Pishunavakya, Piśunavākya, Pishuna-vakya: 4 definitions

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Pishunavakya 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 Piśunavākya can be transliterated into English as Pisunavakya or Pishunavakya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Piśunavākya (पिशुनवाक्य).—slander, detraction, calumny.

Derivable forms: piśunavākyam (पिशुनवाक्यम्).

Piśunavākya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms piśuna and vākya (वाक्य). See also (synonyms): piśunavacana, piśunavāda.

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

Piśunavākya (पिशुनवाक्य).—n.

(-kyaṃ) Evil speech, bad report, detraction, slander. E. piśuna, and vākya speech.

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

Piśunavākya (पिशुनवाक्य):—[=piśuna-vākya] [from piśuna > piś] n. ([Horace H. Wilson])

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

Piśunavākya (पिशुनवाक्य):—[piśuna-vākya] (kyaṃ) 1. n. Idem.

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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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