Pushkaraksha, Puṣkarākṣa, Pushkara-aksha: 12 definitions
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Pushkaraksha 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.
The Sanskrit term Puṣkarākṣa can be transliterated into English as Puskaraksa or Pushkaraksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia1) Puṣkarākṣa (पुष्कराक्ष).—A King of Purāṇic fame.
There was once a King called Bhadrākṣa in Takṣaśilānagara. He worshipped Bhagavatī with 108 lotus flowers daily in order to obtain a son. One day he found one flower missing and the brave king tore open his heart and made the number complete. The goddess was pleased and she blessed him saying that he would have a son worthy of becoming an emperor. Puṣkarākṣa was the son thus born. (See full article at Story of Puṣkarākṣa from the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani)
2) Puṣkarākṣa (पुष्कराक्ष).—A king. Puṣkarākṣa, son of king Sucandra, was cut to death by Paraśurāma. (Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa, Chapter 3).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexPuṣkarākṣa (पुष्कराक्ष).—The son of Sṛcandra; an able charioteer; used vāyavyāstra against Paraśurāma who attacked him with brahmāstra and cut him into two with the Paraśu.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 40. 1.
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.
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathāsaritsāgaraPuṣkarākṣa (पुष्कराक्ष) is the son of king Bhadrākṣa from Takṣaśilā, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 69. Accordingly, as minister Vicitrakatha said to king Mṛgāṅkadatta: “... then there was born a son to the king [Bhadrākṣa] by his queen, and he possessed all the auspicious marks. And the king called him Puṣkarākṣa, because he obtained him by the gift of the lotus of his heart. And when the son, in course of time, grew up to manhood, Bhadrākṣa anointed him king, as he possessed great virtues, and himself repaired to the forest”.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Puṣkarākṣa, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Naravāhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the vidyādharas (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Guṇāḍhya’s Bṛhatkathā consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: WikiPedia: HinduismKings like Śrutavarman and Śreṣṭhavarman or Puṣkarākṣa are only attested very much later in Angkorian inscriptions; their historicity is doubtful, All we know about Land Zhēnlà is that it sent an embassy to China in 717. Another embassy visiting China in 750 came probably from Water Zhēnlà.
Source: Kan Sophano's Blog: AsiaŚrī-Puṣkarākṣa ('Lotus-Eyed'), descendant of the Aninditapura dynasty and king of Śambhupura, with whom the genealogy of Yaśovarman begins.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPuṣkarākṣa (पुष्कराक्ष).—an epithet of Viṣṇu; ध्वजाग्रे पुष्कराक्षस्य तार्क्ष्यः संनिहितोऽभवत् (dhvajāgre puṣkarākṣasya tārkṣyaḥ saṃnihito'bhavat) Bm.2.18.
Derivable forms: puṣkarākṣaḥ (पुष्कराक्षः).
Puṣkarākṣa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms puṣkara and akṣa (अक्ष).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuṣkarākṣa (पुष्कराक्ष).—adj. lotus-eyed.
Puṣkarākṣa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms puṣkara and akṣa (अक्ष).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuṣkarākṣa (पुष्कराक्ष).—[adjective] lotusor blue-eyed.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumPuṣkarākṣa (पुष्कराक्ष) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—poet. Padyāvalī.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Puṣkarākṣa (पुष्कराक्ष):—[from puṣkara > puṣ] mf(ī)n. l°. eyed, [Mahābhārata]
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of Viṣṇu, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] of a man, [Brahma-purāṇa]
4) [v.s. ...] of a prince, [Ratnāvalī]
5) [v.s. ...] of a poet, [Catalogue(s)]
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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: Aksha, Pushkara.
Full-text: Shrutavarman, Shreshthavarman, Rankumalin, Ekalavya, Sucandra, Munjakesha, Vidyullekha, Dharmasena, Kamalodaya, Codakarna, Surabhimaruta, Vinayavati, Kashmira, Gandhavati, Vijitasu, Lavanyamanjari, Rupavati, Taravali.
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The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 40 - The narrative of Bhārgava Paraśurāma (d): King Kārttavīrya slain < [Section 3 - Upodghāta-pāda]
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Chapter LXIX < [Book XII - Śaśāṅkavatī]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Mudrarakshasa (literary study) (by Antara Chakravarty)
3.1. Use of Vīrarasa (heroic sentiment) < [Chapter 2 - Delineation of Rasa in Mudrārākṣasa]
6. Date of Viśākhadatta < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 75 - Yayāti’s Subjects became Deathless by the Grace of Viṣṇu < [Section 2 - Bhūmi-khaṇḍa (section on the earth)]