Prashlesha, ʰśṣa: 8 definitions
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Prashlesha 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.
The Sanskrit term ʰśṣa can be transliterated into English as Praslesa or Prashlesha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
: archive.org: Uṇādi-Sūtras In The Sanskrit Grammatical Traditionʰśṣa (प्रश्लेष).—One of the six devices which form the requisite qualifications of Sanskrit grammar;—ʰśṣa is an attempt at “finding out the presence of a letter in addition to the letters already present as coalesced, after splitting the combination into its different constituent letters. This practice of finding out an addition aetter is resorted to by the commentators only to remove certain difficulties in arriving at some correct form which otherwise could not be obtained.�
: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammarʰśṣa (प्रश्लेष).�(l) coalescence of two vowels into one, as given in R. Pr. II.6, and 7, corresponding to the गु�, वृद्वि (ṇa, ṛd) and दीर्� (ī) substitutes prescribed by the rules आद्गुण� (ādṇa�) P.IV 1.87; अक� सवर्णे दीर्घः (aka� savarṇe ī�) VI.1.101; and वृद्धिरेचि (ṛd) VI. 1.88 which are stated under the jurisdiction of the rule एक� पूर्वपरयोः (eka� pūrvaparayo�) VI.1.84; (2) finding out the presence of a letter in addition to the letters already present as coalesced, after splitting the combination into its different constituent 1etters. This Practice of finding out an additional letter is resorted to by the commentators only to remove certain difficulties in arriving at some correct forms which otherwise could not be obtained; e. g. see क्ङिति � (ṅiti ca) where क्ङ् (�) is believed to be a combination of ग्, क् (g, k) and ङ् (�) See प्रश्लिष्ट (śṣṭ) and प्रश्लिष्टनिर्दे� (śṣṭnirdeśa).

Vyakarana (व्याकर�, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryʰśṣa (प्रश्लेष).�
1) Close contact, pressing hard against.
2) Euphonic coalition of vowels.
Derivable forms: śṣa� (प्रश्लेष�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryʰśṣa (प्रश्लेष).—m.
(-ṣa�) Close, contact, pressing hard.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionaryʰśṣa (प्रश्लेष).—[masculine] twisting together, close contact, euphonic coalition of vowels.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ʰśṣa (प्रश्लेष):—[=-śṣa] [from -śṣṭ] m. close contact or pressure, [Amaru-śataka]
2) [v.s. ...] coalescence (of vowels), [Prātiśākhya; Siddhānta-kaumudī]
[Sanskrit to German]
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: Shlesha, Pra.
Full-text: Vishlesha, Prithu, Pratibandha, Pratibandhaka, Maharandhra, Adhobhaga, Sukshma, Prithucchidra, Sukshmacchidra, Mala.
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