RULE id: nabhaḥpuṣpa (2107)
SOURCE: brihaddesi_sharma_1992 (vol_I_p018, vol_I_p091)
SCOPE: technical_term family, Brihaddesi (Mātaṅga ~750 CE)
CONCEPT: Nabhaḥpuṣpa
STATUS: empirical

ASSERTIONS:
  - [definition] Nabhaḥ-puṣpa (a flower grown in the sky) is invoked as an example of an absurd or impossible entity
    -- p.vol_I_p018 "That (thing) becomes (absurd or impossible) like nabhaḥ-puṣpa (a flower grown in the sky)"
  - [definition] Nabhaḥpuṣpa (a flower grown in the sky) is a classic example of an absurdity or impossibility
    -- p.vol_I_p091 "Nabhaḥpuṣpa i.e. a flower grown in the sky is a classic example of an absurdity or impossibility just like vandhyāputra, the son of a sterile woman."

CITED_RULES:
  - vandhyāputra  (definition)

CONFIDENCE: empirical
PROTECT: false