Prapata, ±Ê°ù²¹±èÄå³Ù²¹: 15 definitions
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Prapata means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
: Wisdom Library: Raj Nighantu±Ê°ù²¹±èÄå³Ù²¹ (पà¥à¤°à¤ªà¤¾à¤¤) refers to the “table landsâ€� on the top of mountains (giri) according to the second chapter (»å³ó²¹°ù²¹á¹‡yÄå»å¾±-±¹²¹°ù²µ²¹) of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or RÄjanighaṇá¹u (an Ayurvedic encyclopedia). The DharaṇyÄdi-varga covers the lands, soil, mountains [viz., ±Ê°ù²¹±èÄå³Ù²¹], jungles and vegetation’s relations between trees and plants and substances, with their various kinds.

Ä€yurveda (आयà¥à¤°à¥à¤µà¥‡à¤¦, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Ä€yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipá¹›cchıʰù²¹±èÄå³Ù²¹ (पà¥à¤°à¤ªà¤¾à¤¤) refers to the “abyssâ€�, according to the Gaganagañjaparipá¹›cchÄ: the eighth chapter of the MahÄsaṃnipÄta (a collection of MahÄyÄna Buddhist SÅ«tras).—Accordingly, “[...] At that time, sixty °ì´Çá¹i²õ of Bodhisattvas, having stood up from the congregation, joined their palms, paid homage to the Lord, and then uttered these verses in one voice: ‘[...] (205) Being attached to objects, being established in various views, after having heard the teaching of emptiness, they will [regard it] as the abyss (±è°ù²¹±èÄå³Ù²¹). (206) Not concerned with the next world, giving up the fruition of actions, and telling lies, they will regard the non-dharma as the dharma. [...]’â€�.

Mahayana (महायान, mahÄyÄna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many ²õÅ«³Ù°ù²¹²õ of which some of the earliest are the various PrajñÄpÄramitÄ ²õÅ«³Ù°ù²¹²õ.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary±Ê°ù²¹±èÄå³Ù²¹ (पà¥à¤°à¤ªà¤¾à¤¤).â€�1 Going forth or away, departure.
2) Falling down or into, a fall; मनोरथानामतटपà¥à¤°à¤ªà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤¤à¤ƒ (³¾²¹²Ô´Ç°ù²¹³Ù³óÄå²ÔÄå³¾²¹³Ù²¹á¹a±è°ù²¹±è°ùÄå³Ù²¹á¸�) Åš.6.1; KumÄrasambhava 6.57.
3) A sudden attack.
4) A cascade, waterfall, the place over which water falls down; गङà¥à¤—à¤�- पà¥à¤°à¤ªà¤¾à¤¤à¤¾à¤¨à¥à¤¤à¤¨à¤¿à¤°à¥‚ढशषà¥à¤ªà¤‚ गौरीगà¥à¤°à¥‹à¤°à¥à¤—हà¥à¤µà¤°à¤®à¤¾à¤µà¤¿à¤µà¥‡à¤¶ (gaá¹…gÄ- prapÄtÄntanirÅ«á¸haÅ›aá¹£paá¹� gaurÄ«gurorgahvaramÄviveÅ›a) R.2.26.
5) A bank, shore.
6) A precipice, steep rock; पà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤ªà¥à¤¤à¤¾à¤� पà¥à¤°à¤ªà¤¾à¤¤à¤¨à¤¿à¤•टà¤� सङà¥à¤•टेà¤� महीयसà¤� (prÄptÄá¸� ±è°ù²¹±èÄå³Ù²¹nikaá¹aá¹� saá¹…kaá¹ena mahÄ«yasÄ) ±Ê²¹°ùṇÄl.3.3.
7) Falling out or loss, as in केशपà¥à¤°à¤ªà¤¾à¤� (keÅ›a±è°ù²¹±èÄå³Ù²¹).
8) Emission, discharge, efflux, as in वीरà¥à¤¯à¤ªà¥à¤°à¤ªà¤¾à¤� (vÄ«rya±è°ù²¹±èÄå³Ù²¹).
9) Throwing oneself down from a rock.
1) A particular mode of flight.
Derivable forms: ±è°ù²¹±èÄå³Ù²¹á¸� (पà¥à¤°à¤ªà¤¾à¤¤à¤�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryPrapata (पà¥à¤°à¤ªà¤�).â€�(m.? compare Sanskrit ±è°ù²¹±èÄå³Ù²¹), fall: ulkinaá¸� (see ulkin) prapate (on the fall ofâ€�) yuddhÄd (sc. apakramet, see prec. line) (Ä€°ù²â²¹-)²Ñ²¹Ã±Âá³ÜÅ›°ùÄ«³¾Å«±ô²¹°ì²¹±ô±è²¹ 198.25 (verse); compare ulkÄpÄta 200.13. See also aprapata.
