Pashutva, Paśutva: 7 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Paśutva can be transliterated into English as Pasutva or Pashutva, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationPaśutva (पशुत्व) (also: Paśubhāva) refers to “animal-hood”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.9 (“Śiva’s campaign”).—Accordingly, after Śiva mounted his divine chariot: “Then lord Śiva looked at the gods and said—‘Give me the lordship of the animals. Then I shall kill the Asuras. O excellent gods, the excellent Asuras can be killed only after assigning separate animal-hood (paśutva) to the gods and others. Not otherwise’. On hearing these words of the intelligent lord of the gods, they became dispirited growing suspicious of animal-hood (paśutva). On knowing what was passing through their minds, Śiva, the lord of the gods, the consort of Pārvatī sympathised with the gods and laughingly said. Śiva said:—‘O excellent gods, you will not fall even in your animal-hood. Let it be heard, and let the process of release from animal-hood be practised. [...]’”.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPaśutva (पशुत्व).—n.
(-tvaṃ) 1. Sacrifice of an animal. 2. Nature of an animal, E. paśu, and tva aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPaśutva (पशुत्व).—[paśu + tva], n. 1. Bestiality, [Prabodhacandrodaya, (ed. Brockhaus.)] 59, 11. 2. The condition of an animal destined to be immolated.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Paśutva (पशुत्व):—[=paśu-tva] [from paśu > paś] n. = -tā, [Rāmāyaṇa; Prabodha-candrodaya; Rājataraṅgiṇī]
2) [v.s. ...] (with Māheśvaras and Pāśupatas) the being the individual soul.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 dictionaryPaśutva (पशुत्व):—(nm) see [paśutā].
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Pashu, Tva, Pacu.
Ends with: Dvipashutva, Prithakpashutva.
Full-text: Dvipashutva, Pacuttuvam, Pashu, Omkareshvara, Omkareshvaralinga, Pashubhava.
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The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 80 - The holy Pāśupata rite (pāśupatavrata-māhātmya) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
Chapter 73 - Glory of worshipping Śiva < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 64 - Paśupatīśvara (paśupata-īśvara-liṅga) < [Section 2 - Caturaśīti-liṅga-māhātmya]
Sivaprakasam (Study in Bondage and Liberation) (by N. Veerappan)
Main stages of liberation < [Chapter 7 - Liberation]
Rudra-Shiva concept (Study) (by Maumita Bhattacharjee)
4. Forms of Śiva and his different activities < [Chapter 5 - Rudra-Śiva in the Purāṇic Literature]
Lakulisha-Pashupata (Philosophy and Practice) (by Geetika Kaw Kher)
Brief Summary of Pasupata Sutra as collated from various sources < [Chapter 4 - The Philosophical Context]
Diksa (Initiation) < [Chapter 3 - The Ritualistic Context]
Overall Structure and Methodological considerations < [Introduction]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 1 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 9 - The six Padārthas: Dravya, Guṇa, Karma, Sāmānya, Viśeṣa, Samavāya < [Chapter VIII - The Nyāya-Vaiśeṣika Philosophy]