Pushpadanti, Puṣpadantī: 3 definitions
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Pushpadanti 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 Puṣpadantī can be transliterated into English as Puspadanti or Pushpadanti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaPuṣpadantī (पुष्पदन्ती).—A relative of a Gandharva named Citrasena. Puṣpadantī was once dancing in the court of Indra with Mālyavān and other Gandharvas. Puṣpadantī faltered in her steps as she was admiring the beauty of Mālyavān and Indra cursed them both and turned them into devils. They then observed the Ekādaśī (eleventh day of every lunar fortnight) called 'Jaya and got themselves released from the curse. (Chapter 43, Uttara Khaṇḍa, Padma 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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryPuṣpadantī (पुष्पदन्ती).—name of an ogress (rākṣasī): Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 400.5.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuṣpadantī (पुष्पदन्ती):—[=puṣpa-dantī] [from puṣpa-danta > puṣpa > puṣ] f. Name of a Rākṣasī, [Buddhist literature]
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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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 4.9.8 < [Chapter 9 - The Glories of Srī Ekādaśī]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 15: Story of Harimitra < [Chapter III - Vasudeva’s Marriage with Kanakavatī and her Former Incarnations]
Part 8: Nala and Davadantī < [Chapter III - Vasudeva’s Marriage with Kanakavatī and her Former Incarnations]
Part 14: Journey to Acalapura < [Chapter III - Vasudeva’s Marriage with Kanakavatī and her Former Incarnations]
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 43 - Jayā Ekādaśī < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]
A Dictionary Of Chinese Buddhist Terms (by William Edward Soothill)