Pumskokila, Puṃskokila, Pums-kokila: 8 definitions

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Pumskokila 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.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«previous next»] — Pumskokila in Purana glossary
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Puṃskokila (पुंस्कोकिल) refers to the “male cuckoo”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.22. Accordingly as Brahmā narrated to Nārada:—“[...] On the top of the mountain near the city of Himālaya (śailarājapura), Śiva sported about for a long time in the company of Satī. [...] kinds of birds flew there, such as—Cakravāka, Kādamba, swans, geese, the intoxicated Sārasas, cranes, the peacocks etc. The sweet note of the male cuckoo (Puṃskokila) reverberated there”.

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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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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Puṃskokila (पुंस्कोकिल).—a male cuckoo; चूताङ्कुरास्वादकषायकण्ठः पुंस्कोकिलो यन्मधुरं चुकूज (cūtāṅkurāsvādakaṣāyakaṇṭhaḥ puṃskokilo yanmadhuraṃ cukūja) Kumārasambhava 3.32.

Derivable forms: puṃskokilaḥ (पुंस्कोकिलः).

Puṃskokila is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms puṃs and kokila (कोकिल).

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

Puṃskokila (पुंस्कोकिल).—m.

(-laḥ) A male cuckoo.

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

Puṃskokila (पुंस्कोकिल).—m. the male cuckoo, [Ṛtusaṃhāra] 6, 14.

Puṃskokila is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms puṃs and kokila (कोकिल).

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

Puṃskokila (पुंस्कोकिल).—[masculine] the male Kokila.

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

Puṃskokila (पुंस्कोकिल):—[=puṃs-kokila] [from puṃs] m. the male of the Indian cuckoo (-tva n.), [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature etc.]

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Pumskokila 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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