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Prakshepana, Prakṣēpaṇa, ʰṣe貹ṇa: 12 definitions

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Prakshepana 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.

The Sanskrit terms Prakṣēpaṇa and ʰṣe貹ṇa can be transliterated into English as Praksepana or Prakshepana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Prakshepana in Ganitashastra glossary
: archive.org: Hindu Mathematics

ʰṣe貹ṇa (प्रक्षेप�) or “throwing together� is another name for Saṃklita (“addition�) which represents one of the twenty operations (logistics) of ṭīgṇiٲ (“science of calculation which requires the use of writing material—the board�), according to Pṛthudakasvāmī’s commentary on the Brāhmasphuṭasiddhānta by Brahmagupta, a Sanskrit treatise on ancient Indian mathematics (ṇiٲ-śٰ) and astronomy from the 7th century.—The Hindu name for addition is ṃkٲ (‘made together�). Other equivalent terms commonly used are [e.g., ṣe貹ṇa (throwing together)] [...]. The word ṃkٲ has been used by some writers in the general sense of the sum of a series.

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Ganita (गणित) or Ganitashastra refers to the ancient Indian science of mathematics, algebra, number theory, arithmetic, etc. Closely allied with astronomy, both were commonly taught and studied in universities, even since the 1st millennium BCE. Ganita-shastra also includes ritualistic math-books such as the Shulba-sutras.

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Yoga (school of philosophy)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Prakshepana in Yoga glossary
: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch

ʰṣe貹ṇa (प्रक्षेप�) refers to “emission� (of the breath), according to the Hemacandra’s Yogaśāstra (verse 5.6); Cf. Pātañjalayogaśāstra (verse 1.31).—Accordingly, “That external emission (ṣe貹ṇa) of the breath, [which is performed] with intense effort [and flows] from the abdomen through the nose, the crown of the head and mouth, is considered to be the exhalation�.

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Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Prakshepana in Marathi glossary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

prakṣēpaṇa (प्रक्षेप�).—n S Throwing. 2 Determining, fixing, appointing.

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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

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Prakshepana in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ʰṣe貹ṇa (प्रक्षेप�).�

1) Throwing, casting, hurling.

2) Pouring upon, throwing into.

3) Settling, fixing (as price &c).

Derivable forms: ṣe貹ṇam (प्रक्षेपणम�).

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

ʰṣe貹ṇa (प्रक्षेप�).—n.

(-ṇa�) Throwing, casting. E. pra before, ṣi to throw, aff. lyu� .

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ʰṣe貹ṇa (प्रक्षेप�).—i. e. pra-ṣi + ana, n. Throwing on, pouring on.

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

1) ʰṣe貹ṇa (प्रक्षेप�):—[=-ṣe貹ṇa] [from pra-ṣi] n. pouring upon, [Suśruta]

2) [v.s. ...] (ifc.) throwing on or into, [Śaṃkarācārya; Yājñavalkya [Scholiast or Commentator]]

3) [v.s. ...] fixing (as a price), [Yājñavalkya]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ʰṣe貹ṇa (प्रक्षेप�):—[-ṣe貹ṇa] (ṇa�) 1. n. Determining, casting.

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

ʰṣe貹ṇa (प्रक्षेप�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: ʲ𱹲ṇa.

[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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Kannada-English dictionary

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

Prakṣēpaṇa (ಪ್ರಕ್ಷೇಪ�):—[noun] = ಪ್ರಕ್ಷೇಪ - [prakshepa -] 2 & 3.

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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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