Guest guest Posted December 10, 2001 Report Share Posted December 10, 2001 I remember reading somewhere that puja is from the Tamil poo-cei: do with flowers. VVRaman - troyoga INDOLOGY Saturday, December 08, 2001 3:13 AM [Y-Indology] Etymology of Puja Jarl Charpentier's 1927 paper in Indian Antiquary connects the meaning and etymology of puujaa with 'smearing,' the smearing of images etc with things like red powders etc. Is there a more convincing understanding of the history of this word? VT Sponsor indology Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 11, 2001 Report Share Posted December 11, 2001 11/12/2001 Namo Vitragay The word Puja literally means to worship, honour, revere, regard, respect. This worship may or may not involve consecration. Generally idols are consecrated. The etymological root of Puja is Pujayati. Puja means honour, worship, respect, reverence, veneration, homage to superiors or adoration of the gods. Pujak means the worshipper, and Pujan means reverencing, honouring, worship, respect, attention, hospitable reception. Pujaniya & Pujayitavya denote an object of reverence, to be revered or worshipped, venerable, honourable. Pujayana and Pujayitr mean honouring, reverencing, worshipping; a worshipper. Pujakar means paying respect or showing homage to Pujakarman means denoting the action of honouring, meaning to honour. Pujagrih means 'the house of worship', a temple Pujapattak means deed or document of honour Pujarh means worthy of reverence or honour, venerable, respectable, kathas. Pujavat means enjoying honour or distinction Pujavidhi and Pujasatkaar mean paying respect, showing homage Pujopkaran means the requisites for the worship or adoration of a god (Pujopayogi Saamaan or Pujopayogi Saamagri) Pujit means honoured, received or treated respectfully, worshipped, adored, consecrated Pujitpujak means honouring the honoured Pujya means an honourable man Pujyata and Pujyatva mean venerableness, honourableness, being entitled to honour Pujitpuja means honouring those worthy of honour Yours in Ahinsa, Manish Modi N.B. I have referred to the M. Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary, 1999 Edition, page 641. Any mistakes in the interpretation or presentation are mine alone. On Saturday 08 December 2001 13:43, you wrote: > Jarl Charpentier's 1927 paper in Indian Antiquary connects the > meaning and etymology of puujaa with 'smearing,' the smearing of > images etc with things like red powders etc. Is there a more > convincing understanding of the history of this word? > > VT > > > > > > indology > > > > Your use of is subject to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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