# पुष्कर (puṣkara)

Canonical page: https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/pushkara

पुष्कर (puṣkara) is a Sanskrit word meaning a blue lotus flower, the bowl of a spoon, the skin of a drum, the tip of an elephant trunk, water, the sky, heaven. Its 73 recorded definitions are grouped into 36 contexts, among them Proper Name of Other Male Individuals (Human Lineage/Authors/Sages), Proper Name of Specific Mythological/Literary Male Figures, The Lotus Flower.

- **Etymology:** E. पुष् to nourish, Unādi aff. करन् — E. puṣ to nourish, Unādi aff. karan
- **SLP1:** `puzkara`  **IAST:** puṣkara  **Devanagari:** पुष्कर
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pushkara
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/pushkara/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** पूष्कर (pūṣkara)

## Meanings by context

### Proper Name of Other Male Individuals (Human Lineage/Authors/Sages) (9 definitions)
- A son of Krishna  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a son of Kṛṣṇa, BhP. [ ID=126800 ]
- descendant of Bharata  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a son of Bharata, VP. [ ID=126803 ]
- of Sunakshatra  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of Su-nakṣatra, BhP. [ ID=126804 ]
- a son of Vrika and Durvaksi  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a son of Vṛka and Dūrvākṣī, ib. [ ID=126805 ]
- of an author  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of an author, Cat. [ ID=126806 ]
- the son of Sunakshatra and father of Antariksha  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Puṣkara (II) — the son of Sunakṣatra and father of Antarikṣa. Bhā. IX. 12. 12 [ ID=8132 ]
- a son of Durvarkshi and Vrika  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Puṣkara (III) — a son of Durvārkṣī and Vṛka. Bhā. IX. 24. 43. [ ID=8133 ]
- a son of Krishna  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Puṣkara (IV) — a son of Kṛṣṇa. Bhā. X. 90. 34. [ ID=8134 ]
- a son of Bharata who founded Pushkaravati as his capital in Gandhara  
  *The Purana Index*
  > [Printed book page 2-363 ] Puṣkara (V) — a son of Bharata founded Puṣkarāvatī as his capital in Gāndhāra. Br. III. 63. 190; Vā. 29. 8; 88. 189. [ ID=8135 ]

### Proper Name of Specific Mythological/Literary Male Figures (7 definitions)
- a son of Varuna  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a son of Varuṇa, MBh.; Pur. [ ID=126797 ]
- a general of the sons and grandsons of Varuna  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a general of the sons and grandsons of Varuṇa, L. [ ID=126798 ]
- an Asura  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of an Asura, Hariv. [ ID=126799 ]
- of a Buddha  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a Buddha, Lalit. [ ID=126801 ]
- of a prince, the brother of Nala  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a prince (the brother of Nala), Nal. [ ID=126802 ]
- A son of Varuna  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Puṣkara 3, son of Varuṇa. § 268 (Varuṇasabhāv.): II, 9, 381 (in the palace of Varuṇa).—§ 564 (Mātalīyop.): V, 98, 3533 ( asya —i.e. Varuṇa's— putraḥ ). [ ID=8828 ]
- brother of Nala  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Puṣkara 3, brother of Nala. § 343 (Nalopākhyānap.): III, 52, 2068.—§ 346 (do.): III, 59, 2257, 2259, 2260, 2271: 60, 2285, 2286 ( P. vanquished Nala at dice).— § 347 (do.): III, 61, 2297, 2298, 2300, 2301, 2304, 2305 P. won from Nala his kingdom, etc.).—§ 354 (do.): III, 78, 3033, 3034, 3039, 3040, 3047, 3049, 3054, 3056, 3058, 3060 (Nala vanquished P. at dice and recovered his kingdom, etc.).—§ 608 (Karṇap.): VIII, 91, †4761 (all. to Nalopā- khyānaparvan). [ ID=8829 ]

