Pashurakshin, Paśurakṣin: 6 definitions

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Pashurakshin 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 Paśurakṣin can be transliterated into English as Pasuraksin or Pashurakshin, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Paśurakṣin (पशुरक्षिन्).—m. (-kṣī) A herdsman, a shepherd. E. paśu, and rakṣin who guards.

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

Paśurakṣin (पशुरक्षिन्).—m. a herdsman, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 8, 238.

Paśurakṣin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms paśu and rakṣin (रक्षिन्).

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

Paśurakṣin (पशुरक्षिन्).—[masculine] herdsman, herd.

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

Paśurakṣin (पशुरक्षिन्):—[=paśu-rakṣin] [from paśu > paś] ([Manu-smṛti]) m. a herdsman.

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

Paśurakṣin (पशुरक्षिन्):—[paśu-rakṣin] (kṣī) 5. m. A herdsman.

[Sanskrit to German]

Pashurakshin 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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