Prasad, Prashad: 9 definitions

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Prasad means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.

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General definition (in Hinduism)

: WikiPedia: Hinduism

Prasad (啶啶班じ啶距う): Food or other offerings, considered to be sanctified, after being presented to God. (See also: Naivedhya)

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Prasad (啶啶班じ啶︵).鈥�1 P.

1) To be pleased, be gracious or propitious (oft. with inf.); 啶むぎ啶距げ啶い啷嵿ぐ啶距じ啷嵿い啶班ぃ啶距じ啷� 啶班え啷嵿い啷佮 啶啶班じ啷€啶� 啶多ざ啷嵿さ啶ㄠ啶げ啶じ啷嵿ぅ啶侧啶粪 (tam膩lapatr膩stara峁嚹乻u rantu峁� pras墨da 艣a艣vanmalayasthal墨峁) R.6.64.

2) To be appeased or soothed, be satisfied; 啶ㄠた啶た啶む啶むぎ啷佮う啷嵿う啶苦ざ啷嵿く啶灌た啶 啶啶班啷佮お啷嵿く啶むた啶о啶班啶掂 啶� 啶むじ啷嵿く啶距お啶椸ぎ啷� 啶啶班じ啷€啶︵い啶� (nimittamuddi艣ya hi ya岣� prakupyati dhruva峁� sa tasy膩pagame pras墨dati) Pa帽catantra (Bombay) 1. 283.

3) To be pure or clear, clear up, brighten up (lit. and fig.); 啶︵た啶多 啶啶班じ啷囙う啷佮ぐ啷嵿ぎ啶班啶む 啶掂さ啷佮 啶膏啶栢ぞ啶� (di艣a岣� prasedurmaruto vavu岣� sukh膩岣�) R.3.14; Ki. 16.35; 啶啶班じ啶膏ぞ啶︵啶︵く啶距う啶啶 啶曕啶啶く啷嬥え啷囙ぐ啷嵿ぎ啶灌啶溹じ啶� (prasas膩doday膩dambha岣� kumbhayonermahaujasa岣�) 4.21.

4) To bear fruit, succeed, be successful; 啶曕啶班た啶ぞ啶灌た啶掂じ啷嵿い啷傕お啶灌た啶むぞ啶啶班じ啷€啶︵い啶� (kriy膩 hi vast奴pahit膩 pras墨dati) R.3.29. -Caus.

1) To propitiate, secure the favour of, pray, beseech; 啶むじ啷嵿ぎ啶距い啷� 啶啶班ぃ啶啶� 啶啶班ぃ啶苦ぇ啶距く啶曕ぞ啶 啶啶班じ啶距う啶 啶む啶掂ぞ啶す啶啶�- 啶啶∴啶ぎ啷� (tasm膩t pra峁嘺mya pra峁噄dh膩ya k膩ya峁� 辫谤补蝉腻诲补ye tv膩maham墨艣a- m墨岣峺am) Bhagavadg墨t膩 (Bombay) 11.44; R.1.88; Y.3.283.

2) To beg pardon, pray for grace.

3) To purify, make clear or pure; 啶氞啶む 啶啶班じ啶距う啶い啶� (ceta岣� 辫谤补蝉腻诲补yati) 叠丑补谤迟峁沨补谤颈 2.23.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Prasad (啶啶班じ啶︵).鈥攄ecay, decline, fall into the power of ([accusative]); become clear (lit. & [figuratively]), cheer up; be soothed or appeased; pardon, forgive, be gracious or favourable, deign to (infin.), succeed or speed well. [Causative] clear, brighten up, gladden, soothe, appease, make favourable, beg pardon, ask for or to (infin., [dative], or [locative], arthe or artham).

Prasad is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pra and sad (啶膏う啷�).

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

1) Pra艣ad (啶啶班ざ啶︵):鈥擺=辫谤补-鈭毰沘诲] only [Causal] -艣腻迟补测补迟颈, to cause to fall down, break off, pluck, [Vikram膩峁卥adeva-carita, by Bilha峁嘺]

2) Prasad (啶啶班じ啶︵):鈥擺=辫谤补-鈭歴补诲] [Parasmaipada] -蝉墨诲补迟颈 ([Epic] also [膧tmanepada] te), to fall into the power of ([accusative]), [Maitr膩ya峁嚹�-sa峁僪it膩; Aitareya-br膩hma峁嘺];

2) 鈥攖o settle down, grow clear and bright, become placid or tranquil (as the sea or sky, met. applied to the mind), [Mah膩bh膩rata; K膩vya literature] etc.;

2) 鈥攖o become clear or distinct, [Ka峁環a-upani峁d; K膩mandak墨ya-n墨tis膩ra];

2) 鈥攖o become satisfied or pleased or glad, be gracious or kind (with [genitive case] 鈥榯o favour鈥�; with [infinitive mood] 鈥榯o deign to鈥�; [imperative] often 鈥榖e so gracious, please鈥�), [Manu-sm峁泃i; Mah膩bh膩rata] etc.;

2) 鈥攖o be successful (as an action), [Raghuva峁兣沘] :鈥擺Causal] -蝉腻诲补测补迟颈 (mc. also te; [Passive voice] -蝉腻诲测补迟别),

2) 鈥攖o make clear, purify, [K膩vy膩dar艣a; Kath膩sarits膩gara];

2) 鈥攖o make serene, gladden (the heart), [叠丑补谤迟峁沨补谤颈];

2) 鈥攖o render calm, soothe, appease, propitiate, ask a person ([accusative])

2) 鈥攖o or for ([infinitive mood] [dative case] [locative case], arthe with [genitive case], or artham ifc.), [Manu-sm峁泃i; Mah膩bh膩rata etc.]

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

Prasad (啶啶班じ啶︵) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Pasia.

[Sanskrit to German]

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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 dictionary

1) Prasad in Hindi refers in English to:鈥�(nm) blessing, boon; grace; offerings made to an idol (and later distributed amongst the devotees); leavings of food of a pre-eminent religious person; lucidity (of the style of writing etc.); —[guna] lucidity (of style); •[sampanna] lucid; -[patra] favourite, one who is in good books..鈥攑rasad (啶啶班じ啶距う) is alternatively transliterated as Pras膩da.

2) Prasad in Hindi refers in English to:鈥�(nm) a palace; a palatial mansion..鈥攑rasad (啶啶班ぞ啶膏ぞ啶�) is alternatively transliterated as Pr膩s膩da.

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Nepali dictionary

: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Prasad is another spelling for 啶啶班じ啶距う [辫谤补蝉腻诲补].鈥攏. 1. purity; grace; 2. calmness; tranquility; serenity; 3. mercy; any item sanctified by offering to God;

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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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