### The Lotus Flower (6 definitions)
- A blue lotus flower  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2) [Printed book page 638,3] पुष् (puṣ) क (puṣka) र (ra) (puṣkara) a n. (rather fr. पुष् (puṣ) क (puṣka) + र (ra) than fr. पुष् (puṣ) + कर (ra) (kara); but cf. Uṇādi-sūtra (Title) iv, 4 ) a blue lotus-flower, a lotus, Nelumbium Speciosum or Nymphaea Nelumbo ( ifc. f( आ (ā) ). ), AV. &c. &c. ( met. ‘the heart’, Mahābhārata (Title) v, 1790 ) [ ID=126767 ]
- 1. Blue lotus flower. 2. Bowl of a spoon. 3. Skin of a drum. 4. Tip of an elephant's trunk. 5. Water. 6. Air or sky. 7. A celebrated place of pilgrimage. 8. One of the Dvipas or terrestrial islands. 9. The Indian crane. 10. A kind of cloud occasioning dearth. 11. Nala's brother.  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > पुष्कर (puṣkara) [Printed book page 166-1 ] पुष्कर (puṣkara) púṣ-kara, n. blue lotus flower; bowl of a spoon; skin of a drum; tip of an elephantʼs trunk; water; air, sky; N. of a cerebrated place of pilgrimage ( sts. pl., three places of this name being spoken of ); N. of one of the Dvīpas or terrestrial islands; m. the Indian crane ( Ardea sibirica ); kind of cloud occasioning dearth ( pl. ); N., esp. of Nalaʼs brother : -pattra, n. petal of the blue lotus: -netra, a. having eyes like a lotus-petal; -bīja, n. lotus seed; -sraj, f. garland of blue lotuses; a. wearing a garland of blue Page166-2 lotuses; -akṣa, a. lotus-eyed; m. N.; -āvartaka, m. pl. kind of cloud producing dearth; -āhva, m. Indian crane ( Ardea sibirica ). [ ID=11793 ]
- 1. A blue lotus. 2. The tip of an elephant’s trunk. 3. The skin or striking surface of a drum. 4. The blade of a sword. 5. The sheath of a sword. 6. An arrow. 7. The sky or atmosphere. 8. A cage. 9. War or battle. 10. Intoxication. 11. The art of dancing. 12. Water. 13. A celebrated place of pilgrimage in Ajmer.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > पुष्कर (puṣkara) [Printed book page 446-19 ] पुष्कर (puṣkara) (I) n. 1. A blue lotus; 2. the tip of an elephant’s tongue, Sis. v.30; 3. the skin of a drum, i.e. that part of it where it is struck, पुष्कर (puṣkara) ेष्वाहतेषु (puṣkareṣvāhateṣu) Megh. ii.3, R. xvii.11; 4. the blade of a sword; 5. the sheath of a sword; 6. an arrow; 7. the sky, atmosphere; 8. a cage; 9. war, battle; 10. intoxication; 11. the art of dancing; 12. water; 13. name of a celebrated place of pilgrimage in Ajmere. [ ID=23066 ]
- 1. A blue lotus flower. 2. The head of a ladle. 3. The skin of a drum. 4. The tip of an elephant trunk. 5. Water, air, or the sky. 6. A place of pilgrimage. 7. A species of crane. 8. An epithet of Krishna and Shiva.  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > पुष्कर (puṣkara) [Printed book page 322 ] पुष्कर (puṣkara) n. a blue lotus-flower ( fig. of the heart); head of the ladle ( (r.) ); the skin of a drum; the tip of an elephant's trunk; water, air, the sky; N. of sev. places of pilgrimage. —m. a species of crane, E. of Kṛṣṇa, Śiva, etc.; a man's name. [ ID=19581 ]
- 1. A blue lotus or lotus flower. 2. The medicinal plant Costus speciosus or Arabicus. 3. The bowl of a spoon. 4. The tip of an elephant's trunk. 5. The skin or striking place of a drum. 6. The blade or sheath of a sword. 7. An arrow. 8. Air, atmosphere, sky, or heaven. 9. Water. 10. A celebrated place of pilgrimage in Ajmere. 11. A cage. 12. Union. 13. A part. 14. War or battle. 15. Intoxication. 16. The art of dancing. 17. A pond, tank, or lake. 18. A kind of kettle-drum. 19. A kind of serpent. 20. A species of crane. 21. A kind of disease. 22. The sun. 23. An inauspicious astrological combination. 24. The regent of Pushkara-dvipa. 25. An epithet of Krishna and of Shiva.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > पुष्कर (puṣkara) [Printed book page 0587-a ] Puṣkara, am, n. (probably an anomalous form- ation fr. an unused puṣa + kara ), a blue lotus- flower; a lotus, Nelumbium Speciosum or Nymphæa Nelumbo, (in Mahā-bh. Udyoga-p. 1790, a meta- phorical expression for ‘the heart,’ or according to others for ‘error’); a species of medicinal plant, Costus Speciosus or Arabicus; the bowl of a spoon; the tip or extremity of an elephant's trunk; the skin of a drum or place where any musical instrument is struck; the blade of a sword; the sheath of a sword; an arrow; air, atmosphere, sky, heaven; water; N. of a celebrated place of pilgrimage (now called Pokur in the district of Ajmere, about five miles from the city of Ajmere, consisting of a small town on the bank of a lake, said to be one of the most sacred in India; in this sense also puṣkarāṇi, n. pl.); a cage; union; a part; war, battle; intoxi- cation; the art of dancing; ( as ), m. a pond, tank, lake [cf. tri-p° ]; a kind of drum, a kettle-drum; a kind of serpent; a species of crane, Ardea Sibirica; a kind of disease; the sun; (in astrology) an in- auspicious Yoga, an ill-omened combination of a lucky lunation with an unlucky day, three-fourths of a lunar mansion; the regent of Puṣkara-dvīpa; an epithet of Kṛṣṇa; of Śiva; N. of a son of Varuṇa; of an Asura; of a Buddha; of a prince the