Punyaloka, Puṇyalōka, Puṇyaloka, Punya-loka: 10 definitions
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Punyaloka 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 Dictionarypuṇyalōka (पुण्यलोक).—m (S) A heaven, a happy place obtainable hereafter in reward of virtue.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishpuṇyalōka (पुण्यलोक).—m Heaven.
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 dictionaryPuṇyaloka (पुण्यलोक).—heaven, paradise.
Derivable forms: puṇyalokaḥ (पुण्यलोकः).
Puṇyaloka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms puṇya and loka (लोक).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuṇyaloka (पुण्यलोक).—m.
(-kaḥ) Heaven, paradise. E. puṇya virtue, and loka a world.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuṇyaloka (पुण्यलोक).—[adjective] belonging to or partaking of the good world.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuṇyaloka (पुण्यलोक):—[=puṇya-loka] [from puṇya] (pu) mfn. belonging to or sharing in a better world, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuṇyaloka (पुण्यलोक):—[puṇya-loka] (kaḥ) 1. m. Heaven.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPuṇyalōka (ಪುಣ್ಯಲೋಕ):—[noun] the abode for meritorious persons after their death; heaven; paradise.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Starts with: Punyalokatra.
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