanāśinī, Pāpanāsinī, Papa-nashini: 5 definitions
Introduction:
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.
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).
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationPāpanāśinī (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]”.
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.
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryPāpanāśinī.—(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 TemplePāpanāśinī (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).
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.
Biology (plants and animals)
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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See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Nashini, Papa.
Starts with: Papanashinitirtha.
Full-text: Papanashin, Mahadvadashi, Bhubaneswar, Adharmatirtha, Dharmatirtha, Matsyatirtha, Nammaḻvar.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 1.3.38 < [Chapter 3 - Description of the Lord’s Appearance]
Abhinaya-darpana (English) (by Ananda Coomaraswamy)
Vedic influence on the Sun-worship in the Puranas (by Goswami Mitali)
Sun-worship Vratas (26) Pāpanāśinī-saptamī < [Chapter 5 - Rituals Related to the Sun-Worship in the Purāṇas]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 38 - The Origin of Ekādaśī and the Killing of Demon Mura < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]
Chapter 87 - A Hundred Names of Viṣṇu < [Section 2 - Bhūmi-khaṇḍa (section on the earth)]
Chapter 96 - Deeds Leading to Hell and Heaven < [Section 5 - Pātāla-Khaṇḍa (Section on the Nether World)]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 50 - The Greatness of Śiprā < [Section 1 - Avantīkṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 83 - Greatness of Yogeśvarī (Yoga-īśvarī) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
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