Pushpadhanus, Puṣpadhanus, Pushpa-dhanus: 6 definitions

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Pushpadhanus 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 Puṣpadhanus can be transliterated into English as Puspadhanus or Pushpadhanus, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Puṣpadhanus (पुष्पधनुस्).—m. the god of love; द्रुतमेत्य पुष्पधनुषो धनुषः (drutametya puṣpadhanuṣo dhanuṣaḥ) Śiśupālavadha 9.41; शतमखमुपतस्थे प्राञ्जलिः पुष्पधन्वा (śatamakhamupatasthe prāñjaliḥ puṣpadhanvā) Kumārasambhava 2.64.

Puṣpadhanus is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms puṣpa and dhanus (धनुस्). See also (synonyms): puṣpadhanvan.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Puṣpadhanus (पुष्पधनुस्).—m. a name of the god of love, [Śiśupālavadha] 9, 41.

Puṣpadhanus is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms puṣpa and dhanus (धनुस्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Puṣpadhanus (पुष्पधनुस्).—[masculine] = 2 puṣpacāpa.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Puṣpadhanus (पुष्पधनुस्):—[=puṣpa-dhanus] [from puṣpa > puṣ] m. ‘armed with a bow of f°’ Name of the god of love, [Kāvya literature]

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Pushpadhanus in German

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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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