Pradushana, Pradūṣaṇa: 6 definitions

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Pradushana 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 Pradūṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Pradusana or Pradushana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pradūṣaṇa (प्रदूषण).—

1) Corrupting, spoiling.

2) Polluting, defiling.

Derivable forms: pradūṣaṇam (प्रदूषणम्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Pradūṣaṇa (प्रदूषण).—(nt.; in Sanskrit cited only as adj.; to next with -ana), corruption: in citta-°ṇād Karmavibhaṅga (and Karmavibhaṅgopadeśa) 26.15, from corruption of the mind = from anger, compare next.

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

Pradūṣaṇa (प्रदूषण):—[=pra-dūṣaṇa] [from pra-duṣ] mfn. corrupting, defiling, impairing, [Mahābhārata; Suśruta]

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Pradūṣaṇā (प्रदूषणा) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Padūsaṇayā.

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Pradushana 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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