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±Ê°ù²¹±èÄå³Ù²¹ (पà¥à¤°à¤ªà¤¾à¤¤).â€�m., fig. fall from grace, or perhaps pitfall or (fig.) precipice, danger-spot (for bodhisattvas): catvÄra ime…°tÄá¸� ¸éÄåṣṰù²¹±èÄå±ô²¹±è²¹°ù¾±±èá¹›c³¦³óÄå 17.3 ff., listed, (1) agauravatÄ, (2) aká¹›ta- jñatÄÅ›Äá¹hyasevanatÄ, etc.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary±Ê°ù²¹±èÄå³Ù²¹ (पà¥à¤°à¤ªà¤¾à¤¤).—m.
(-³Ù²¹á¸�) 1. A cliff, a precipice. 2. A cascade or water fall. 3. A bank, a shore. 4. Facing an enemy. 5. Going away, departure. 6. Falling down, a fall. 7. A sudden attack. 8. Throwing oneself down from a rock. 9. Emission, discharge. E. pra before, pat to descend, aff. ghañ .
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary±Ê°ù²¹±èÄå³Ù²¹ (पà¥à¤°à¤ªà¤¾à¤¤).—[±è°ù²¹-±èÄå³Ù²¹], m. 1. A precipice, [ÅšÄkuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] [distich] 137. 2. A bank, [Raghuvaṃśa, (ed. Stenzler.)] 2, 26. 3. A cascade. 4. Flying forward, [±Ê²¹Ã±³¦²¹³Ù²¹²Ô³Ù°ù²¹] ii. [distich] 57. 5. Hastening away, [KathÄsaritsÄgara, (ed. Brockhaus.)] 43, 264. 6. Throwing one’s self, [±Ê²¹Ã±³¦²¹³Ù²¹²Ô³Ù°ù²¹] iii. [distich] 238.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary±Ê°ù²¹±èÄå³Ù²¹ (पà¥à¤°à¤ªà¤¾à¤¤).—[masculine] a mode of flying; rushing forth, starting off; fall, falling out, falling from ([ablative] or —Â�), on or into ([locative] or —Â�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ±Ê°ù²¹±èÄå³Ù²¹ (पà¥à¤°à¤ªà¤¾à¤¤):—[=±è°ù²¹-±èÄå³Ù²¹] [from pra-pat] a m. a [particular] mode of flying, [±Ê²¹Ã±³¦²¹³Ù²¹²Ô³Ù°ù²¹]
2) [v.s. ...] springing forth, [VarÄha-mihira]
3) [v.s. ...] an attack, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halÄyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] starting off, setting out, departure, [KathÄsaritsÄgara]
5) [v.s. ...] falling down, falling from ([ablative] or [compound]) or into ([locative case] or [compound]), [MahÄbhÄrata; KÄvya literature] etc.
6) [v.s. ...] falling out (of teeth, hair etc.), [Suśruta]
7) [v.s. ...] discharge, emission, flow (of semen), [Viṣṇu-purÄṇa]
8) [v.s. ...] letting fall (a glance on anything), [KumÄra-sambhava]
9) [v.s. ...] a steep rock, cliff, precipice, [MahÄbhÄrata; Harivaṃśa] etc.
10) [v.s. ...] a steep bank or shore, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halÄyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
11) [v.s. ...] a cascade, waterfall, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halÄyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
12) [=±è°ù²¹-±èÄå³Ù²¹] b etc. See ±è°ù²¹-√p²¹³Ù.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary±Ê°ù²¹±èÄå³Ù²¹ (पà¥à¤°à¤ªà¤¾à¤¤):—[±è°ù²¹-±èÄå³Ù²¹] (³Ù²¹á¸�) 1. m. A cliff; a cascade; a bank; facing an enemy.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)±Ê°ù²¹±èÄå³Ù²¹ (पà¥à¤°à¤ªà¤¾à¤¤) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: ±Ê²¹±¹Äåá¸a, ±Ê²¹±¹Äå²â²¹.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संसà¥à¤•ृतमà¥� (²õ²¹á¹ƒs°ìá¹›t²¹³¾), 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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary±Ê°ù²¹±èÄå³Ù²¹ (पà¥à¤°à¤ªà¤¾à¤¤) [Also spelled prapat]:â€�(nm) a fall, waterfall, cataract.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus±Ê°ù²¹±èÄå³Ù²¹ (ಪà³à²°à²ªà²¾à²¤):â€�
1) [noun] a deep fissure in the earth; a bottomless gulf; a chasm; an abyss.
2) [noun] a steep waterfall.
3) [noun] the act or an instance of attacking (by an enemy, esp. with a military force).
4) [noun] the raised land along a river; bank.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary±Ê°ù²¹±èÄå³Ù²¹ (पà¥à¤°à¤ªà¤¾à¤¤):—n. 1. falling down or into; a fall; 2. cascade; waterfall; 3. precipice; steep rock;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Starts with: Prapatabhimukha, Prapatakala, Prapatam, Prapatambu, Prapatana.
Full-text (+14): Jalaprapata, Giriprapata, Anuprapatam, Candavrishtiprapata, Prapatam, Prapatambu, Madhuprapata, Viryaprapata, Drishtiprapata, Maruprapata, Aprapata, Prapatin, Prapat, Khandaprapata, Atataprapata, Viprapata, Prapatana, Prapatabhimukha, Pavada, Prapitva.
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