Prishata, ṛṣٲ: 16 definitions
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The Sanskrit term ṛṣٲ can be transliterated into English as Prsata or Prishata, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Dietetics and Culinary Art (such as household cooking)
: Shodhganga: Dietetics and culinary art in ancient and medieval Indiaṛṣٲ (पृषत) refers to the “deer�, according to the 17th century Bhojanakutūhala (ⲹṇāgṇa-첹ٳԲ), and is commonly found in literature dealing with the topics of dietetics and culinary art, also known as 첹śٰ or 첹첹.—T ⲹṇāgṇa section contains the discussions on different food articles and their dietetic effects according to the prominent Ayurvedic treatises. The meat like ṛṣٲ (deer) is mutually incompatible (ܻ) with Dadhi (curds).
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
: archive.org: Sushruta samhita, Volume Iṛṣٲ (पृषत)—Sanskrit word which could refer to “chital� or “spotted deer� (Axis axis) or �spotted antelope�. This animal is from the group called Jaṅghāla (large-kneed). Jaṅghāla itself is a sub-group of the group of animals known as Jāṅghala (living in high ground and in a jungle).

Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Wisdom Library: Bhagavata Puranaṛṣٲ (पृषत):—The youngest son of Somaka (one of the four sons of Mitrāyu). He had a son named Drupada. (see Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9.22.1)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopediaṛṣٲ (पृषत).—A king of Pāñcāla. He was the father of Drupada and a friend of the sage Bharadvāja. It was from ṛṣٲ that Pāñcālī, daughter of Drupada, got the name Pārṣaṭ�. (Śloka 41, Chapter 129, Ādi Parva).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Indexṛṣٲ (पृषत).—T last son of Somaka Ajamīḍha and father of Drupada.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 22. 2; Vāyu-purāṇa 99. 192; Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 19. 73.

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.
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
: ISKCON Press: Glossaryṛṣٲ (पृषत).—the father of King Drupada.

Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu�).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryṛṣٲ (पृषत).�a. [ṛṣ-atac kicca] Spotted.
-ٲ� 1 The spotted antelope; तौ तत्र हत्व� चतुर� महामृगान� वराहमृश्यं पृषत� महारुरुम� (tau tatra hatvā caturo mahāmṛgān varāhamṛśya� ṛṣata� mahārurum) 峾.2.52.12.
2) A drop of water; सकृदेव कृतो रावः सरक्तपृषतो घनैः (sakṛdeva kṛto rāva� saraktaṛṣato ghanai�) 峾.7.32.22; पृषतैरपा� शमयत� � रज� (ṛṣatairapā� śamayatā ca raja�) Kirātārjunīya 6.27; R.3.3;4.27;6.51.
3) A spot, mark.
4) An antelope considered as the vehicle of Vāyu
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṛṣٲ (पृषत).—m.
(-ٲ�) 1. A drop of water. 2. The porcine deer. E. ṛṣ to sprinkle, Unadi aff. atac; see the last.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṛṣٲ (पृषत).� i. e. ṛṣant + a, I. adj. Speckled. Ii. m. 1. A drop, [峾ⲹṇa] 3, 32, 4. 2. A spot. 3. The porcine deer, 2, 93, 2. 3. The father of Drupada,
ṛṣٲ (पृषत).—[masculine] the spotted antelope; drop of water; spot, mark.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ṛṣٲ (पृषत):—[from ṛṣ] mfn. having white spots, speckled, variegated, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] m. the spotted antelope, [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā] etc. etc.
3) [from ṛṣ] a drop of water, [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa; Kāvya literature]
4) [v.s. ...] a spot, mark, [Varāha-mihira]
5) [v.s. ...] Name of the father of Dru-pada, [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa; Purāṇa]
6) ṛṣٲ (पृषा�):—[from ṛṣ] mfn. spotted, variegated, [Demetrius Galanos’s Lexiko: sanskritikes, anglikes, hellenikes]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṛṣٲ (पृषत):�(ٲ�) 1. m. A drop; a deer.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)ṛṣٲ (पृषत) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Pusia, Phusia.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusṛṣٲ (ಪೃಷತ):�
1) [noun] a spotted deer.
2) [noun] a small, rounded mass of water; a drop or droplet.
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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