Prasannamukha, Prasanna-mukha: 7 definitions
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Prasannamukha 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of termsPrasannamukha (प्रसन्नमुख):—[prasanna mukhaṃ] Pleasant face.

Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryprasannamukha (प्रसन्नमुख).—a (S) prasannavadana a (S) Having a pleased or approving countenance.
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 dictionaryPrasannamukha (प्रसन्नमुख).�a. gracious-looking, with a pleased countenance, smiling.
Prasannamukha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms prasanna and mukha (मु�). See also (synonyms): prasannavadana.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrasannamukha (प्रसन्नमुख).—mfn.
(-�-ī-�) Agreeable-looking, smiling, looking pleased. E. prasanna and mukha face.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrasannamukha (प्रसन्नमुख).—[adjective] having a tranquil face.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrasannamukha (प्रसन्नमुख):—[=pra-sanna-mukha] [from pra-sanna > pra-sad] mfn. ‘placid-countenanced�, looking pleased, smiling, [Horace H. Wilson]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrasannamukha (प्रसन्नमुख):—[prasanna-mukha] (kha�-khī-kha�) a. Looking pleased.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Mukha, Prasanna.
Full-text: Prasannavadana, Suprasada.
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Indian Classical Imagery < [March 1949]
Manasollasa (study of Arts and Sciences) (by Mahadev Narayanrao Joshi)
5. Iconography and Images (Pratima) < [Chapter 4 - Fine arts in Manasollassa]
Abhijnana Shakuntala (synthetic study) (by Ramendra Mohan Bose)
Chapter 5 - Pancama-anka (pancamo'nkah) < [Abhijnana Sakuntalam, text and commentary]