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Prapa, ʰ, ʰ貹: 19 definitions

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Prapa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, 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.

In Hinduism

Dharmashastra (religious law)

: Google Books: Manusmṛti with the Manubhāṣya

ʰ (प्रप�):—A place where people drink water is called (‘water-drinking establishment�), the place where water is stored after having been drawn from a reservoir.

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Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्�, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.

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Vastushastra (architecture)

: OpenEdition books: Architectural terms contained in Ajitāgama and Rauravāgama

ʰ (प्रप�) refers to “light shelter (similar to ṇḍ貹 but probably without a base) §§ 4 14, 16, 24, 25, 28, 29, 31; 5 14.�.�(For paragraphs cf. Les enseignements architecturaux de l'Ajitāgama et du Rauravāgama by Bruno Dagens)

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Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्�, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.

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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

ʰ貹 (प्रा�) refers to “having reached (a particular place)�, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.5 (“Kārttikeya is crowned�).—Accordingly, after the Kṛttikās spoke to Kārttikeya: “[...] Kumāra reached () the foot of a Nyagrodha tree at Kailāsa in the fast chariot along with Nandin seated to his right. There Kumāra, the son of Śiva, an expert in various divine sports, waited along with the Kṛttikās and the chief of Pārṣadas, in great delight. Then all the gods, sages, Siddhas, Cāraṇas, Viṣṇu and Brahmā announced his arrival. [...]�.

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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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Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

ʰ (प्रप�) refers to a “ceremonial hut� (used during the Jalādhivāsa or “immersion rites�), as discussed in chapter 26 (Kriyāda) of the ʲ峾ṃh: the most widely followed of Saṃhitā covering the entire range of concerns of Pāñcarātra doctrine and practice (i.e., the four-fold formulation of subject matter�ñԲ, yoga, and ) consisting of roughly 9000 verses.—Description of the chapter [Ჹ󾱱-]: [...] While it is preferable to do these immersions in a river or a tank or at a waterfall, the directions given here are for more normal circumstances. A small -hut is prepared around the tub into which the icon will be immersed, and it is decorated with four gates, lights, etc. The icon is taken into it and, while mantras are chanted, the icon is lowered into the tubful of water in a reclining position (śⲹԲ—with head to the East and face to the North). There it will remain for from 1 to 3 nights or, if this is not possible, at least part of one -period. Once it is in the water, ܻ and ṣāmܻ are done while appropriate mantras are intoned. The ceremonies wind up with chantings from the 3 Vedas and with music.

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Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, ñcarātra) 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.

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General definition (in Hinduism)

: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and Subjects

ʰ (प्रप�) seems to denote a ‘spring� in the desert in the only Rigveda passage where it occurs. In the Atharvaveda it has merely the sense of ‘drinking�, or a ‘drink�.

India history and geography

: What is India: Inscriptions of the Śilāhāras

ʰ (प्रप�) usually means a place where water is supplied to thirsty cattle and travellers. Bāl Gṅgādhar Śāstrī took it to mean ‘a creek�, because ‘the Marathi synonym poi in the dialect of ‘Southern Koṅka� has that meaning�. Kielhorn translates it as ‘a cistern�.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

ʰ.�(EI 3; IA 18; LL), watering trought; a cistern or reservoir. (Ep. Ind., Vol. VII, p. 46, note 8), a place of distributing water gratis to travellers; a cistern. Note: is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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ʰ貹.�(EI 17), ‘sub-division of a district�; but see īya, prāveśya. Note: is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

(प्रप�).—f (S) A place where water is distributed.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

(प्रप�).�f A place where water is distributed.

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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

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ʰ (प्रप�).�

1) A place where water is distributed to travellers; भूतानामि� संवासः प्रपायामिव सुव्रत� (bhūtānāmiha saṃvāsa� yāmiva suvrate) Bhāgavata 7.2.21; व्याख्यास्थानान्यमलसलिला यस्य कूपा� प्रपाश्च (vyākhyāsthānānyamalasalilā yasya kū� śca) Vikr.18.78.

2) A well, cistern; यस्त� रज्जुं घट� कूपाद्धरेद्भिद्याच्च यः प्रपाम� (yastu rajju� ghaṭa� kūddharedbhidyācca ya� m) Manusmṛti 8.319.

3) A place for watering cattle.

4) A supply of water.

5) A draught.

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ʰ貹 (प्रा�).�a. Arriving at, reaching, obtaining &c.; as in दुष्प्रा� (duṣ�).

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

ʰ (प्रप�).—f.

(-) 1. A place where water is distributed. 2. A supply of water, 3. A Plan for watering cattle. 4. A well, a cistern. E. pra before, to drink, affs. and ṭāp .

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ʰ貹 (प्रा�).—mfn.

(-pa�--pa�) Watery, abounding with water. E. pra and apa water.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ʰ (प्रप�).—[pra-], f. A cistern, [Բ󲹰śٰ] 8, 319.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ʰ (प्रप�).—[feminine] watering-place, well, cistern.

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ʰ (प्रप�).—begin to drink, drink in, sip.

ʰ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pra and (पा).

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ʰ (प्रप�).—protect or shelter from ([ablative]).

ʰ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pra and (पा).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

ʰ (प्रप�) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—a C. on the Kṛṣṇakarṇāmṛta, by Śṅkara. Ak 465.

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

1) ʰ (प्रप�):—[=pra-] a. pra-�1. [Parasmaipada] -pibati, ([indeclinable participle] -ya, [Pāṇini 6-4, 69]), to begin to drink, drink, [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.;

—to imbibe (ṣuṣ�, with the eye id est. feast the eyes upon), [Mahābhārata]

2) [v.s. ...] b f. a place for supplying water, a place for watering cattle or a shed on the road-side containing a reservoir of water for travellers, fountain, cistern, well, [Atharva-veda] etc. etc. (cf. [Pāṇini 3-3, 58], [vArttika] 4, [Patañjali])

3) [v.s. ...] a supply of water, affluent (of a tank etc.), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) [=pra-] c. pra-�3. [Parasmaipada] -ti, to protect, defend from ([ablative]), [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

5) ʰ貹 (प्रा�):—[from ] 1. m. (for 2. p. 708, col. 1) reaching, obtaining (cf. du�-貹).

6) 2. n. ([from] pra + 2. ap), [Pāṇini 6-3, 97], [vArttika] 1, [Patañjali] (for 1. See p. 707, col. 2) abounding with water?

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) ʰ (प्रप�):—[pra-] () 1. f. A place where water is distributed.

2) ʰ貹 (प्रा�):—[+貹] (pa�--pa�) a. Watery.

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

ʰ (प्रप�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Pava, ʲ.

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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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