Pashin, Pāśin: 9 definitions

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Pashin means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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 Pāśin can be transliterated into English as Pasin or Pashin, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Biology (plants and animals)

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

Pasin in Indonesia is the name of a plant defined with Passiflora edulis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Granadilla incarnata (L.) Medik. (among others).

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

· Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae (1999)
· Ueber einige künstliche Geschlechter aus der Malvenfamilie, denn der Klasse der Monadelphien. (1787)
· Paxton’s Magazine of Botany (1842)
· Plantas Novas Cultivadas no Jardim Botanico do Rio de Janeiro (1891)
· Botanical Magazine (1989)
· Mem. Acc. Torin. (1833)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Pasin, for example health benefits, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, side effects, diet and recipes, chemical composition, have a look at these references.

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pāśin (पाशिन्).—m. [pāśo'styasya ini]

1) An epithet of Varuṇa; 'प्रचेता वरुणः पाशी (pracetā varuṇaḥ pāśī)' Ak.

2) Yama.

3) A deer-catcher, fowler, trapper.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pāśin (पाशिन्).—m. (-śī) 1. One armed with a net or noose. 2. A deer-catcher or fowler, using a net or noose. 3. A name of Varuna. 4. A name of Yama. E. pāśa a fetter, ini aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pāśin (पाशिन्).—i. e. pāśa + in, I. adj. Having a noose, Mahābhārata 8, 1998. Ii. m. 1. Varuṇa. 2. A proper name.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pāśin (पाशिन्).—[adjective] having a snare or sling; [masculine] fowler, [Epithet] of Varuna.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Pāśin (पाशिन्):—[from pāśa] mfn. having a net or noose, laying snares

2) [v.s. ...] m. a bird-catcher, trapper, [Āpastamba]

3) [v.s. ...] Name of Varuṇa, [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa]

4) [v.s. ...] of Yama, [Religious Thought and Life in India 290]

5) [v.s. ...] of a son of Dhṛta-rāṣṭra, [Mahābhārata]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pāśin (पाशिन्):—(śī) 5. m. A name of Varuna; a deer-catcher; Yama.

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Pashin in German

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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.

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