Prasthavan, Prasthavān: 5 definitions
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Prasthavan 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
: Wisdom Library: Raj NighantuPrasthavān (प्रस्थवान्) is synonymous with Mountain (ś) and is mentioned in a list of 24 such synonyms according to the second chapter (ṇy徱-) of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu (an Ayurvedic encyclopedia). The Dharaṇyādi-varga covers the lands, soil, mountains [viz., Prasthavān], jungles and vegetation’s relations between trees and plants and substances, with their various kinds.

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
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionaryʰٳ屹 (प्रस्थावन्).—[adjective] hastening on, rapid.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionaryʰٳ屹 (प्रस्थावन्):—[=-ٳ屹] [from pra-sthāna > pra-sthā] mfn. swift, rapid, [Ṛg-veda]
[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: Sthavan, Pra.
Starts with: Prasthavant.
Full-text: Caila.
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