Punyadarshana, Puṇyadarśana, Punya-darshana: 8 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Puṇyadarśana can be transliterated into English as Punyadarsana or Punyadarshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Shodhganga: Portrayal of Animal Kingdom (Tiryaks) in Epics An Analytical studyPuṇyadarśana (पुण्यदर्शन) (lit. “one whose sighting is holy”) is a synonym (another name) for the Blue jay (Cāṣa), according to scientific texts such as the Mṛgapakṣiśāstra (Mriga-pakshi-shastra) or “the ancient Indian science of animals and birds” by Hamsadeva, containing the varieties and descriptions of the animals and birds seen in the Sanskrit Epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPuṇyadarśana (पुण्यदर्शन).—a.
1) beautiful.
2) of sacred appearance; तां पुण्यदर्शनां दृष्ट्वा (tāṃ puṇyadarśanāṃ dṛṣṭvā) R.1.86.
-naḥ the blue jay.
-nam visiting holy shrines.
Puṇyadarśana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms puṇya and darśana (दर्शन).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuṇyadarśana (पुण्यदर्शन).—m.
(-naḥ) The blue jay. n.
(-naṃ) Visiting holy shrines. E. puṇya lucky, and darśana appearance.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuṇyadarśana (पुण्यदर्शन).—adj. f. nā, of beautiful aspect, beautiful.
Puṇyadarśana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms puṇya and darśana (दर्शन).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Puṇyadarśana (पुण्यदर्शन):—[=puṇya-darśana] [from puṇya] mf(ā)n. of beautiful appearance, [Raghuvaṃśa]
2) [v.s. ...] m. Coracias Indica, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuṇyadarśana (पुण्यदर्शन):—[puṇya-darśana] (naḥ) 1. m. The blue jay.
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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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Partial matches: Darshana, Puṇya.
Full-text: Puṇya.
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