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Pralapana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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

Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

: Prabhupada Books: Sri Caitanya Caritamrta

Pralapana (पà¥à¤°à¤²à¤ªà¤¨) refers to “speaking like a madmanâ€� (due to the conjunction of various ecstatic emotions), according to the ÅšrÄ« Caitanya CaritÄmá¹›ta 3.20 (“The Åšiká¹£Äṣṭaka Prayersâ€�).—Accordingly, as ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu said said: “[...] Now let me repeat all the pastimes of the Antya-lÄ«lÄ, for if I do so I shall taste the pastimes again. [...] The Seventeenth Chapter also tells how ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu, due to the conjunction of various ecstatic emotions, again began speaking like a madman (pralapana) and described in detail the meaning of a verse from the Kṛṣṇa-karṇÄmá¹›ta. [...]â€�.

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Vaishnava (वैषà¥à¤£à¤µ, 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 Vishnuâ€�).

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Kama-shastra (the science of Love-making)

: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (kama)

±Ê°ù²¹±ôÄå±è²¹²Ô²¹ (पà¥à¤°à¤²à¤¾à¤ªà¤�) refers to “training birds to speak and singâ€�.—Cf. Åš³Ü°ì²¹²õÄå°ù¾±°ìÄå±è°ù²¹±ôÄå±è²¹²Ô²¹ which refers to “training parrot and mynas to speak and singâ€�, representing one of the “sixty four kinds of Artâ€�, according to the KÄmasÅ«tra of VÄtsyÄyaṇa.—Indian tradition, basically includes sixty four Art forms are acknowledged. The references of sixty four kinds of °ì²¹±ôÄå are found in the BhÄgavatapurÄṇa, Åšaiva-Tantras, KÄmasÅ«tra of VÄtsyÄyaṇa etc.

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Kamashastra (कामशासà¥à¤¤à¥à¤°, °ìÄå³¾²¹Å›Äå²õ³Ù°ù²¹) deals with ancient Indian science of love-making, passion, emotions and other related topics dealing with the pleasures of the senses.

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Ayurveda (science of life)

Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)

: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha Chikitsa

±Ê°ù²¹±ôÄå±è²¹²Ô²¹ (पà¥à¤°à¤²à¤¾à¤ªà¤�) refers to “incoherent blabberingâ€�, and represents one of the ten symptoms of a snake-bite (»å²¹á¹ƒÅ›a³¦±ðṣṭ¾±³Ù²¹) that could be potentially fatal, as taught in the Ceṣṭita (“symptoms of snake-bitesâ€�) section of the KÄÅ›yapa SaṃhitÄ: an ancient Sanskrit text from the PÄñcarÄtra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viá¹£acikitsÄ—an important topic from Ä€yurveda which deals with the study of Toxicology (Agadatantra or SarpavidyÄ).—The ten symptoms of a bite ordained by time/death that could be fatal mentioned by KaÅ›yapa are—horripilation, thirst/burning sensation, profuse sweat, phlegm, inflammation/irritation of all the organs of the body, debility/lack of control of all the organs, salivation, incoherent blabbering (±è°ù²¹±ôÄå±è²¹²Ô²¹), lack of memory and finally death.

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pralapana (पà¥à¤°à¤²à¤ªà¤¨).â€�

1) Talking, speaking, talk, words, conversation.

2) Prating, prattle, raving, incoherent or nonsensical talk; इदà¤� कसà¥à¤¯à¤¾à¤ªà¤� पà¥à¤°à¤²à¤ªà¤¿à¤¤à¤®à¥� (idaá¹� kasyÄpi pralapitam).

3) Lamentation, wailing; U 3.29.

Derivable forms: pralapanam (पà¥à¤°à¤²à¤ªà¤¨à¤®à¥).

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±Ê°ù²¹±ôÄå±è²¹²Ô²¹ (पà¥à¤°à¤²à¤¾à¤ªà¤�).—Causing or teaching to speak.

Derivable forms: ±è°ù²¹±ôÄå±è²¹²Ô²¹m (पà¥à¤°à¤²à¤¾à¤ªà¤¨à¤®à¥�).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pralapana (पà¥à¤°à¤²à¤ªà¤¨).—[pra-lap + ana], n. Prattling, peaking, [±Ê²¹Ã±³¦²¹³Ù²¹²Ô³Ù°ù²¹] 163, 14.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pralapana (पà¥à¤°à¤²à¤ªà¤¨).—[neuter] prattling, talking.

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

1) Pralapana (पà¥à¤°à¤²à¤ªà¤¨):—[=pra-lapana] [from pra-lap] n. prattling, talking, [±Ê²¹Ã±³¦²¹³Ù²¹²Ô³Ù°ù²¹; SÄhitya-darpaṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] lamentation, [UttararÄma-carita]

3) ±Ê°ù²¹±ôÄå±è²¹²Ô²¹ (पà¥à¤°à¤²à¤¾à¤ªà¤�):—[=±è°ù²¹-±ôÄå±è²¹²Ô²¹] [from pra-lap] n. ([from] [Causal]) causing or teaching to speak, [Catalogue(s)]

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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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Pralapana (ಪà³à²°à²²à²ªà²¨):â€�

1) [noun] the act or an instance of speaking.

2) [noun] useless talk.

3) [noun] a long, helpless cry of grief and pain; wail.

4) [noun] involuntary speaking by a person suffering from convulsions, fits, etc.

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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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