Pratapavat, Pratāpavān, ʰ貹, Pratapavan: 7 definitions
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Pratapavat means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translationʰ貹 (प्रतापवत�) refers to “powerful� and is used to describe sage Viśvāmitra, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.3 (“The boyhood sports of Kārttikeya�).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada: “O dear, then the powerful (貹) sage Viśvāmitra, urged by Brahmā, came there casually and was delighted. On seeing the unearthly splendour of that brilliant boy, he became very delighted. He bowed to the boy. With a delighted mind he eulogised him with the words prompted by Brahmā. Viśvāmitra realised his power. The boy too was delighted and became the source of great enjoyment. Laughingly he spoke to Viśvāmitra. It was very surprising. [...]�.

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
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English DictionaryPratāpavān (प्रतापवान्).—a (S) ī a (S) Powerful, puissant, mighty, doughty, valorous. 2 Efficacious, potent, strong--a medicine &c.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-EnglishPratāpavān (प्रतापवान्).�a ī a Powerful. Efficacious, potent.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryʰ貹 (प्रतापवत�).�a.
1) Glorious, dignified.
2) Valorous, powerful, mighty. -m.
1) An epithet of Śiva.
2) Of Viṣṇu.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryʰ貹 (प्रतापवत�).—mfn. (--ī-) 1. Majestic, glorious. 2. An epithet of Siva. E. 貹 and matup aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ʰ貹 (प्रतापवत�):—[=-貹-] [from pra-tāpa > pra-tap] mfn. full of splendour, majestic, glorious, powerful, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of Śiva, [Śivagītā, ascribed to the padma-purāṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] of an attendant of Skanda, [Mahābhārata]
4) [v.s. ...] Name of a Tathāgata, [Sukhāvatī-vyūha i]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionaryʰ貹 (प्रतापवत�):—[貹-vat] (vān-vatī-vat) a Majestic.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Pratapa, Van, Vat.
Full-text: Vinad, Simhadhvani, Stavaka, Dhma, Simhanada, Alaukika, Vasudeva.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 8.13.6 < [Chapter 13 - A Thousand Names of Lord Balarāma]
Verse 1.5.29 < [Chapter 5 - The Lord’s Appearance]
Verse 1.1.10 < [Chapter 1 - Description of Śrī-Kṛṣṇa’s Glories]
Paumacariya (critical study) (by K. R. Chandra)
1. Genealogy of the Ikshvaku Vamsa dynasty < [Chapter 5 - Origin and Genealogy of Various Vamshas]
Bhagavad-gita (with Vaishnava commentaries) (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 1.12 < [Chapter 1 - Sainya-Darśana (Observing the Armies)]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 121 < [Volume 2 (1872)]
Hanuman Nataka (critical study) (by Nurima Yeasmin)
Part 3: Specialities of Nāṭaka and Mahānāṭaka < [Chapter 1]
9.1. The character of Rāma < [Chapter 4]
Rudra-Shiva concept (Study) (by Maumita Bhattacharjee)
40. Pañcabrahma incarnation < [Chapter 5 - Rudra-Śiva in the Purāṇic Literature]