पौञ्जिष्ठ (pauJjiSTha)

This section shows the AI summary for the selected word, generated by referencing all available dictionaries. This feature is available only for logged-in users.

Warning!

This feature is only for logged in users. Please login to have full access to Kosha.

Capeller Eng

English

 पौञ्जि°ष्ठ॑ m.
  a fisherman. 

Monier Williams Cologne

English

 पौञ्जिष्ठ॑ m.
  (fr.  पुञ्जिष्ठ) a fisherman (v.l. °ष्ट),  AV.
  
 TBr.
  

 patr. (v.l. पौज्°),  Saṃskārak.
 

Monier Williams 1872

English

 पौञ्जिष्ठ पौञ्जिष्ठ or पौञ्जिष्ट (?),  अस्, 
m.,  Ved. (= पुञ्जिष्ठ),  a fisherman
 (आस्),  m. pl.
a patronymic.

Help us improve! Let us know about any improvements, bugs, or suggestions you have. Thanks.Click here for Feedback Form

Vedic Reference

English

 Pauñji-ṣṭha is the form in the Atharvaveda, ^1 the Vājasaneyi
Saṃhitā, ^2 and the Taittirīya Brāhmaṇa, ^3 of the word Puñjiṣṭha, 
denoting ‘fisherman.’ It is probably a caste name,  ‘son of a
Puñjiṣṭha, ’ as the designation of a functional caste.
1) x. 4,  9.
2) xxx. 8.
3) iii. 4,  5,  1,  where Sāyaṇa glosses it
with the word kaivarta,  also probably
the name of a functional caste.

वाचस्पत्यम्

Sanskrit

 पौञ्जिष्ठ पुंस्त्री अन्त्यजातिमेदे यजु० ३०१ । ८ । वेददी० ।

No entries for this word is found.

What is this? (Hidden Dictionary)

To avoid the clutter in the app, the unwanted dictionaries can be hidden to have clear view while browsing. This section shows entries from those hidden dictionaries if any.

How to hide/unhide dictionary?

Every dictionary entry will have top right corner menu . From there, you can hide or unhide dictionary. You must login to use this feature. So, KST can remember your preferences of hidden dictionaries.