Pishunavacana, Piśunavacana, Pishuna-vacana: 4 definitions

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Pishunavacana 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 Piśunavacana can be transliterated into English as Pisunavacana or Pishunavacana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Pishunavachana.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Piśunavacana (पिशुनवचन).—slander, detraction, calumny.

Derivable forms: piśunavacanam (पिशुनवचनम्).

Piśunavacana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms piśuna and vacana (वचन). See also (synonyms): piśunavākya, piśunavāda.

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

Piśunavacana (पिशुनवचन).—n.

(-naṃ) Evil speech, abuse, detraction, slander. E. piśuna and vacana speech.

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

Piśunavacana (पिशुनवचन):—[=piśuna-vacana] [from piśuna > piś] n. ([Horace H. Wilson])

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

Piśunavacana (पिशुनवचन):—[piśuna-vacana] (naṃ) 1. n. Slander.

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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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