brother of Nala; of a son of Bharata; of Su-nakṣatra; of a son of Vṛka and Dūrvākṣī; N. of a mountain in Puṣkara-dvīpa; ( ās ), m. pl. epithet of a class of Page0587-b+ 81 clouds said to occasion dearth or famine; of the inhabitants of Kuśa-dvīpa corresponding to Brāh- mans; ( as, am ), m. n., N. of one of the seven great Dvīpas or divisions of the universe; (with Jainas) N. of one of the five Bharatas; ( ī ), f., N. of one of the eight wives of Śiva. —Puṣkara-cūḍa, as, m. ‘lotus-crested,’ N. of one of the four elephants that support the earth. —Puṣkara-tīrtha, am, n., N. of a sacred bathing-place. —Puṣkara-dvīpa, as, m., N. of a Dvīpa or great division of the universe. —Puṣkara-nābha, as, m. ‘lotus-naveled,’ an epithet of Viṣṇu; [cf. padma-nābha. ] —Puṣ- kara-pattra, am, n. a lotus-leaf, leaf of a lotus. —Puṣkarapattra-netra, as, ā, am, having eyes like lotus-leaves. —Puṣkara-parṇa, am, n., Ved. a lotus-petal; an epithet of a kind of brick; ( ī or ikā ), f. the plant Hibiscus Mutabilis. —Puṣkara- purāṇa, am, n., N. of a work. —Puṣkara-priya, as or am, m. or n. (?), wax. —Puṣkara-bīja, am, n. lotus-seed. —Puṣkara-mālin, ī, m. ‘wearing a lotus-wreath,’ N. of a man. —Puṣkara-māhātmya, am, n., N. of a chapter of the Padma-Purāṇa. —Puṣkara-mūla, am, n. the plant Costus Speci- osus or Arabicus. —Puṣkaramūlaka, am, n. the root of Costus Speciosus or Arabicus. —Puṣkara- vyāghra, as, m. ‘water-tiger,’ an alligator. —Puṣ- kara-śāyikā, f. a species of aquatic bird. —Puṣ- kara-śikā or (according to others) puṣkara-śiphā, f. the root of the lotus. —Puṣkara-sad, t, m., N. of a man; ( das ), m. pl., N. of his descendants; (in derivatives both members of this comp. are Vṛddhied; cf. pauṣkarasādi. ) —Puṣkara-sā- gara, as or am, m. or n. (?), the plant Costus Speciosus or Arabicus. —Puṣkara-sāda, as, m., Ved. a species of bird. —Puṣkara-sārin, ī, m., N. of a Brāhman. —Puṣkara-sārī, f. ‘having the essence of the lotus,’ a kind of writing ( lipi ). —Puṣkara-sthapati, is, m. ‘architect of the lotus,’ an epithet of Śiva. —Puṣkara-sraj, k, f. a lotus-wreath, chaplet of lotuses; ( jau ), m. du. an epithet of the two sons of Aśvinī and physicians of Svarga or paradise; ( k, k, k ), wearing a garland of lotuses, crowned with lotuses. —Puṣkarākṣa (°ra- ak°), as, ī, am, lotus-eyed; ( as ), m. an epithet of Viṣṇu; N. of a man; of a prince. —Puṣka- rākhya (°ra-ākh°), as, m. the Indian crane, Ardea Sibirica. —Puṣkarāṅghrija (°ra-aṅ°), am, n. the plant Costus Speciosus or C. Arabicus. —Puṣkarā- raṇya (°ra-ar°), am, n., N. of a forest in the east of Viśālā. —Puṣkarāruṇi (°ra-ār°), is, m., N. of a king. —Puṣkarā-vatī, f. ‘abounding in lotuses,’ N. of a town (= the Πευκελαῶτις of the ancients and the Pousekielofati of Hiouen-Thsang); a form of Dākṣāyaṇī. —Puṣkarāvartaka (°ra-āv°), ās, m. pl. epithet of a particular class of clouds (also called puṣkalāvartakās ). —Puṣkarāhva (°ra-āh°), as, m. the Indian crane, Ardea Sibirica; the plant Costus Speciosus or Arabicus (also puṣkarāhvaya ). — 1. puṣkarekṣaṇa (°ra-īkṣ°), as, ā, am, ‘lotus-eyed,’ having eyes like the blue lotus. —2. pu- ṣkare-kṣaṇa, as, ā, am, being for a moment in the sky. —Puṣkaroddhṛta (°ra-ud°), as, ā, am, raised with the extremity of the trunk. [ ID=29608 ]
- 1. The blue lotus flower. 2. The bowl of a sacrificial ladle. 3. Water.  
  *The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects*
  > पुष्कर (puṣkara) [Printed book page 2-009 ] Puṣkara is the name in the Rigveda 1 and later 2 of the blue lotus flower. The Atharvaveda 3 mentions its sweet perfume. The lotus grew in lakes, which were thence called puṣkariṇī, ‘lotus-bearing.’ 4 That the flower was early used for personal adornment is shown by an epithet of the Aśvins, ‘lotus- crowned’ ( puṣkara-sraj ). 5 Presumably because of its likeness in shape to the flower of the lotus, the bowl of the ladle is called Puṣkara, perhaps already in the Rigveda, 6 and certainly in the Aitareya Brāh- maṇa. 7 Moreover, according to the Nirukta, 8 Puṣkara means ‘water,’ a sense actually found in the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa. 9 [ Footnote: 1) vi. 16, 13; vii. 33, 11, may be so taken, though Roth, St. Petersburg Dictionary, s.v. 3, and Geldner, Rigveda, Glossar, 112, prefer to see in these passages a reference to the bowl of the sacrificial ladle.] [ Footnote: 2) Av. xi. 3, 8; xii. 1, 24; Taittirīya Saṃhitā, v. 1, 4, 1; 2, 6, 5; 6, 4, 2; Vājasaneyi Saṃhitā, xi. 29; Taittirīya Brāhmaṇa, i. 2, 1, 4; Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa, iv. 5, 1, 16; Maitrāyaṇī Saṃhitā, iii. 1, 5.] [ Footnote: 3) Av. xii. 1, 24.] [ Footnote: 4) Rv. v. 78, 7; x. 107, 10; Av. iv. 34, 5; v. 16, 17; Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad, iv. 3, 11, etc.] [ Footnote: 5) Rv. x. 184, 2; Av. iii. 22, 4; Śata- patha Brāhmaṇa, iv. 1, 5, 16, etc.] [ Footnote: 6) Rv. viii 72, 11, where the sense is doubtful, and the bowl of the ladle is not particularly appropriate. See also note 1.] [ Footnote: 7) vii. 5.] [ Footnote: 8) v. 14.] [ Footnote: 9) vi. 4, 2, 2. Cf. Zimmer, Altindisches Leben, 71.] [ ID=1894 ]

