The Sanskrit term Puṣṭikara can be transliterated into English as Pustikara or Pushtikara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: University of Vienna: Sudarśana's Worship at the Royal Court According to the Ahirbudhnyasaṃhitā

Puṣṭikara (पुष्टिकर) refers to “that which brings about prosperities”, according to the Ahirbudhnyasaṃhitā, belonging to the Pāñcarātra tradition which deals with theology, rituals, iconography, narrative mythology and others.—Accordingly, “[This rite] should be employed by utterly glorious Sovereigns when they are in distress—[for this rite] removes the three kinds of sorrow which begin with the one relating to oneself; causes the destruction of all afflictions; is marked by auspiciousness; destroys all enemies; pacifies (i.e. removes unwanted consequences of ritual mistakes etc.); is the cause of triumph; kills the Demons; brings about prosperities (puṣṭikara); subdues all; bestows the longest of lives; is meritorious; [and] was perfomed by ancient Kings”.

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Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Puṣṭikara (पुष्टिकर).—a. nourishing, nutritive.

Puṣṭikara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms puṣṭi and kara (कर).

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

Puṣṭikara (पुष्टिकर):—[=puṣṭi-kara] [from puṣṭi > puṣ] mf(ī)n. nourishing, causing to thrive or grow, [Varāha-mihira; Suśruta; Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]

[Sanskrit to German]

Pushtikara 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Puṣṭikara (ಪುಷ್ಟಿಕರ):—[adjective] that nourishes; causing to thrive or grow well.

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Puṣṭikara (ಪುಷ್ಟಿಕರ):—[noun] that which helps thrive or grow well.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Pushti, Kara.

Starts with: Pushtikaraka, Pushtikarana.

Full-text: Pushtikari, Pushtikaraka, Pushti, Mashaparni.

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