Pracetasa, 笔谤腻肠别迟补蝉补: 13 definitions

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In Hinduism
1. Purana
2. Kavya
3. Pancaratra
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2. Kannada
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Alternative spellings of this word include Prachetasa.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1a) Pracetasa (啶啶班啷囙い啶�).鈥擜 Praje艣vara.^*

* Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 III. 1. 54.

1b) (also Praceta)鈥攖he collective name of the ten sons of Pr膩c墨nabarhi峁 and 厂腻尘耻诲谤墨; commanded by their father they engaged themselves in penance in the midst of the ocean and meditated on the teachings of 艢iva given to them; leaving their home they proceeded to the west and in a park near a great lake heard the divine music; when listening to it, there appeared 艢iva who on request initiated them in the meditation on Vi峁ａ箛u (Rudrag墨t膩); when 艢iva left they meditated under the waters for 1000 years. Vi峁ａ箛u appeared before them and promised them a son by asking them to marry the daughter of K补峁囜笉u and Pramloc膩; pleased with seeing the God they praised Him; after his disappearance they came out of the waters and seeing the earth filled with wild growth they began to burn the trees by breathing spiritual fire and wind from their mouth. Brahm膩 (Soma) interceded then and prevented them from further destroying the trees by offering V膩rk峁 (M膩ri峁Ｄ�) the daughter of the trees in marriage to them; they married her and she gave birth to Dak峁 on the eve of the C膩k峁峁 epoch.¹ After a long period of enjoyment of life they placed their wife under their son Dak峁 and went away to the western sea where Jajali attained siddhi; seeing them steadfast in devotion N膩rada came there, and was welcomed by them; requested by them to be instructed to get rid of sa峁僺膩ra, N膩rada advised them to worship and contemplate on Vi峁ａ箛u directly, and than departed; they did so and attained the world of Vi峁ａ箛u;² sacrifice of, when N膩rada sang praises of Dhruva;³ worshipped for treasure.⁴

1) Bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺 IV. 24 (whole); 25. 1-2; 30 (whole) VI. 4. 4-17; Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 II. 13. 40; 37. 27; Matsya-pur膩峁嘺 4. 47-9; V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 63. 27-9.
2) Bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺 IV. 31. 1-25.
3) Ib. IV. 12. 40; 13. 2.
4) Ib. II. 3. 7.

2a) 笔谤腻肠别迟补蝉补 (啶啶班ぞ啶氞啶むじ).鈥擳he sage who revealed the previous birth of king Pu峁av膩hana to him.^*

* Matsya-pur膩峁嘺 100. 7; V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 62. 72.

2b) (see Pracetasas); the surname of the ten sons of Pr膩c墨nabarhis and 艢atadrut墨; their history; performed tapas as directed by Rudra for 10,000 years. Hari revealed himself before them; entrusting their house to their son, Dak峁 and following N膩rada's precepts attained 尘辞办峁; when they rose from the sea they saw the earth covered with trees;¹ wife M膩r墨峁Ｄ�, the daughter of plants given in marriage by Soma, king of plants, became the mother of Dak峁.² Father ordered them to worship Govinda and increase the world's population. The prayer was granted by Govinda. Burnt down trees and uprooted them as they were hindrances to the growth of population.³

1) Bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺 IV. 24. 13-18; 25. 2; chh. 30 and 31; IX. 23. 15-16. Vi峁ａ箛u-pur膩峁嘺 I. 14. 6.
2) Bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺 VI. 4. 4-5; Vi峁ａ箛u-pur膩峁嘺 I. 15. 1-10, 71-4.
3) Vi峁ａ箛u-pur膩峁嘺 I. 14. 10-48.

: Shodhganga: The saurapurana - a critical study

笔谤腻肠别迟补蝉补 (啶啶班ぞ啶氞啶むじ) refers to the ten sons of Prac墨na Varhis and 厂腻尘耻诲谤墨: the daughter of S膩gara and 痴别濒腻, according to the 痴补峁兣沘 (鈥榞enealogical description鈥�) of the 10th century 厂补耻谤补辫耻谤腻峁嘺: one of the various Upapur膩峁嘺s depicting 艢aivism.鈥擜ccordingly, Pit峁� and Svadh膩 had two daughters鈥擬en膩 and Dh膩ri峁噄. Dh膩ri峁噄 was married to Meru and had a son named Mandara and three daughters鈥敵毡鸨裟�, Niyati and 膧yati. 痴别濒腻 was given in marriage to S膩gara and had a daughter named 厂腻尘耻诲谤墨 who married Prac墨na Varhis. She gave birth to ten sons who were famous as 笔谤腻肠别迟补蝉补 in Sv膩yambhuva Manvantara.

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The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 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.

Kavya (poetry)

: Shodhganga: The Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara

笔谤腻肠别迟补蝉补 (啶啶班ぞ啶氞啶むじ) is the name of an important person (viz., an 膧c膩rya or Kavi) mentioned in 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补鈥檚 10th-century K膩vyam墨m膩峁僺膩.鈥擨t is another name of R膩m膩y补峁嘺鈥檚 author V膩lm墨ki. He wrote the Mah膩k膩vya R膩m膩y补峁嘺 (膧dik膩vya) from the 艣oka (grief) of a pair of Kra帽ca.

