Pushpaghataka, Puṣpaghātaka, Pushpa-ghataka: 5 definitions

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Pushpaghataka 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 Puṣpaghātaka can be transliterated into English as Puspaghataka or Pushpaghataka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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[«previous next»] — Pushpaghataka in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Puṣpaghātaka (पुष्पघातक).—the bamboo.

Derivable forms: puṣpaghātakaḥ (पुष्पघातकः).

Puṣpaghātaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms puṣpa and ghātaka (घातक).

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

Puṣpaghātaka (पुष्पघातक):—[=puṣpa-ghātaka] [from puṣpa > puṣ] m. f°-destroyer, the bamboo (whose stem is said to decay after the plant has flowered), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Puṣpaghātaka (पुष्पघातक):—[puṣpa-ghātaka] (kaḥ) 1. m. A bambu.

[Sanskrit to German]

Pushpaghataka 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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