Pranama, 笔谤补峁嚹錷补: 17 definitions
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In Hinduism
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
: Pure Bhakti: Bhagavad-gita (4th edition)笔谤补峁嚹錷补 (啶啶班ぃ啶距ぎ) refers to 鈥渙ffering respectful obeisance鈥�. (cf. Glossary page from 艢谤墨尘补诲-叠丑补驳补惫补诲-骋墨迟腻).
: Pure Bhakti: Bhajana-rahasya - 2nd Edition笔谤补峁嚹錷补 (啶啶班ぃ啶距ぎ) refers to:鈥擜n obeisance. (cf. Glossary page from Bhajana-Rahasya).
Vaishnava (啶掂啶粪啶｀さ, vai峁ａ箛ava) or vaishnavism (vai峁ａ箛avism) 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 (鈥榯en avatars of Vishnu鈥�).
Pancaratra (worship of N腻r腻ya峁嘺)
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts1) 笔谤补峁嚹錷补 (啶啶班ぃ啶距ぎ) refers to 鈥減rostration鈥� which is part of the Nityay腻ga (regular worship routines), as discussed in chapter 3 (Cary腻p腻da) of the 笔补诲尘补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: the most widely followed of Sa峁僪it腻 covering the entire range of concerns of P腻帽car腻tra doctrine and practice (i.e., the four-fold formulation of subject matter鈥�箩帽腻苍补, yoga, 办谤颈测腻 and 肠补谤测腻) consisting of roughly 9000 verses.鈥擠escription of the chapter [苍颈迟测补测腻驳补]: [...] The steps of the 辫奴箩腻 are given: filling pots with water, showing 尘耻诲谤腻蝉, invoking God鈥檚 presence for 辫奴箩腻 [腻惫腻丑补苍补], offering the deity a seat [蝉补辫补谤测腻蝉补苍补], doing 尘补苍迟谤补苍测腻蝉补, offering arghya and 辫腻诲测补 and flowers, accompanying all actions with mind fastened only on God, etc. 笔谤补峁嚹錷补-prostration is then done and, with a 辫谤腻谤迟丑补苍腻-petition for the ministrations to prove acceptable, the liturgy to the main icon is then interrupted while offerings are made to the attendant deities (118b-139). How to do these for 辫补谤颈惫腻谤补诲别惫补迟腻蝉 is also given (140-1472). [...]
2) 笔谤补峁嚹錷补 (啶啶班ぃ啶距ぎ) or 笔谤补峁嚹錷补尘耻诲谤腻 refers to one of the fifty-three Mudr腻s (ritual hand gestures) described in chapter 22 (Cary腻p腻da) of the 笔补诲尘补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: the most widely followed of Sa峁僪it腻 covering the entire range of concerns of P腻帽car腻tra doctrine and practice (i.e., the four-fold formulation of subject matter鈥�箩帽腻苍补, yoga, 办谤颈测腻 and 肠补谤测腻) consisting of roughly 9000 verses.鈥擠escription of the chapter [尘耻诲谤腻濒补办峁峁嘺-惫颈诲丑颈]: Brahm腻 asks the meaning, uses and varieties of 尘耻诲谤腻-gestures. Bhagav腻n says these finger movements are ways to fend off evil and to prevent those taking pleasure in harming others. Furthermore, they please the Lord-so long as they are demonstrated in private (1-5a). He then names and describes 53 尘耻诲谤腻-gestures: [e.g., 辫谤补峁嚹錷补 (41b-43)] [...]
3) 笔谤补峁嚹錷补 (啶啶班ぃ啶距ぎ) or 笔谤补峁嚹錷补尘耻诲谤腻 is the name of a Mudr腻 (鈥渞itual hand-gestures鈥�) mentioned in in chapter 13 of the 痴颈艣惫腻尘颈迟谤补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: a P腻帽car腻tra text comprising some 2600 Sanskrit verses covering topics such as initiation (诲墨办峁Ｄ�) and the construction, decoration and consecration of temples and icons, as well as routines of regular and special worship cycles.鈥擠escription of the chapter [尘耻诲谤腻-adhy腻ya]: K腻艣yapa asks what are the various types of 尘耻诲谤腻-gestures, and Vi艣v腻mitra complies by first defining 尘耻诲谤腻 as that by seeing which one derives pleasure (鈥�mu-鈥�) and then by counseling that whoever practices these 尘耻诲谤腻蝉 must do so in secrecy (1-6). Thereupon he names and briefly describes how to perform a number of 尘耻诲谤腻蝉 [e.g., 辫谤补峁嚹錷补]
Pancaratra (啶ぞ啶炧啶氞ぐ啶距い啷嵿ぐ, p腻帽car腻tra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary辫谤补峁嚹錷补 (啶啶班ぃ啶距ぎ).鈥攎 (S) Reverential salutation, obeisance.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English辫谤补峁嚹錷补 (啶啶班ぃ啶距ぎ).鈥�m Reverential salutation, obeisance.
