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Prabhriti, ʰṛt: 19 definitions

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Prabhriti means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, 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.

The Sanskrit term ʰṛt can be transliterated into English as Prabhrti or Prabhriti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Prabhrati.

In Hinduism

Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

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: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

ʰṛt (प्रभृत�).—A passage or a word at the commencement; cf. इरावतीप्रभृत� � दाधा� (irāvatīṛt ā dādhāra) T. Pr. IV. 22; प्लुतादिप्रभृतीनि � (plutādipraṛtīni ca) R. Pr. X. 4 तिष्ठद्गुप्रभृतीनि � (tiṣṭhadgupraṛtīni ca) P.II.1.17.

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Vyakarana (व्याकर�, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.

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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

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: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

ʰṛt (प्रभृत�) refers to “first� (i.e., ‘a company headed by�), according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “[...] I praise the (goddess) who enjoys (divine bliss) (Dzī). Her body enjoyment (bhoga), she resides on the supreme plane (of existence) and is attained (only) by knowledge. Her plane is that of Kuṇḍalinī and her one (divine) attribute is compassion. [...] Accompanied by eight powerful Siddhas headed by (the Bhairava called) Aghora [i.e., ǰ-ṛt], (her) light shines a million-fold and, having destroyed (all) darkness, (she) has illumined all reality�.

: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (shaktism)

ʰṛt (प्रभृत�) refers to the “beginning (of a battle)�, according to the Mahābhārata 10.8.64�68.—Accordingly, “Good sir, they saw her, Kālarātri, standing, smiling, alone, blue-black in hue, with red mouth and eyes, garlands and unguents of crimson, red robes, a noose in one hand, a peacock feather [in her hair], binding men, horses and elephants with her horrifying fetters while she stood, capturing many headless ghosts trapped in her noose, leading those asleep in their dreams to other Nights. And at all times the best soldiers saw the son of Droṇa slaughtering. From the time when the battle between the Kuru and Pāṇḍava armies began (ṛt), they saw [both] that evil spirit and the son of Droṇa. The son of Droṇa later felled those who had first been struck by this divinity [Kālarātri], terrorizing all creatures while shouting out ferocious bellows�.

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Shakta (शाक्�, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

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: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

ʰṛt (प्रभृत�) means “from now onwards�, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.11.—Accordingly, as Himācala (i.e., Himālaya) said to his attendants and family-members: “From now onwards [i.e., ṛt], none of you shall go to the ridge of mine, called Gaṅgāvataraṇa. This is my command. I am telling you the truth. If anyone of you goes there I shall punish that rogue particularly. This is the truth I am speaking. O sage, after thus checking all of his attendants, the mountain made other arrangements also. I now tell you all about the same�.

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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.

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Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Prabhriti in Shaivism glossary
: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions

ʰṛt (प्रभृत�) refers to the “remainder� (i.e., ‘[this and] others�), according to the Mattavilāsaprahasana.—Accordingly, as the Kāpālika cries out: “My darling, look. This pub resembles the Vedic sacrificial ground. For its signpost resembles the sacrificial pillar; in this case alcohol is the Soma, drunkards are the sacrificial priests, the wine glasses are the special cups for drinking Soma, the roasted meat and other appetizers (ṛtśūlyamāṃsapraṛtaya upadaṃś�) are the fire oblations (󲹱śṣa), the drunken babblings are the sacrificial formulae, the songs are the Sāman-hymns, the pitchers are the sacrificial ladles, thirst is the fire and the owner of the pub is the patron of the sacrifice�

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Shaiva (शै�, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

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: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

ṛt (प्रभृत�).—ad S First. Both in sense and in use the word agrees with 徱, under which see the explication. adyaṛt From to-day; janmaṛt (Birth being first or antecedent.) Beginning with one's birth; from birth; ٲٲḥṛt Thenceforth; bālyaṛt From childhood; śiraḥṛt From the head (downwards &c.) These are the chief cases of its occurrence in Prakrit.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

ṛt (प्रभृत�).�ad First. adyaṛt From to-day. janmaṛt From birth. tata ṛt Thence- forth. bālyaṛt From childhood. ś�- ṛt From the head (down wards &c.).

