Punyakala, Puṇyakāla, Punya-kala: 6 definitions
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Punyakala means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypuṇyakāla (पुण्यकाल).—m (S) A period (such as that of an eclipse, that of the entrance of the sun into a new sign &c.) at which a good action confers especial merit upon the performer.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPuṇyakāla (पुण्यकाल).—an auspicious time.
Derivable forms: puṇyakālaḥ (पुण्यकालः).
Puṇyakāla is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms puṇya and kāla (काल).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuṇyakāla (पुण्यकाल).—m.
(-laḥ) An auspicious time.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuṇyakāla (पुण्यकाल):—[=puṇya-kāla] [from puṇya] m. an auspicious time, [Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi]
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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.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryPuṇyakāla (पुण्यकाल):—n. 1. auspicious time (for religious rites); 2. dawn; morning;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Starts with: Punyakalasa, Punyakalata, Punyakalavidhi.
Full-text: Punyakalata, Punyakalavidhi.
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