### One of the Dvīpas (Cosmological Division) (4 definitions)
- the seventh of the seven dvipas or great continents  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > पुष्कर (puṣkara) m. n. = - द्वीप (-dvīpa), MBh.; Pur. [ ID=126784 ]
- Name of one of the seven divisions of the universe  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > पुष्कर (puṣkara) (III) m.n. Name of one of the seven divisions of the universe. [ ID=23068 ]
- name of a dvipa  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Puṣkara 4, name of a dvīpa. § 575 (Bhūmip.): VI, 12, 465. [ ID=8830 ]
- see Pushkaradvipa  
  *The Purana Index*
  > पुष्कर (puṣkara) [Printed book page 2-362 ] Puṣkara (I) — see Puṣkaradvīpa. Bhā. V. 1. 32. [ ID=8131 ]

### Proper Name/Epithet of Deities (Śiva, Kṛṣṇa) (4 definitions)
- Name of Krishna  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of Kṛṣṇa, MBh. [ ID=126795 ]
- belonging to Shiva  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of Śiva, Śivag. [ ID=126796 ]
- Krishna  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Puṣkara 6 = Kṛṣṇa: XII, 1512. [ ID=8832 ]
- Krishna  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Puṣkara (VI) — Kṛṣṇa (black) Parāśara. M. 201. 35. [ ID=8136 ]

