Papabhakshana, Pāpabhakṣaṇa, Papa-bhakshana: 4 definitions
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Papabhakshana 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 Pāpabhakṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Papabhaksana or Papabhakshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPāpabhakṣaṇa (पापभक्षण).—Name of Kālabhairava.
Derivable forms: pāpabhakṣaṇaḥ (पापभक्षणः).
Pāpabhakṣaṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pāpa and bhakṣaṇa (भक्षण).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPāpabhakṣaṇa (पापभक्षण):—[=pāpa-bhakṣaṇa] [from pāpa] m. ‘devouring the wicked’, Name of Kāla-bhairava (a son of Śiva), [Catalogue(s)]
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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: Bhakshana, Papa.
Full-text: Papanashana.
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