Pumslinga, Puṃsliṅga, Pums-linga: 2 definitions

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Pumslinga 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.

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

Puṃsliṅga (पुंस्लिङ्ग).—a. (puṃliṅga) of the masculine gender, masculine. (-ṅgam) 1 masculine gender.

2) virility, manhood.

3) the male organ.

Puṃsliṅga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms puṃs and liṅga (लिङ्ग).

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

Puṃsliṅga (पुंस्लिङ्ग).—I. n. 1. manhood, Mahābhārata 5, 7489. 2. the masculine gender. Ii. adj. having the marks of a male, Mahābhārata 9, 3304. Viṣṇuliṅgī, i. e. viṣṇu-liṅga + ī, f. a quail.

Puṃsliṅga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms puṃs and liṅga (लिङ्ग).

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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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