Pasava, Pashava, Pāśava: 14 definitions
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Pasava means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi. 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 Pāśava can be transliterated into English as Pasava or Pashava, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Pashav.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarypasava : (m.) outflow; bringing forth; offspring.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryPasava, (fr. pa+su) bringing forth, offspring S. I, 69. (Page 446)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypāsavā (पासवा).—m The skirt of a garment; the put on end (nēsatā padara): in contrad. from the thrown over end (pāṅgharatā padara); the waist-folds in contrad. from the shoulder-folds. 2 A branch of a river.
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pāsāva (पासाव).—prep (Poetry.) See the popular form pāsūna.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPāśava (पाशव).—a. (-vī f.) [पशोरिदम् अण् (paśoridam aṇ)] Relating to or derived from animals.
-vam A flock, herd.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPāśava (पाशव).—n.
(-vaṃ) A flock, a herd. f. (vī) adj. Relating to animals. E. paśu an animal, aṇ aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPāśava (पाशव).—i. e. paśu + a, adj. 1. Come from animals, animal, [Nala] 23, 10. 2. Used by animals, beastly, [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] 11, 11.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPāśava (पाशव).—[adjective] coming from or belonging to cattle.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pāśava (पाशव):—mf(ī)n. ([from] paśu) derived from or belonging to cattle or animals (with māṃsa n. an° food), [Kauśika-sūtra; Vetāla-pañcaviṃśatikā; Suśruta]
2) n. a flock, herd, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPāśava (पाशव):—(vaṃ) 1. n. A flock, a herd. a. Belonging to an animal or flock.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryPāśava (पाशव) [Also spelled pashav]:—(a) beastly, beast-like; brutal, savage, belonging/pertaining to beasts/animals.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) Pasava (पसव) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Prasū.
2) Pasava (पसव) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Prasava.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPasava (ಪಸವ):—[noun] a man characterised by lust; a lewd, lascivious man.
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Pasava (ಪಸವ):—[noun] = ಪಸ [pasa]1.
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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Starts with: Pacavairakkiyam, Pacavannan, Pacavar, Pacavecan, Pasavadu, Pasavana, Pasavanta, Pasavati, Pashavali, Pashavamata, Pashavant, Pashavapalana, Pashavara, Pashavat, Pashuvaru.
Ends with: Ppasava, Pushpasava.
Full-text (+9): Pashavapalana, Pashavamata, Prasava, Prasu, Pashupatabrahmopanishad, Pashupatastra, Pashupatashastra, Pashupatopanishad, Pashukacaturmasya, Pashupatayogaprakarana, Pashupatajnana, Pashupatavratin, Pashubandhika, Pashupatayoga, Pashupatayogavidhi, Pashupatavratavivarana, Pashukadiprayoga, Pashupatavrata, Pashupatavrativisha, Pashav.
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