Prayana, ʰṇa, ʰⲹṇa: 15 definitions
Introduction:
Prayana means something in Jainism, Prakrit, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Prayan.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflectionsʰṇa (प्रयाण) refers to “journeys�, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “O fool, sentient beings, having begun from the womb, are continually led by [their own] action to Yama’s abode by means of uninterrupted journeys (ṇa). If there is a powerful [man], seen or heard about, who opposes the command of Yama, having honoured him you must possess health. [As there is] no such individual, why [make] the effort [for health] in vain?�.

Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryṇa (प्रयाण).—n (S) Going forth, departing. 2 fig. Death.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishṇa (प्रयाण).�n Going forth, departing. Death.
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 dictionaryʰṇa (प्रयाण).�
1) Setting out, starting, departure.
2) A march, journey; मार्गं तावच्छृण� कथयतस्त्वत्प्रयाणानुरूपम� (mārga� tāvacchṛṇu kathayatastvatpraṇānurūpam) Meghadūta 13; Mahābhārata (Bombay) 7.166.1.
3) Progress, advance.
4) The march (of an enemy), an attack, invasion, expedition; कामं पुरः शुक्रमिव प्रयाण� (kāma� pura� śukramiva praṇe) Kumārasambhava 3.43; R.6.33; प्रयाणपटहध्वनि� प्रथयत� स्� ताराध्वन� (ṇapaṭahadhvani� prathayati sma tārādhvani) 峾ⲹṇaū.
5) Beginning, commencement.
6) Death, departure (from the world); प्रयाण- कालेऽप� � मा� ते विदुर्युक्तचेतसः (ṇa- kāle'pi ca mā� te viduryuktacetasa�) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 7.3.
7) The back of a horse; Mahābhārata (Bombay) 3.71.16.
8) The hinder part of any animal.
Derivable forms: ṇam (प्रयाणम्).
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ʰⲹṇa (प्रायण).�
1) Entrance, beginning, commencement.
2) The path of life.
3) Voluntary death; पुत्रे राज्यं समासृज्य कुर्वी� प्रायण� रण� (putre rājya� samṛjya kurvīta ⲹṇa� raṇe) Manusmṛti 9.323.
4) Taking refuge, refuge; प्रायण� हि सतामहम� (ⲹṇa� hi satāmaham) Bhāgavata 11.11.48;6.5.31.
5) Death; मनुष्येष� प्रायणान्तमोङ्कारमभिध्यायी� (manuṣyeṣu ⲹṇāntamoṅkāramabhidhyīta) Praśna Up.5.1.
6) A kind of food (prepared in milk); प्रायण� भगवत्प्रोक्त� भुञ्जत� वाऽग्रभोजनम् (ⲹṇa� bhagavatprokta� bhuñjate vā'grabhojanam) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.335.25.
Derivable forms: ⲹṇa (प्रायणम्).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryʰṇa (प्रयाण).—n.
(-ṇa�) 1. Going, motion. 2. Going forth or to a distance. 3. Departure. 4. Death. 5. March of an assailing force, attack, invasion. 5. Beginning, commencement. 6. The back of a horse. 7. The hind part of any animal. E. pra before, to go, aff. �; also with kan added, ṇaka n.
(-첹�).
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ʰⲹṇa (प्रायण).—n.
(-ṇa�) Death, voluntary death. E. pra, and ayana going.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionaryʰṇa (प्रयाण).—i. e. pra- + ana, n. 1. Going forth, march, [ʲñٲԳٰ] 8, 19. 2. Going, [ᾱٴDZ貹ś] iv. [distich] 80. 3. Attack, [ʲñٲԳٰ] 232, 16; invasion.
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ʰⲹṇa (प्रायण).—i. e. pra-i + ana, n. Death, [Բśٰ] 9, 323.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionaryʰṇa (प्रयाण).—[neuter] setting out, starting, going forth; journey, march; onset, beginning.
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ʰⲹṇa (प्रायण).—[adjective] going; [neuter] entrance, beginning, course of or departure from life; [accusative] [with] � = [preceding] [with] etc.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ʰṇa (प्रयाण):—[=pra-ṇa] [from pra-] a n. ([Kāśikā-vṛtti on Pāṇini 8-4, 29]) setting out, starting, advancing, motion onwards, progress, journey, march, invasion, [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc. (with gardabhena, ‘riding on an ass� [ʲñٲԳٰ])
2) [v.s. ...] departure, death (cf. ṇa-)
3) [v.s. ...] onset, beginning, commencement, [Kāṭhaka; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]
4) [=pra-ṇa] b etc. See under pra-√�.
5) ʰⲹṇa (प्रायण):—[from ⲹ] mfn. going forth, going, [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā]
6) [v.s. ...] n. entrance, beginning, commencement, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Brāhmaṇa; Upaniṣad]
7) [v.s. ...] the course or path of life, [Mahābhārata; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
8) [v.s. ...] going for protection, taking refuge, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
9) [v.s. ...] departure from life, death, voluntary d° (ṇa�-√ṛ, to court d°), [Manu-smṛti ix, 323]
10) [v.s. ...] a kind of food prepared with milk, [Purāṇa]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ʰṇa (प्रयाण):—[pra-ṇa] (ṇa�) 1. n. Motion; departure, marching to attack; death.
2) ʰⲹṇa (प्रायण):�(ṇa�) 1. n. Voluntary death.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)ʰṇa (प्रयाण) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Paṇa.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (saṃsṛtam), 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 dictionaryʰṇa (प्रयाण) [Also spelled prayan]:�(nm) departure, setting out; march; death; —[/ⲹ] departure time; the end.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusʰṇa (ಪ್ರಯಾಣ):�
1) [noun] the act or process of traveling; travel.
2) [noun] a moving forward or onward; progress.
3) [noun] forward course; development.
4) [noun] the act or an instance of troops marching (to attack).
5) [noun] the passing away of the soul from the body; death.
6) [noun] the gesture or gestures made by a singer, often considered as a fault.
7) [noun] ಪ್ರಯಾಣ ಮಾಡು [prayana madu] ṇa māḍu = ಪ್ರಯಾಣಿಸ� [prayanisu].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionaryʰṇa (प्रयाण):—n. 1. departure (on a journey); 2. a march; invasion; 3. beginning; commencement; 4. death; departure (from the world); 5. the hinder part of any animal;
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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