Pushpakala, Puṣpakāla, Pushpa-kala: 6 definitions

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Pushpakala 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 Puṣpakāla can be transliterated into English as Puspakala or Pushpakala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Puṣpakāla (पुष्पकाल).—

1) 'flower-time', the spring.

2) the time of the menses.

Derivable forms: puṣpakālaḥ (पुष्पकालः).

Puṣpakāla is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms puṣpa and kāla (काल).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Puṣpakāla (पुष्पकाल).—m.

(-laḥ) 1. The spring. 2. The time of the menstrual flux.

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

Puṣpakāla (पुष्पकाल).—[masculine] spring (time of flowers).

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

1) Puṣpakāla (पुष्पकाल):—[=puṣpa-kāla] [from puṣpa > puṣ] m. ‘f°-time’, the spring, [Varāha-mihira]

2) [v.s. ...] the time of the menses, [Suśruta]

[Sanskrit to German]

Pushpakala 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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