Pushpastarana, Puṣpāstaraṇa, Pushpa-astarana: 5 definitions
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Pushpastarana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Puṣpāstaraṇa can be transliterated into English as Puspastarana or Pushpastarana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Kama-shastra (the science of Love-making)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (kama)Puṣpāstaraṇa (पुष्पास्तरण) or “floral decorations” refers to one of the “sixty four kinds of Art”, according to the Kāmasūtra of Vātsyāyaṇa.—Indian tradition, basically includes sixty four Art forms are acknowledged. The references of sixty four kinds of kalā are found in the Bhāgavatapurāṇa, Śaiva-Tantras, Kāmasūtra of Vātsyāyaṇa etc.
Kamashastra (कामशास्त्र, kāmaśāstra) deals with ancient Indian science of love-making, passion, emotions and other related topics dealing with the pleasures of the senses.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypuṣpāstaraṇa (पुष्पास्तरण).—n S The art of strewing flowers skilfully for a couch. This is one of the causaṣṭakaḷā q. v.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPuṣpāstaraṇa (पुष्पास्तरण).—the art of strewing flowers (one of the 64 Kalās).
Derivable forms: puṣpāstaraṇam (पुष्पास्तरणम्).
Puṣpāstaraṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms puṣpa and āstaraṇa (आस्तरण). See also (synonyms): puṣpāstaraka.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuṣpāstaraṇa (पुष्पास्तरण):—[from puṣpa > puṣ] n. ([Bhāgavata-purāṇa [Scholiast or Commentator]]) the art of strewing f° (one of the 64 Kalas).
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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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Partial matches: Pushpa, Astarana.
Full-text: Astarana, Pushpastaraka, Floral decoration, Causashtakala.
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Vishnudharmottara Purana (Art and Architecture) (by Bhagyashree Sarma)
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