Pushkari, Puṣkarī, Puṣkari: 4 definitions
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Pushkari means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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 Puṣkarī and Puṣkari can be transliterated into English as Puskari or Pushkari, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexPuṣkari (पुष्करि).—The son of Urukṣava and Viśālā, became a Brahmana, and one of the three best mahaṛṣis among the Kāvyas.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 49. 39.
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.
India history and geography
Source: archive.org: Geography in Ancient Indian inscriptionsPuṣkarī (पुष्करी).—The place has been identified with Podagarh in Koraput district of Orissa. Puṣkarī was the chief centre of the kings of the Nala dynasty. Vāyu and Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa say that the descendants of Nala would rule in Kosala. This Kosala must be the country to the north-west of Kolab upto the valley of Tel river. Podagarh is situated in this above mentioned tract. As suggested by G. Ramdas, Puṣkarī may be identified with Vidura, the capital of Niṣadha or Kosala, according to the Purāṇas.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuṣkarī (पुष्करी):—[from puṣkara > puṣ] f. ([gana] gaurādi) Name of one of the 8 wives of Śiva, [Catalogue(s)] (perhaps [wrong reading] for puṣkasī id est. pulkasī).
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 corpusPuṣkari (ಪುಷ್ಕರಿ):—[noun] an elephant.
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: Pushkarika, Pushkarin, Pushkarina, Pushkarinee, Pushkarini.
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Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Varṇa (2): The Kṣatriyas < [Chapter 5 - Cultural history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
Puru dynasty < [Chapter 6 - Human history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
Jainism in Odisha (Orissa) (by Ashis Ranjan Sahoo)
Jaina Antiquities in Koraput District (Introduction) < [Chapter 3: Survey of Jaina Antiquities in Odisha]
Elephantology and its Ancient Sanskrit Sources (by Geetha N.)