Pranashana, ʰṇāśaԲ: 9 definitions
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Pranashana 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 ʰṇāśaԲ can be transliterated into English as Pranasana or Pranashana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationʰṇāśaԲ (प्रणाश�) refers to the “destruction (of all sins)�, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.3 (“The virtues of the three cities—Tripura).—Accordingly, as Sanatkumāra narrated to Vyāsa: “O sage, accepting his behest with bent head, the gods and Brahmā felt satisfied and with faith in their hearts returned to their abodes. Thereafter Viṣṇu performed deeds conducive to the welfare of the gods. Listen to those excellent deeds destructive of all sins (貹-ṇāśaԲ)�.

The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryʰṇāśaԲ (प्रणाश�).�a. Destroying, annihilating, removing.
-nam Destruction, annihilation; प्रणाशना� प्रबलस्य विद्विषः (ṇāśanāya prabalasya vidviṣa�) R.3.6.
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ʰṇāśaԲ (प्रणाश�).—s. v. प्रणश् (ṇaś).
Derivable forms: ṇāśaԲ (प्रणाशनम�).
See also (synonyms): ṇāśa.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryʰṇāśaԲ (प्रणाश�).—n. (Բ�) Destruction, annihilation.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryʰṇāśaԲ (प्रणाश�).—i. e. -Բś, [Causal.], + ana, I. adj., f. ī, Destroying, removing, Mahābhārata 1, 354. Ii. n. Destroying, destruction, [Raghuvaṃśa, (ed. Stenzler.)] 3, 60.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryʰṇāśaԲ (प्रणाश�).—[feminine] ī = seq. [adjective]; [neuter] as [abstract]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ʰṇāśaԲ (प्रणाश�):—[=-ṇāśaԲ] [from -ṇaś] mf(ī)n. ([from] [Causal]) causing to disappear, removing, destroying (ifc.), [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa; Suśruta] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] n. destruction, annihilation, [Raghuvaṃśa]
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)ʰṇāśaԲ (प्रणाश�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: ʲṇāsṇa.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 2.22.31 < [Chapter 22 - The Rāsa-dance Pastime]
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A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 3 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
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