Puṇyajana, Punyajana, Punya-jana: 13 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaPuṇyajana (पुण्यजन).—A rākṣasa. Raivata, king of Kuśasthalī, born of the race of Śaryāti, went to see Brahmā. Taking advantage of his absence from the place Puṇyajana took control over Kuśasthalī. Afraid of the demon all the hundred brothers of Raivata left the country. After some time the Śaryāti dynasty merged with that of Hehaya. (Chapter 2, Aṃśa 4, Viṣṇu Purāṇa).
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationPuṇyajana (पुण्यजन) refers to a group of deities, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.43 (“Description of Śiva’s wonderful sport”).—Accordingly, after Śiva spoke to Viṣṇu and Brahmā: “[...] By that time Yama passed by with twice the splendour of the previous one. On seeing him delighted Menā exclaimed ‘This is Śiva’. ‘No’ said you. By that time Nirṛti, the lord of Puṇyajanas, passed by having twice the splendour of Yama. On seeing him the delighted Menā said ‘This is Śiva’. ‘No’ said you to her. By that time Varuṇa passed that way. On seeing his splendour twice that of Nirṛti, she said ‘This is Śiva, the bridegroom of Pārvatī’. But you said ‘No’. [...]”.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexPuṇyajana (पुण्यजन).—(Yakṣas): sons and grandsons of Puṇyajaṇī who married Maṇibhadrā;1 worshipped for protection.2 Sacked Kuśaṣṭhalī during the absence of Kakudmi in Brahmaloka.3
- 1) Vāyu-purāṇa 69. 157; 88. 1.
- 2) Bhāgavata-purāṇa II. 3. 8; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 7. 162,
- 3) Ib. III. 68. 1; Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 2. 1.
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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPuṇyajana (पुण्यजन).—
1) a virtuous man.
2) a demon, goblin; वियति प्रसमीक्ष्य कालमेघमप्रतिमं पुण्यजनौघमुन्नदन्तम् (viyati prasamīkṣya kālameghamapratimaṃ puṇyajanaughamunnadantam) Rām. Ch.2.56.
3) a Yakṣa; Bhāgavata 4.1.3; पयोधरैः पुण्यजनाङ्गनानाम् (payodharaiḥ puṇyajanāṅganānām) R.13.6. °ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ) an epithet of Kubera; अनुययौ यमपुण्यजनेश्वरौ (anuyayau yamapuṇyajaneśvarau) R.9.6.
Derivable forms: puṇyajanaḥ (पुण्यजनः).
Puṇyajana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms puṇya and jana (जन).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuṇyajana (पुण्यजन).—m.
(-naḥ) 1. A fiend, a goblin, a Rakshasa. 2. A Yaksha, a divine being attendant on Kuvera, the god of wealth. 3. A pious or virtuous man. E. puṇya virtuous, and jana man, ṅīṣ added.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuṇyajana (पुण्यजन).—m. pl. a kind of good demon. Pṛthagjana, i. e.
Puṇyajana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms puṇya and jana (जन).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuṇyajana (पुण्यजन).—[masculine] [plural] a kind of genii (lit. good people.)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Puṇyajana (पुण्यजन):—[=puṇya-jana] [from puṇya] m. a good or honest man, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] ([plural]) good people (Name of a class of supernatural beings, [Atharva-veda] etc. etc.; in later times Name of the Yakṣas and of a [particular] class of Rākṣasas, [Kāvya literature; Purāṇa])
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuṇyajana (पुण्यजन):—[puṇya-jana] (naḥ) 1. m. A fiend; a rākshyasa; a yaksha; a good man.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Puṇyajana (पुण्यजन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Punnayaṇa.
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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 corpusPuṇyajana (ಪುಣ್ಯಜನ):—
1) [noun] a virtuous, morally meritorious, saintly person.
2) [noun] a class of gods who are attendents of Kubēra, the regent of Wealth.
3) [noun] Naiřti, the regent of south-west direction.
4) [noun] (myth.) a daemon, known as an enemy of gods and as a most cruel being.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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