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 dictionary笔谤补峁嚹錷补 (啶啶班ぃ啶距ぎ).鈥�
1) Bending, bowing, stooping.
2) A reverential salutation, obeisance, prostration, bow (used with dat.); as in 啶膏ぞ啶粪啶熰ぞ啶權啶椸お啷嵿ぐ啶｀ぞ啶� (s腻峁ａ弓腻峁単a辫谤补峁嚹錷补); Kum腻rasambhava 6.91; 啶啶班啶о啶ㄠぞ 啶啶班ぃ啶距ぎ啶� 啶掂啶粪き啶о啶掂啶距く 啶氞啶距ぐ (m奴rdhn腻 辫谤补峁嚹錷补峁� v峁涐梗abhadhvaj腻ya cak腻ra) 3.62; 啶呧じ啷嵿ぎ啷� 啶啶班ぃ啶距ぎ啶啶班さ啶 (asmai 辫谤补峁嚹錷补makaravam) K.142.
Derivable forms: 辫谤补峁嚹錷补岣� (啶啶班ぃ啶距ぎ啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary笔谤补峁嚹錷补 (啶啶班ぃ啶距ぎ).鈥攎.
(-尘补岣�) Respectful or reverential salutation, addressed especially to a Brahman or deity. E. pra before, 峁嘺尘 to bow, aff. gha帽 .
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary笔谤补峁嚹錷补 (啶啶班ぃ啶距ぎ).鈥攊. e. pra-nam + a, m. 1. Bowing, a bow, Mah腻bh腻rata 1, 5384. 2. Prostration, [顿补艣补办耻尘腻谤补肠补谤颈迟补] in
笔谤补峁嚹錷补 (啶啶班ぃ啶距ぎ).鈥擺masculine] bow, reverent salutation.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary笔谤补峁嚹錷补 (啶啶班ぃ啶距ぎ):鈥擺=辫谤补-峁嚹錷补] [from pra-峁嘺尘] m. (ifc. f(腻). ) bending, bowing, a bow, respectful salutation, prostration, obeisance ([especially] to a Br腻hman or to a deity), [Mah腻bh腻rata; K腻vya literature] etc.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary笔谤补峁嚹錷补 (啶啶班ぃ啶距ぎ):鈥擺辫谤补-峁嚹錷补] (尘补岣�) 1. m. Respectful or reverential salutation.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Pranama (啶啶班え啶�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Pa峁嚹錷a.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary1) 笔谤补峁嚹錷补 (啶啶班ぃ啶距ぎ) [Also spelled pranam]:鈥�(nm) reverential salutation; bowing with respect; a term used in greeting elders; abandoning, giving up, bidding good-bye to (as [ais墨 prath腻 ko 辫谤补峁嚹錷补); ~m墨] one who bows reverentially; saluting respectfully; ~[ma karan腻, d奴ra se] to say good-bye to; to maintain a safe distance.
2) 笔谤补峁嚹錷补 (啶啶班ぃ啶距ぎ) [Also spelled pranam]:鈥�(nm) evidence, proof; testimony; authority; (in logical jargon) a means of acquiring prama: (which are six according to the vedant, viz. [辫谤补迟测补办峁] (perception by the senses), [艣ranum腻na] (inference), [upam腻na] (analogy or comparison), [艣补产诲补] or [腻pta vacana] (verbal authority), [anupalabdhi] or [abh腻va-辫谤补迟测补办峁] (non-perception or negative proof), [arth腻patti] (inference from circumstances); ~[办耻艣补濒补] skilful in arguing, skilled in argumentation; ~[tva] correctness, authority; -[patra] a certificate; ~[辫耻谤耻峁] an arbitrator; mediator; an umpire; ~[产丑奴迟补] authoritative; —[vacana/v腻kya] authoritative statement; authoritative version; ~[艣腻stra] logic; ~[艣腻str墨] a logician; ~[艣腻str墨ya] logical.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPra峁嘺尘a (嗖硩嗖班玻嗖�):鈥擺noun] = 嗖硩嗖班玻嗖� [pranava].
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笔谤补峁嚹錷补 (嗖硩嗖班玻嗖距伯):鈥�
1) [noun] a bowing, bending or stooping.
2) [noun] the act of bowing one鈥檚 head or body in respect, worship, before another or a deity.
3) [noun] a prostrating before another person or a deity.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary笔谤补峁嚹錷补 (啶啶班ぃ啶距ぎ):鈥攏. bowing; salutation; obeisance;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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