### Sky, Heaven, Atmosphere (4 definitions)
- the sky, heaven  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the sky, heaven, Prab. (of, Naighaṇṭuka, commented on by Yāska (subtitle) i, 3 ) [ ID=126772 ]
- 1. The sky, heaven, or atmosphere. 2. Water. 3. A lotus. 4. The tip of an elephant's trunk. 5. The head of a drum or striking place of a musical instrument. 6. A medicinal plant, Costus speciosus. 7. A celebrated place of pilgrimage. 8. The blade of a sword. 9. The sheath of a sword. 10. One of the seven great divisions of the universe. 11. An arrow. 12. The art or science of dancing. 13. War or battle. 14. Intoxication. 15. A cage. 16. A part. 17. Union. 18. A pond or lake. 19. A disease. 20. The Indian crane. 21. A sort of snake. 22. The name of Nala's brother. 23. The son of Varuna. 24. A mountain in Pushkara Dvipa. 25. A drum. 26. One of the principal clouds causing dearth. 27. An inauspicious astrological combination.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > पुष (puṣa) ्कर (puṣkara) [Printed book page 545 ] पुष (puṣa) ्कर (puṣkara) n. ( - रं (-raṃ) ) 1 The sky, heaven, atmosphere. 2 Water. 3 A lotus, ( Nelumbium speciosum or Nymphæa nelumbo.) 4 The tip of an elephant's trunk. 5 The head of a drum, or place where any musical instrument is struck. 6 A drug, ( Costus speciosus.) 7 The name of a celebrated place of pilgrimage, now called Pokur, in the province of Ajmere, about four miles from the city of Ajmere, consisting of a small town on the bank of a lake, whence its name. 8 The blade of a sword. 9 The sheath of a sword. 10 One of the seven great Dvīpas or divisions of the universe. 11 An arrow. 12 The art or science of dancing. 13 War, battle. 14 Intoxication. 15 A cage. 16 A part. 17 Union. m. ( - रः (-raḥ) ) 1 A pond or lake. 2 A disease. 3 The Indian crane. 4 A sort of snake. 5 The name of a king, the brother of NALA. 6 The son of VARUṆA. 7 The name of a mountain, that in Puṣkara Dvīpa. 8 A drum. 9 One of the principal clouds, that which occasions dearth. 10 An inauspicious astrological combination of a lucky lunation with an unlucky day, and three-fourths of a lunar mansion. E. पुष (puṣa) to nourish, Uṇādi aff. करन् (karan). [ ID=25202 ]
- 1. The sky, water, a lotus, top, tip, drug, blade, sheath, arrow, island, dancing, war, intoxication, cage, part, or union. 2. A disease, pond, crane, snake, brother of Nala, son of Varuna, mountain, cloud, omen, or drum.  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > पुष्कर (puṣkara) [Printed book page 489-a ] पुष्कर (puṣkara) ( रं ) ((raṃ)) 1. n. The sky; water; a lotus; tip or top; a drug; Pokur near Ajmere; a blade; sheath; arrow; island; dancing; war; intoxication; a cage; a part; union. m. A disease; a pond; crane; snake; brother of Nala; son of Varuna; name of a mountain; a cloud; an omen; a drum. [ ID=24683 ]
- 1. The sky, heaven, or atmosphere. 2. Water. 3. A lotus. 4. The tip of an elephant's trunk. 5. The head of a drum or striking place of a musical instrument. 6. A medicinal plant. 7. A celebrated place of pilgrimage. 8. The blade or sheath of a sword. 9. One of the seven great continents or divisions of the universe. 10. An arrow. 11. The art or science of dancing. 12. War or battle. 13. Intoxication. 14. A cage. 15. A part. 16. Union. 17. A pond or lake. 18. A disease. 19. The Indian crane. 20. A sort of snake. 21. Name of a king, the brother of Nala. 22. The son of Varuna. 23. The Sun. 24. A kind of drum. 25. A rain cloud associated with famine. 26. An inauspicious astrological combination. 27. An epithet of Krishna and of Shiva. 28. Name of a mountain on Pushkara Dwipa.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > पुष् (puṣ) कर (puṣkara) [Printed book page 461-b ] पुष् (puṣ) कर (puṣkara) n. ( - रं (-raṃ) ) 1. The sky, heaven, atmosphere. 2. Water. 3. A lotus, (Nelumbium speciosum, or Nymphæa nelumbo.) 4. The tip of an elephant's trunk. 5. The head of a drum, or place where any musical instrument is struck. 6. A drug, (Costus speciosus.) 7. The name of a celebrated place of pilgrimage, called Pushkara, about four miles from the city of Ajmere, consisting of a small town on the bank of a lake, whence its name. 8. The blade of a sword. 9. The sheath of a sword. 10. One of the seven great Dwīpas or divisions of the universe. 11. An arrow. 12. The art or science of dancing. 13. War, battle. 14. Intoxication. 15. A cage. 16. A part. 17. Union. 18. Water. m. ( - रः (-raḥ) ) 1. A pond or lake. 2. A disease. 3. The Indian crane. 4. A sort of snake. 5. The name of a king, the brother of NALA. 6. The son of VARUṆA. 7. The Sun. 8. A kind or drum. 9. One of the principal clouds, that which occasions dearth or famine. 10. An inauspicious astrological combination or a lunation with an lucky day, and three-fourths of a lunar mansion. 11. An epithet of Krishṇa. 12. An epithet of Śiva. 13. Name of a mountain which is situated on the Pushkara Dwīpa. E. पुष् (puṣ) to nourish, Unādi aff. करन् (karan). [ ID=25446 ]

