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Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Phalabhāgin (फलभागिन्) refers to “(that which partakes in the) fruitfulness (of one’s penance)”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.22 (“Description of Pārvatī’s penance”).—Accordingly, after Menā spoke to Pārvatī: “[...] Suppressing the delusion with fortitude after a long time Pārvatī, the daughter of Himavat, got herself initiated for the observance of ritualistic activities. She performed penance in the excellent holy centre Śṛṅgitīrtha which (later) acquired the title ‘Gaurī-Śikhara’ due to her performance of penance thereon. O sage, many beautiful holy plants were laid there by Pārvatī for testing the fruitfulness of her penance [i.e., phalabhāgin]. [...]”.

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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.

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Phalabhāgin (फलभागिन्).—a. partaking of a reward or profit; दातॄन् प्रतिग्रहीतॄ प्रतिग्रहीतॄश्च कुरुते फल- भागिनः (dātṝn pratigrahītṝ pratigrahītṝśca kurute phala- bhāginaḥ) Manusmṛti 3.143.

Phalabhāgin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms phala and bhāgin (भागिन्). See also (synonyms): phalabhāj.

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

Phalabhāgin (फलभागिन्):—[=phala-bhāgin] [from phala > phal] mfn. sharing in profit or advantage, partaking of a reward, [Manu-smṛti iii, 143.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Phalabhagin 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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Partial matches: Bhagin, Phala.

Full-text: Phalabhaj.

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