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Praisha, ʰṣa: 9 definitions

Introduction:

Praisha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term ʰṣa can be transliterated into English as Praisa or Praisha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Dharmashastra (religious law)

Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-śāstra

ʰṣa (प्रै�) refers to the “activity of the Minister and others�, relating to temporal and spiritual matters. The word is used throughout Dharmaśāstra literature such as the ѲԳܲṛt. (also see the ѲԳܲṣy verse 7.154)

Dharmashastra book cover
context information

Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्�, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ʰṣa (प्रै�).�

1) Sending, directing.

2) An order, command, invitation.

3) Affliction, distress.

4) Madness, frenzy.

5) Crushing, pressing, squeezing (mardana).

Derivable forms: ṣa� (प्रैषः).

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

ʰṣa (प्रै�).—m.

(-ṣa�) 1. Sorrow, distress, affliction. 2. Pain, suffering. 3. Sending, directing. 4. Phrenzy, intoxication, insanity. E. pra before, to go, aff. ñ also ṣa .

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ʰṣa (प्रै�).—i. e. pra- 1. 2. � + a. 1. Order. 2. Sorrow. 3. Frenzy.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ʰṣa (प्रै�).—[masculine] request, direction, command.

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

1) ʰṣa (प्रै�):—[from ] m. sending, direction, invitation, summons, order, call ([especially] upon the assistant priest to commence a ceremony), [Atharva-veda; Brāhmaṇa; Mahābhārata] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] pain, affliction, frenzy, madness (?), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ʰṣa (प्रै�):�(ṣa�) 1. m. Sorrow, pain, phrenzy; sending, directing.

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

ʰṣa (प्रै�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Pesa, Pesava.

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context information

Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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.

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