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ʰṛt (प्रभृत�).�f.

1) Beginning, commencement; generally used in this sense as the last member of Bah. compound; इन्द्रप्रभृतयो देवा� (indrapraṛtayo devā�) &c.

2) Ved. An oblation.

3) Throwing or casting (Ved.). -ind. From, ever since, beginning with (with abl.); शैशवात� प्रभृत� पोषिता� प्रियाम् (śaiśavāt ṛt poṣitā� priyām) Uttararāmacarita 1.45; Kumārasambhava 3.26. R.2.38; अद्यप्रभृत� (adyaṛt) henceforward; तत� प्रभृत�, अत� प्रभृत� (ٲٲ� ṛt, ata� ṛt) &c.

Derivable forms: ṛt� (प्रभृतिः).

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

ʰṛt (प्रभृत�).—f.

(-پ�) 1. Beginning, commencement, (in this sense the word generally occurs as the last member of a Bahubrihi compound). 2. Manner, kind. 3. Etcetera, others, rest, remainder, (in composition;) as garmmutpraṛtaya� tṛṇa� the grass called Germut and other sorts. munaya� somaśrava� praṛtaya� the Munis, Somasravas, and the rest; ٲٲ� ṛt thence, after. Ind. Beginning with, from, since, (with an abl.) as “adya ṛt�. E. pra before, to nourish, aff. ktic .

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ʰṛt (प्रभृत�).—[pra-� + ti] (originally, Beginning), ind. with abl. Beginning and continuing irom, since, [ʲñٲԳٰ] 264, 5; [Բ󲹰śٰ] 9, 68. It is usually the latter part of comp. nouns implying, And those of the same kind (as the former part), the remainder, others, etc.; e. g. ṛh貹پ-, m. The planet Jupiter and the other planets, [Bhartṛhari, (ed. Bohlen.)] 2, 27, cf. [ʲñٲԳٰ] 157, 4.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ʰṛt (प्रभृत�).—[feminine] bringing forth, offering, presenting, beginning; often adj. (—�) or [adverb] (after an [ablative] or —�) beginning with, since, from, � and so on.

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

1) ʰṛt (प्रभृत�):—[=pra-ṛti] [from pra-ṛta > pra-�] f. (pra-) bringing forward, offering (of sacrifice or praise), [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda]

2) [v.s. ...] a throw or stroke, [Ṛg-veda]

3) [v.s. ...] beginning, commencement, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa] etc. etc. (ifc. = ‘commencing with� or ‘et caetera� e.g. munaya� somaśrava�-praṛtaya�, ‘the Munis beginning with S°� id est. ‘the Munis, S° etc.�; in this sense also tika)

4) [v.s. ...] ind. (after an [ablative] [adverb] or ifc.) beginning with, from—forward or upward, since, [Gṛhya-sūtra and śrauta-sūtra; Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata etc.] (e.g. bālyāt ṛt, ‘from boyhood upwards�; janma-pr, ‘from birth�; adya pr, ‘beginning from to-day, henceforth�; ٲٲ� or tadā pr, ‘thenceforth� etc.)

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ʰṛt (प्रभृत�):—[pra-ṛti] (پ�) 2. f. Kind; et cætera.

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

ʰṛt (प्रभृत�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Pabhii, ʲ󾱾�, ʲī, ʲī, ʲī�.

[Sanskrit to German]

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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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Hindi dictionary

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: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

ʰṛt (प्रभृत�) [Also spelled prabhrati]:�(ind) etcetera, etc. etc.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Prabhriti in Kannada glossary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

ʰṛt (ಪ್ರಭೃತ�):—[noun] a pre-eminent, excellent, peerless thing or person.

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ʰṛt (ಪ್ರಭೃತ�):—[adverb] starting from; from then; since then.

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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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Nepali dictionary

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: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

ʰṛt (प्रभृत�):—adv. 1. etcetera; 2. including; so on;

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