Pushpika, Puṣpikā: 7 definitions

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The Sanskrit term Puṣpikā can be transliterated into English as Puspika or Pushpika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: University of Cambridge: Jainism

Puṣpikā (पुष्पिका) is the name of a Jain text.—five texts that are usually found together (i.e., Nirayāvalikā, Kalpāvataṃsikā, Puṣpikā, Puṣpacūlā and Vṛṣṇidaśā) correspond to the last five Upāṅgas of the Śvetāmbara canon. According to the colophon, the manuscript was commissioned by Budhakheṭāka, son of Buharāḍhāla, in order to be read by Devavijayagaṇi, during the reign of the famous Hīravijayasūri, pontiff of the Tapāgaccha.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Puṣpikā (पुष्पिका).—

1) The tartar of the teeth.

2) The mucus of the penis.

3) The last words of a chapter, which state the subject treated therein. e. g. इति श्रीमहाभारते शतसाहस्र्यां संहितायां वनपर्वणि (iti śrīmahābhārate śatasāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ vanaparvaṇi) &c. ... अमुकोऽध्यायः (amuko'dhyāyaḥ).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Puṣpika (पुष्पिक).—name of the present Bhadrakalpa (q.v.): Mahāvastu iii.330.5.

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

Puṣpikā (पुष्पिका).—f.

(-kā) 1. The tartar of the teeth. 2. The mucus of the glans penis, or urethra. 3. The concluding words of a chapter. E. puṣpa a flower, kan aff. of comparison, fem. form.

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

1) Puṣpikā (पुष्पिका):—[from puṣpaka > puṣ] f. the tartar of the teeth, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] the mucus of the tongue, [Demetrius Galanos’s Lexiko: sanskritikes, anglikes, hellenikes]

3) [v.s. ...] the mucus of the glans penis or urethra, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) [v.s. ...] the last words of a chapter (which state the subject treated therein), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Puṣpikā (पुष्पिका):—(kā) 1. f. The tartar of the teeth; mucus of the glans penis.

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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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Hindi dictionary

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Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Puṣpikā (पुष्पिका):—(nf) the colophon.

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