Pushpaja, Puṣpajā, Puṣpaja, Pushpa-ja: 5 definitions
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Pushpaja 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 terms Puṣpajā and Puṣpaja can be transliterated into English as Puspaja or Pushpaja, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexPuṣpajā (पुष्पजा).—A river from the Malaya hill.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 114. 30.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPuṣpaja (पुष्पज).—the juice of flowers.
Derivable forms: puṣpajam (पुष्पजम्).
Puṣpaja is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms puṣpa and ja (ज).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Puṣpaja (पुष्पज):—[=puṣpa-ja] [from puṣpa > puṣ] mfn. ‘f°-born’, derived or coming from flowers (-jaṃ rajaḥ, pollen, [Sāhitya-darpaṇa])
2) [v.s. ...] m. the juice of f° s, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) Puṣpajā (पुष्पजा):—[=puṣpa-jā] [from puṣpa-ja > puṣpa > puṣ] f. Name of a river rising in the Vindhya mountains, [Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]
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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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