Shushkaparna, Śuṣkaparṇa, Shushka-parna: 2 definitions
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Shushkaparna means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Śuṣkaparṇa can be transliterated into English as Suskaparna or Shushkaparna, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
Śuṣkaparṇa (शुष्कपर्ण) [=śuṣkaparṇavat] refers to a “dead leaf” (blown about by the wind of causality), according to the Aṣṭāvakragītā (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Vedānta topics.—Accordingly, [as Aṣṭavakra says to Janaka]: “[...] He who is desireless, self-reliant, independent and free of bonds functions like a dead leaf (śuṣkaparṇavat) blown about by the wind of causality. There is neither joy nor sorrow for one who has transcended samsara. He lives always with a peaceful mind and as if without a body. [...]”.
Vedanta (वेदान्त, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Śuṣkaparṇa (शुष्कपर्ण):—[=śuṣka-parṇa] [from śuṣka > śuṣ] n. a dry leaf (-vat ind. like a dry leaf), [ib.]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Shushka, Parna.
Starts with: Shushkaparnavat.
Full-text: Shushkaparnavat.
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