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Kavya (啶曕ぞ啶掂啶�, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or 鈥榚pic poetry鈥� and natya, or 鈥榙ramatic poetry鈥�.

Pancaratra (worship of N膩r膩y补峁嘺)

Source: Wisdom Library: Pancaratra (Samhita list)

1) 笔谤腻肠别迟补蝉补 (啶啶班ぞ啶氞啶むじ) is the name of an ancient P膩帽car膩tra Sa峁僪it膩 mentioned in the 笔补诲尘补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: the most widely followed of Sa峁僪it膩 covering the entire range of concerns of P膩帽car膩tra doctrine and practice (i.e., the four-fold formulation of subject matter鈥�箩帽腻苍补, yoga, 办谤颈测腻 and 肠补谤测腻) consisting of roughly 9000 verses.鈥擺Cf. J帽膩nap膩da chapter 1, verses 99-114]鈥擣irst is explained the folly of following more than one Sa峁僪it膩 for a single series of rituals. Then the names of the 108 Tantras of the P膩帽car膩tra corpus are named [e.g., 笔谤腻肠别迟补蝉补]. Even those who repeat these 108 titles will gain salvation.

2) 笔谤腻肠别迟补蝉补 (啶啶班ぞ啶氞啶むじ) or 笔谤腻肠别迟补蝉补sa峁僪it膩 is also mentioned in the 笔耻谤耻峁迟迟补尘补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: a P膩帽car膩tra text consisting of more than 1800 verses devoted to temple-building and the practical concerns of the P膩帽car膩tra priestly community.

3) 笔谤腻肠别迟补蝉补 (啶啶班ぞ啶氞啶むじ) or 笔谤腻肠别迟补蝉补sa峁僪it膩 is also mentioned in the 痴颈艣惫腻尘颈迟谤补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: a P膩帽car膩tra text comprising some 2600 Sanskrit verses covering topics such as initiation (诲墨办峁Ｄ�) and the construction, decoration and consecration of temples and icons, as well as routines of regular and special worship cycles.鈥�

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Pancaratra (啶ぞ啶炧啶氞ぐ啶距い啷嵿ぐ, p膩帽car膩tra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

笔谤腻肠别迟补蝉补 (啶啶班ぞ啶氞啶むじ).鈥�

1) A patronymic of Manu.

2) Of Dak峁.

3) Of V膩lm墨ki.

Derivable forms: 辫谤腻肠别迟补蝉补岣� (啶啶班ぞ啶氞啶むじ啶�).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

笔谤腻肠别迟补蝉补 (啶啶班ぞ啶氞啶むじ).鈥攎.

(-蝉补岣�) Valmiki, the author of the Ramayana. m. Plu.

(-蝉腻岣�) The ten sons of Prachinavarhi. E. pracetas the father of the poet, and 补峁� aff.; it also occurs 辫谤腻肠别迟补蝉 m. (-t膩岣�) .

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pracetasa (啶啶班啷囙い啶�).鈥擺pracetas + a], see the last.

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笔谤腻肠别迟补蝉补 (啶啶班ぞ啶氞啶むじ).鈥攊. e. pracetas + a, patronym. A descendaut of Pracetas, i. e. 1. V膩lm墨ki, [Uttara R膩macarita, 2. ed. Calc., 1862.] 34, 10. 2. The ten sons of Pr膩c墨navarhis

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

笔谤腻肠别迟补蝉补 (啶啶班ぞ啶氞啶むじ).鈥擺masculine] patron. from pracetas.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Pracetasa (啶啶班啷囙い啶�):鈥擺=pra-cetasa] [from pra-cit] mfn.[wrong reading] for 辫谤腻肠

2) 笔谤腻肠别迟补蝉补 (啶啶班ぞ啶氞啶むじ):鈥擺=辫谤腻-肠别迟补蝉补] [from 辫谤腻] mfn. relating to Varu峁嘺 (= pra-cetas; with 腻艣腻 f. the west), [Har峁carita]

3) [v.s. ...] descended from Pracetas (m. [patronymic] of Manu, Dak峁, and V膩lm墨ki), [Mah膩bh膩rata; Hariva峁兣沘; Pur膩峁嘺]

4) [v.s. ...] [plural] = -cetas [plural] [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

笔谤腻肠别迟补蝉补 (啶啶班ぞ啶氞啶むじ):鈥�(蝉补岣�) 1. m. V膩lm墨ki. plu. The ten sons of 笔谤补肠丑墨苍补惫补丑颈.

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Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Prac膿tasa (嗖硩嗖班瞩喑囙菠嗖�):鈥擺noun] = 嗖硩嗖班瞩喑囙菠 [praceta].

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Pr膩c膿tasa (嗖硩嗖班簿嗖氞硣嗖む哺):鈥�

1) [noun] V膩lm墨ki, the author of the Indian epic R膩m膩y补峁嘺.

2) [noun] (astron.) 艢atabhi艣e, a bright star in the Southern constellation, Aquarius.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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