Phenapa, Pheṇapa: 7 definitions
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Phenapa 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.
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaPhenapa (फेनप).—A gotra-maker of the Bhṛgu family. Phenapa is mentioned in the context of describing to Yudhiṣṭhira the greatness of cows. Phenapa’s original name was Sumitra. He lived on the shores of the river Kulajā in the mountain of Triśikhara drinking the foam of cow’s milk alone and thus getting for him the name Phenapa. (Phena = foam; Pā = drink). (Anuśāsana Parva, Mahābhārata)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexPhenapa (फेनप).—A class of seers;1 Bhārgava-gotrakāras.2
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPheṇapa (फेणप) or Phenapa (फेनप).—An ascetic living on fruits etc., fallen down automatically; वैखानसा वालखिल्यौदुम्बराः फेनपा वने (vaikhānasā vālakhilyaudumbarāḥ phenapā vane) Bhāgavata 3.12.43; फेनपानामृषीणां यो धर्मः (phenapānāmṛṣīṇāṃ yo dharmaḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 13.141.96.
Derivable forms: pheṇapaḥ (फेणपः), phenapaḥ (फेनपः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPhenapa (फेनप).—[adjective] drinking foam.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Phenapa (फेनप):—[=phena-pa] [from phena] mfn. ‘foam-drinking’, feeding on foam, [Mahābhārata; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] (feeding on fruits fallen from the trees, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa [Scholiast or Commentator]])
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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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Full-text: Phena, Phenahara, Pranabhaksha, Saurabhi.
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Atithi or Guest Reception (study) (by Sarika. P.)
Part 11 - Classification of Vānaprasthins < [Chapter 9 - Atithi-saparyā in Dharmaśāstra Literature]
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Lineages of Bhṛgu < [Chapter 6 - Human history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 12 - Creation of Rudra, the mind-born Sons and of Manu and Śatarūpā < [Book 3 - Third Skandha]
Narayaniya (Narayaneeyam) (by Vishwa Adluri)
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 23 - Duties of Forest-Hermits (Vānaprastha) and Recluses (Saṃnyāsa) < [Section 9 - Vāsudeva-māhātmya]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section CXLI < [Anusasanika Parva]