Paurnima, Paurṇimā, Paurṇima: 6 definitions
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In Hinduism
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: What is India: Inscriptions of the Śilāhāras (astrology)Paurṇimā (पौर्णिमा) is the name of a tithi considered sacred and fit for gifting, during the reign of the Śilāhāra dynasty (r. 765-1215 A.D.).—The paurṇimā was also regarded as a holy tithi. Some grants were made on that tithi, e.g. that recorded in the Khārepāṭaṇ plates of Raṭṭarāja, which was made on the full-moon tithi of Jyeṣṭha, and the other one recorded in the Māṇḍavī inscription of Keśideva II, which was made on that tithi in Māgha. Besides, the paurṇimā in Caitra is mentioned in the Ṭhāṇā inscription of Aparāditya as sacred to Śiva. The Vaḍavalī grant of Aparājita I was made on the full-moon day of Karttika.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPaurṇima (पौर्णिम).—An ascetic.
Derivable forms: paurṇimaḥ (पौर्णिमः).
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Paurṇimā (पौर्णिमा).—A day of full moon.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPaurṇima (पौर्णिम).—m.
(-maḥ) An ascetic. f.
(-sā) Day of full-moon. E. pūrṇimā, and aṇ pleonasm.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Paurṇima (पौर्णिम):—[from paurṇa] m. ([from] pūrṇimā) an ascetic
2) Paurṇimā (पौर्णिमा):—[from paurṇima > paurṇa] f. [preceding] [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPaurṇima (पौर्णिम):—(maḥ) 1. m. An ascetic. f. (mā) Day of full moon.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPaurṇima (ಪೌರ್ಣಿಮ):—[noun] one of the four classes among sages.
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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Ends with: Damanapaurnima, Dyutapaurnima, Sharatpaurnima, Tripuri-paurnima.
Full-text: Paurnamasi, Tripuri-paurnima, Madanadhvaja, Kojagara, Vatasavitri, Dyutapaurnima, Dandapata, Vadyapaksha, Aparvan, Shuklapaksha, Krishnapaksha, Mahavali, Karttika, Darbhavati, Tithi, Vaidyanatha.
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