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Jalaprapata, ٲ, Jala-prapata: 6 definitions

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Jalaprapata means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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 Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Jalaprapata in Mahayana glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

ٲ (जलप्रपात) refers to a “waterfall� according to a story found in the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 13. Accordingly, “the captain (첹ṇa) asked the man in the look-out: ‘What do you see?� He answered: ‘I see three suns (徱ٲⲹ), ranges of white mountains (ٲ貹ٲᾱ) and a waterfall (Ჹٲ) at the entrance to a cave.’�

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many ūٰ of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā ūٰ.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Jalaprapata in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ٲ (जलप्रपात).�

1) a water-fall.

2) rainy season; शरत्प्रतीक्षः क्षमतामिमं भवाञ्जलप्रपातं रिपुनिग्रह� धृतः (śaratpratīkṣa� kṣamatāmima� bhavāñᲹٲ� ripunigrahe dhṛta�) 峾.4.27.47.

Derivable forms: Ჹٲ� (जलप्रपात�).

ٲ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms jala and ٲ (प्रपात).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ٲ (जलप्रपात).—m. A cascade, [峾ⲹṇa] 2, 94, 13.

ٲ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms jala and ٲ (प्रपात).

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

ٲ (जलप्रपात):—[=jala-ٲ] [from jala] m. a water-fall, [峾ⲹṇa ii, 94, 13.]

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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.

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