### Astrological or Astronomical Term (3 definitions)
- a night of the new moon falling on a Monday, Tuesday, or Saturday  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a night of new moon falling on a Monday or Tuesday or Saturday, Hcat. [ ID=126773 ]
- An inauspicious astrological combination of a lucky lunation with an unlucky day, or three-quarters of a lunar mansion.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (in astrol. ) an inauspicious Yoga, an ill-omened combination of a lucky lunation with an unlucky day, 3/4 of a lunar mansion, W. [ ID=126788 ]
- the lunar mansions Punarvasu, Uttarashadha, Krittika, Uttara-phalguni, Purva-bhadrapada, and Vishakha collectively  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of the lunar mansions Punar-vasu, Uttarāṣāḍhā, Kṛttikā, Uttara-phalgunī, Pūrva-bhādrapadā and Viśākhā collectively, L. [ ID=126810 ]

### A Type of Cloud (Causing Dearth/Famine) (2 definitions)
- a class of clouds said to cause famine  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > पुष्कर (puṣkara) m. pl. N. of a class of clouds said to occasion dearth and famine, L. ( cf. पुष्कर (puṣkara) ा (puṣkarā) वर्तक (vartaka) ) [ ID=126808 ]
- clouds of the Pakshaja variety  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Puṣkaras (I) — clouds of the Pakṣaja variety. Br. II. 22. 40. [ ID=8138 ]

### Etymological or Lexicographical Reference (2 definitions)
- See pages 638 and 639.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1) [Printed book page 640,2] पुष्कर (puṣkara) b ° कल (°kala). See pp. 638, 639. [ ID=127286 ]
- See under root push.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > [Printed book page 0589-a ] पुष्कर (puṣkara) puṣkara, puṣkala. See under rt. 2. puṣ, p. 587, cols. 1, 2. [ ID=29624 ]

### Name of a Mountain (in Puṣkaradvīpa) (2 definitions)
- a mountain in Pushkara-dvipa  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a mountain in P°, MBh. [ ID=126807 ]
- name of a mountain in the Pushkara dvipa  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Puṣkara 5, name of a mountain in the dvīpa Puṣkara. § 575 (Bhūmip.): VI, 12, 465 ( parvataḥ ). [ ID=8831 ]

### Name of a Specific Group of People/Caste (2 definitions)
- an inhabitant of Kusha-dvipa corresponding to a Brahmana  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > पुष्कर (puṣkara) m. of the inhabitants of Kuśa-dvīpa corresponding to Brāhmans, VP. [ ID=126809 ]
- the Brahmana caste of the Krauñcadvipa  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Puṣkaras (II) — the Brahmana caste of the Krauñcad- vīpa. Vi. II. 4. 53. [ ID=8139 ]

