Pushyasnana, Puṣyasnāna, Pushya-snana: 5 definitions
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Pushyasnana has 3 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Puṣyasnāna can be transliterated into English as Pusyasnana or Pushyasnana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchPuṣyasnāna (पुष्यस्नान):—(pu + snāna) n. eine best. zur Zeit, da der Mond im Sternbilde Puṣya steht, stattfindende Reinigungscerimonie: pauṣe puṣyarkṣage candre puṣyasnānaṃ nṛpaścaret . saubhāgyakalyāṇakaraṃ durbhikṣamarakāpaham .. [KĀLIKĀP. 89 im Śabdakalpadruma] — Vgl. puṣpasnāna .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungPuṣyasnāna (पुष्यस्नान):—n. eine best. zur Zeit , da der Mond im Sternbilde Puṣya steht , stattfindende Reinigungsceremonie [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhatsaṃhitā 48,3.54,84.78,22.]
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Partial matches: Pushya, Snana.
Full-text: Pushpasnana, Pushyabhisheka, Arishta, Arishtika.
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Brihat Samhita (by N. Chidambaram Iyer)
Chapter 48 - Royal bath (puṣyasnāna)
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Chapter 41 - The Festival of Holy Bath on Puṣya Day < [Section 2 - Puruṣottama-kṣetra-māhātmya]
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