Shripushpa, Śrīpuṣpa, Shri-pushpa: 4 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Śrīpuṣpa can be transliterated into English as Sripuspa or Shripushpa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚrīpuṣpa (श्रीपुष्प).—
1) cloves.
2) a fragrant wood (padmakāṣṭha).
Derivable forms: śrīpuṣpam (श्रीपुष्पम्).
Śrīpuṣpa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śrī and puṣpa (पुष्प).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚrīpuṣpa (श्रीपुष्प).—n.
(-ṣpaṃ) Cloves.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śrīpuṣpa (श्रीपुष्प):—[=śrī-puṣpa] [from śrī] n. cloves, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] n. white lotus, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] the wood of Cerasus Puddum, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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, Shri.
Full-text: Shrisamjna.
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