### Place of Pilgrimage (Tīrtha) (2 definitions)
- A celebrated place of pilgrimage.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of a celebrated place of pilgrimage (now called Pokhar in the district of Ajmere, cf. Religious Thought and Life in India, also called ’Brāhmanism and Hindūism,’ by Sir M. Monier-Williams (Title) 558 ), MBh.; Hariv.; Pur. &c. (also pl.; according to Viṣṇ., Sch. there are three, viz. ज्येष्ठ (jyeṣṭha), मध्यम (madhyama) and कनिष्ठ (kaniṣṭha) ) [ ID=126783 ]
- name of a group of holy places or tirthas  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > पुष्कर (puṣkara) [Printed book page 571-2 ] Puṣkara 1, sg. and pl. ( °āṇi ), name of a group of tīrthas. § 11 (Parvasaṅgr.): I, 2, 655 ( °jalaiḥ ).—§ 253 (Haraṇā- haraṇap.): I, 221, 7976 (sg.).—§ 317 b (Kṛṣṇa Vāsudeva): III, 12, 472 ( °eṣu, there Kṛṣṇa had performed austerities). —§ 357 (cf. Tīrthayātrāp.): P. is the tīrtha of the god of the gods ( Devadevasya ), where the Ādityas, the Vasus, the Rudras, the Sādhyas, the Marudgaṇas, the Gandharvas, and the Apsarases are ever present, and where the gods, the Daityas, and the Brahmarṣis have obtained great merit by ascetic devotions. The bathing there is equal to the bathing in all tīrthas together and to horse-sacrifices, and frees even śūdras from rebirth; especially the visiting of P. on the day of the full- moon in the month of Kārttika is equal in merit to the performing of agnihotras during a hundred years, and leads to the worlds of Brahmán; dwelling twelve years purely at P. gives the merit of all sacrifices and leads to the abode of Brahmán. “There are three white hillocks ( śṛṅgāṇi ) and three springs ( praśravaṇāni ), known from the remotest times— we do not know why—by the name of P.”; it is difficult to go to P., etc.; III, 82, 4062 (sg., Devadevasya tīrthaṃ ), 4063 (sg.), 4066 (pl.), 4068 (pl.), 4073 (sg.), 4074 (pl.), 4076 (sg.), 4077 (sg.), 4080 (pl. and sg.), 4081 (sg.).—§ 362 (Tīrthayātrāp.): III, 83, 5095 ( sammitaṃ P°āṇāṃ, sc. Yakṣiṇī).—§ 369 (Kurukṣetra): III, 83, 7073 ( antarī- kṣe ca P°ṃ, sc. viśiṣyate ).—§ 375 (Tīrthayātrāp.): III, 85, 8232 ( Tretāyāṃ P°ṃ smṛtaṃ, sc. puṇyaṃ ), 8233 (sg.), 8234 ( °e tu tapas tapyet ).—§ 377 (Dhaumyatīrthak.): III, 89, 8369 ( Pitāmahasaraḥ P°ṃ nāma, in the west), 8370 (pl.), 8371 (pl.).—§ 406 (Tīṛthayātrāp.): III, 125, 10480 ( °eṣu …sarveṣu; “holy lakes,” PCR.).—§ 594 (Mṛtyu): VII, 54, 2098 (pl., there Mṛtyu performed austerities).— § 615 i (Saptasārasvata): IX, 38, 2196 ( °sthe Pitāmahe ), 2198 (pl.), 2200 (do, the river Sarasvatī appeared at P. as the river Suprabhā).—§ 652 b (Indrota-Pārīkṣitīva): XII, 152 β, 5646 (pl.), (γ), 5662 (pl.).—§ 702 (Mokṣadh.): XII, 298 ε, †10937 ( Naimiṣa-P°eṣu ).—§ 733 c (Ānuśāsanik.): By bathing in P. and Prabhāsa and Naimiṣa, and the ocean and Devikā and Indramārga, and Svarṇabindu, one attains to heaven: XIII, 25, 1696 (sg.).—§ 757 m (Goloka): XIII, 102 α, 4887 (pl.).—§ 758 (Ānuśāsanik.): XIII, 103 α, 4916 (pl.).—§ 766 (do.): XIII, 125 β, 5967 (pl.); 127, 6064 (pl.); 130, 6119 (sg., there one should make the gift of a kapilā cow), 6130 (do.).—§ 775 (do.): XIII, 166 α, 7645 (pl.).—§ 795 c (Mahābhārata): XVIII, 5, 211 ( °jalaiḥ ). [ ID=8827 ]

### Pond, Lake, or Tank (2 definitions)
- a pond or lake  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a pond, lake, L. [ ID=126792 ]
- 1. A lake or pond. 2. A kind of serpent. 3. A kind of drum. 4. The sun. 5. A rain cloud that causes famine. 6. An epithet of Krishna. 7. An epithet of Shiva.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > पुष्कर (puṣkara) (II) m. 1. A lake, a pond; 2. a kind of serpent; 3. a kind of drum; 4. the sun; 5. a cloud of a particular class supposed to occasion dearth or famine, K.S. ii.50, Megh. i.6; 6. an epithet of Kṛishṇa; 7. an epithet of Śiva. [ ID=23067 ]

