Pashurakshana, Paśurakṣaṇa, Pashu-rakshana: 4 definitions

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Pashurakshana 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.

The Sanskrit term Paśurakṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Pasuraksana or Pashurakshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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[«previous next»] — Pashurakshana in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Paśurakṣaṇa (पशुरक्षण).—[pālanam] the tending or rearing of cattle

Derivable forms: paśurakṣaṇam (पशुरक्षणम्).

Paśurakṣaṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms paśu and rakṣaṇa (रक्षण).

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

Paśurakṣaṇa (पशुरक्षण).—n.

(-ṇaṃ) Tending cattle. E. paśu, and rakṣaṇa preserving.

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

Paśurakṣaṇa (पशुरक्षण):—[=paśu-rakṣaṇa] [from paśu > paś] n. the tending of c°, [Horace H. Wilson]

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

Paśurakṣaṇa (पशुरक्षण):—[paśu-rakṣaṇa] (ṇaṃ) 1. n. Tending cattle.

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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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