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Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Pītamaṇi (पीतमणि) refers to a “yellow stone”, representing the material of Dharma’s liṅga, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.1.12, where the Devas and Viṣṇu requested Viśvakarman for liṅgas for the achievement of the desires of all people:—“[...] at our bidding Viśvakarmā made liṅgas and gave them to the devas according to their status. [...] Dharma took a liṅga of yellow stone (Pītamaṇi-liṅga), Varuṇa took a liṅga of dark blue hue. Viṣṇu took a liṅga of sapphire. I, Brahmā, took a liṅga of gold. [...] Thus different kinds of liṅgas were given to them by Viśvakarmā which the devas and the celestial sages worship regularly. After giving the devas the various liṅgas from a desire for their benefit, Viṣṇu explained the mode of worship of Śiva to me, Brahmā”.

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pītamaṇi (पीतमणि).—a topaz.

Derivable forms: pītamaṇiḥ (पीतमणिः).

Pītamaṇi is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pīta and maṇi (मणि).

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

Pītamaṇi (पीतमणि).—m.

(-ṇiḥ) A yellow gem, a topaz. E. pīta yellow, and maṇi a gem.

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

Pītamaṇi (पीतमणि):—[=pīta-maṇi] [from pīta] m. ‘y° gem’, a topaz, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Pītamaṇi (पीतमणि):—[pīta-maṇi] (ṇiḥ) 2. m. A topaz.

[Sanskrit to German]

Pitamani 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.

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Pītamaṇi (பீதமணி) [pīta-maṇi] noun < pīta-maṇi. A kind of gem; புஷ்பராகம். ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி) [pushparagam. ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi)]

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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Partial matches: Mani, Pita.

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