Parnabhojana, Parṇabhojana, Parna-bhojana: 8 definitions
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Parnabhojana 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationParṇabhojana (पर्णभोजन) refers to “eating (only) leaves”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.22 (“Description of Pārvatī’s penance”).—Accordingly, as Pārvatī performed her penance: “[...] Different sorts of worries she did not mind at all. O sage, fixing her mind in Śiva alone she remained firm and steady. The first year she spent in taking fruits, the second in taking leaves [i.e., parṇabhojana], in the course of her penance. She spent many years thus. Then Śivā, the daughter of Himavat, eschewed even the leaves. She did not take any food. She was engrossed in the performance of penance. [...]”.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryParṇabhojana (पर्णभोजन).—a goat.
Derivable forms: parṇabhojanaḥ (पर्णभोजनः).
Parṇabhojana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms parṇa and bhojana (भोजन).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryParṇabhojana (पर्णभोजन).—m.
(-naḥ) 1. A goat. 2. Any animal eating leaves. E. parṇa a leaf, and bhojana food.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Parṇabhojana (पर्णभोजन):—[=parṇa-bhojana] [from parṇa > parṇ] mfn. = -bhakṣa
2) [v.s. ...] m. any animal eating l°, a goat, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryParṇabhojana (पर्णभोजन):—[parṇa-bhojana] (naḥ) 1. m. A goat, &c.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusParṇabhōjana (ಪರ್ಣಭೋಜನ):—
1) [noun] the eating of leaves of certain plants as food or food made of only of plant leaves.
2) [noun] that which lives on plant leaves (as goat).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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