Pushpabhadraka, Puṣpabhadraka: 5 definitions
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Pushpabhadraka 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 Puṣpabhadraka can be transliterated into English as Puspabhadraka or Pushpabhadraka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexPuṣpabhadraka (पुष्पभद्रक).—A pleasure garden to which went Kardama and Devahūtī.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa III. 23. 40.
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuṣpabhadraka (पुष्पभद्रक):—[=puṣpa-bhadraka] [from puṣpa > puṣ] n. Name of a [particular] wood, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuṣpabhadraka (पुष्पभद्रक):—[puṣpa-bhadraka] (kaṃ) 1. n. A celestial grove.
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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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The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 15 - Cyavana’s Penance and Enjoyments < [Section 5 - Pātāla-Khaṇḍa (Section on the Nether World)]
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 23 - Married Life of Kardama and Devahūti < [Book 3 - Third Skandha]