Punyashila, Puṇyaśīla, Punya-shila, Puṇyaśīlā: 11 definitions
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Punyashila 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.
The Sanskrit terms Puṇyaśīla and Puṇyaśīlā can be transliterated into English as Punyasila or Punyashila, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaPuṇyaśīla (पुण्यशील).—A brahmin who was residing on the banks of the river Godāvarī. Once Puṇyaśīla engaged a brahmin widower for officiating in a Śrāddha ceremony. As a result of that sin Puṇyaśīla’s face became that of a donkey. To be freed from the sin he went and bathed in the Svāmitīrtha and Ākāśagaṅgātīrtha of Veṅkaṭācala. His sin was washed away and his face regained its original form. (Chapter 2, Skanda Purāṇa)
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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypuṇyaśīla (पुण्यशील).—a (S) Disposed to acts and offices of goodness; virtuous, good.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishpuṇyaśīla (पुण्यशील).—a Virtuous, good.
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 dictionaryPuṇyaśīla (पुण्यशील).—a. of a virtuous disposition, inclined to pious acts, virtuous, pious, righteous.
Puṇyaśīla is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms puṇya and śīla (शील).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuṇyaśīla (पुण्यशील).—mfn.
(-laḥ-lā-laṃ) Virtuous. E. puṇya and śīla having.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuṇyaśīla (पुण्यशील).—adj. virtuous, Mahābhārata 5, 6011.
Puṇyaśīla is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms puṇya and śīla (शील).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuṇyaśīla (पुण्यशील).—[adjective] of virtuous or honest character.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuṇyaśīla (पुण्यशील):—[=puṇya-śīla] [from puṇya] mfn. of a virtuous disposition, virtuous, pious, righteous, [Mahābhārata]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuṇyaśīla (पुण्यशील):—[puṇya-śīla] (laḥ-lā-laṃ) a. Virtuous.
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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: Shila, Puṇya, Cila.
Ends with: Apunyashila.
Full-text: Shila.
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 22 - Qualifications of Those Who Are Fit to Receive Charitable Gifts < [Section 1 - Veṅkaṭācala-māhātmya]
Chapter 25 - Kalahā Attains Liberation < [Section 4 - Kārttikamāsa-māhātmya]
Chapter 27 - King Cola and Viṣṇudāsa Liberated < [Section 4 - Kārttikamāsa-māhātmya]
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 109 - King Cola and Viṣṇudāsa Become Attendants of Viṣṇu < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]