Punjika, Puñjika, Pumjika, Puṃjika: 5 definitions
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Punjika 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)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationPuñjika (पुञ्जिक) refers to a “roll of cotton”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.4 (“The Tripuras are initiated).—Accordingly, as Sanatkumāra narrated to Vyāsa: “For causing obstacles in their virtuous activities, Viṣṇu of great brilliance, created a Puruṣa born of himself. He had a shaven head, wore dirty clothes, held a woven wicker vessel in his hand and a roll of cotton (puñjika) in his hand which he shook at every step [dadhānaṃ puṃjikāṃ haste cālayaṃtaṃ padepade]. His hands tucking at the cloth were weak. His face was pale and weak. In a faltering voice he was muttering—‘Dharma, Dharma’. [...]”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPuñjika (पुञ्जिक).—Hail.
Derivable forms: puñjikaḥ (पुञ्जिकः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuñjika (पुञ्जिक).—m.
(-kaḥ) Hail.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuñjika (पुञ्जिक):—[from puñja] m. hail, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Pumjikarana, Pumjikarisu, Punjikar, Punjikartavya, Punjikastana, Punjikasthala, Punjikasthali.
Ends with: Karpanyapunjika, Supunjika.
Full-text: Punjikasthali, Punjikasthala, Punjikastana, Puncikai, Sthala.
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Ramayana of Valmiki (by Hari Prasad Shastri)
Chapter 66 - Jambavan appeals to Hanuman to sacrifice himself for the good of all < [Book 4 - Kishkindha-kanda]
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 8 - Mārkaṇḍeya’s Penance and Praise of Lord Nārāyaṇa < [Book 12 - Twelfth Skandha]