### Water (as a substance) (2 definitions)
- water  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > water, ŚBr. [ ID=126771 ]
- 1. Water. 2. The sky or heaven. 3. The blue lotus flower. 4. The tip of an elephant's trunk. 5. The skin of a drum. 6. Costus speciosus, a medicinal plant. 7. A celebrated place of pilgrimage. 8. The blade or sheath of a sword. 9. One of the seven great divisions of the world. 10. An arrow. 11. The art or science of dancing. 12. War or battle. 13. Intoxication. 14. A cage. 15. A part. 16. A pond or lake. 17. A drum or kettle-drum. 18. A rain cloud. 19. The Indian crane. 20. A sort of snake.  
  *Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > पुष्कर (puṣkara) [Printed book page 0564-a ] पुष्कर (puṣkara) puṣkara (probably puṣ-kṛ + a ). I. n. 1. Water. 2. The sky, heaven, Böhtl. Ind. Spr. 1770. 3. The blue lotus flower, MBh. 1, 4704. 4. The tip of an elephant's trunk, Pañc. 80, 8. 5. The skin of a drum, Ragh. 17, 11. 6. A drug, Costus speciosus. 7. The name of a celebrated place of pilgrimage. 8. The blade of a sword. 9. The sheath of a sword. 10. (also m. ), One of the seven great Dvīpas, or divisions of the world. 11. An arrow. 12. The art or science of dancing. 13. War, battle. 14. Intoxi- cation. 15. A cage. 16. A part. II. Page0564-b+ 42 m. 1. A pond or lake. 2. A drum, a kettle-drum, Megh. 67. 3. One of the principal clouds, that which occasions dearth. 4. The Indian crane. 5. A sort of snake. 6. A proper name. — Comp. Tri-, pl. three holy ponds, Ragh. 18, 30. [ ID=9031 ]

### A Cage (1 definition)
- a cage  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a cage, L. [ ID=126776 ]

### A Drum (Musical Instrument) (1 definition)
- a kind of drum  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a kind of drum, MBh. [ ID=126789 ]

### A Jaina Cosmological/Geographical Division (Bhārata) (1 definition)
- one of the five Bharatas according to Jainism  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (with Jainas) one of the 5 Bhārata, L. [ ID=126786 ]

### A Kind of Disease (1 definition)
- a kind of disease  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a kind of disease, L. [ ID=126793 ]

### A Kind of Serpent/Snake (1 definition)
- a kind of serpent  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a kind of serpent, L. [ ID=126790 ]

### A Part or Portion (1 definition)
- a part  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a part, L. [ ID=126778 ]

### An Arrow (1 definition)
- an arrow  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > an arrow, L. [ ID=126774 ]

### Blade or Sheath of a Sword (1 definition)
- the blade or sheath of a sword  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the blade or the sheath of a sword, L. [ ID=126775 ]

### Bowl of a Spoon or Ladle (1 definition)
- the bowl of a spoon  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the bowl of a spoon ( ifc. f( आ (ā) ). ), RV.; Br.; GṛŚrS. [ ID=126768 ]

### Indian Crane (Ardea Sibirica) (1 definition)
- Ardea Sibirica  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > Ardea Sibirica, Pañc. [ ID=126787 ]

### Intoxication (1 definition)
- intoxication  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > intoxication, L. [ ID=126782 ]

### Name of a Kingdom (1 definition)
- 1. A kingdom watered by the Sita. 2. A place fit for ancestral rites.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Puṣkara (VII) — a Kingdom watered by the Sītā; fit for śrāddha. 2 [ Footnote: 1) Br. II. 18. 45; Vā. 33. 14; 42. 69; 50. 119.] [ Footnote: 2) Br. III. 13. 40.] [ ID=8137 ]

### Proper Name Puṣkarī (Feminine, Wife of Śiva) (1 definition)
- one of the wives of Shiva  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2B) [Printed book page 638,3] पुष्करी (puṣkarī) ( ई (ī) ), f. ( g. गौरा (gaurā) दि (di) ) N. of one of the 8 wives of Śiva, Cat. (perhaps w.r. for पुष्कसी (puṣkasī) i.e. पुल्कसी (pulkasī) ). [ ID=126811 ]

### Regent of Puṣkaradvīpa (1 definition)
- the regent of Pushkara  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the regent of P° (below), MārkP. [ ID=126794 ]

### Skin/Head of a Drum (Striking Surface) (1 definition)
- the skin of a drum  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the skin of a drum, Kālid. [ ID=126769 ]

### Specific Plant (Costus Speciosus/Arabicus) (1 definition)
- Costus speciosus or arabicus  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > Costus Speciosus or Arabicus, L. [ ID=126777 ]

### The Art of Dancing (1 definition)
- the art of dancing  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the art of dancing, L. [ ID=126779 ]

### The Cosmic Egg (Brahmāṇḍa) / Universe (1 definition)
- brahmanda  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > पुष्कर (puṣkara) m. = ब्रह्मा (brahmā) ण्ड (ṇḍa), Nīlak. [ ID=126785 ]

### The Sun (1 definition)
- the sun  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the sun, L. [ ID=126791 ]

### Tip of an Elephant's Trunk (1 definition)
- the tip of an elephant trunk  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the tip of an elephant's trunk, Var. [ ID=126770 ]

### Union (1 definition)
- union  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > union, L. [ ID=126780 ]

### War or Battle (1 definition)
- War or battle.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > war, battle, L. [ ID=126781 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Index to the Names in the Mahabharata; Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872); Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; The Purana Index; The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects; Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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