Pracya, 笔谤腻肠测腻, 笔谤腻肠测补: 22 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia笔谤腻肠测补 (啶啶班ぞ啶氞啶�).鈥擜 place of habitation of Pur腻峁噄c fame. (艢loka 58, Chapter 9, Bh墨峁a Parva).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) 笔谤腻肠测补 (啶啶班ぞ啶氞啶�).鈥擜 S腻maga.*
- * V腻yu-pur腻峁嘺 99. 191.
1b) A tribe.*
- * V腻yu-pur腻峁嘺 58. 81.
笔谤腻肠测补 (啶啶班ぞ啶氞啶�) is a name mentioned in the 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (cf. VI.10.57, VI.18.13, VI.112.109, VIII.17.2, VIII.30.73) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (mentioning 笔谤腻肠测补) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 艣濒辞办补蝉 (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur腻峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: N腻峁瓂a-艣腻stra笔谤腻肠测腻 (啶啶班ぞ啶氞啶ぞ) refers to one of the seven 鈥渕ajor dialects鈥� (产丑腻峁Ｄ�) in language, according to N腻峁瓂a艣腻stra chapter 18. Accordingly, 鈥湵拾宄Σ饽� is the language of the Jester鈥�.
Natyashastra (啶ㄠぞ啶熰啶ざ啶距じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ, 苍腻峁瓂补艣腻蝉迟谤补) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya鈥攖heatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Ayurveda (science of life)
Dietetics and Culinary Art (such as household cooking)
: Shodhganga: Dietetics and culinary art in ancient and medieval India笔谤腻肠测补 (啶啶班ぞ啶氞啶�) refers to the Eastern provinces and is mentioned in a list of regions in the 17th century Bhojanakut奴hala (诲谤补惫测补驳耻峁嚹錱耻峁嘺-办补迟丑补苍补), and is commonly found in literature dealing with the topics of dietetics and culinary art, also known as 笔腻办补艣腻蝉迟谤补 or 笔腻办补办补濒腻.鈥擜ccording to the author people living in different regions [viz., 笔谤腻肠测补] have their own nourishing foodstuffs [viz., 办峁Ｄ錼补 (acidic foodstuffs)]. Such foodstuffs are more beneficial for them.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
: archive.org: Vagbhata鈥檚 Ashtanga Hridaya Samhita (first 5 chapters)笔谤腻肠测补 (啶啶班ぞ啶氞啶�) is the name of a region whose waters (i.e., rivers) produce hemorrhoids, as mentioned in verse 5.11-12 of the 础峁ａ弓腻峁単补丑峁沝补测补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻 (S奴trasth腻na) by 痴腻驳产丑补峁璦.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸...] (those) [rivers, viz., 苍补诲墨] rising with the 笔谤腻肠测补s, Avantis, and Apar腻ntas [produce] hemorrhoids; (those) [rivers] coming from the Mahendra [produce] abdominal swellings, elephantiasis, and indisposition; [...]鈥�.
Note: The 笔谤腻肠测补s, Avantis, and Apar腻ntas are either (according to the commentators) the peoples of Gaur, Malwa, and the Konkan or (according to Dowson, Dictionary s. vv.) the peoples east of the Ganges and those of Malwa and Malabar. [...] Going into details, 笔谤腻肠测补 and Apar腻nta have been taken, not for the names of peoples (as is done by the scholiasts), but for such of lands, with anta joined to 辫谤腻肠测补 and apara alike.
膧yurveda (啶嗋く啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙う, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of 膧yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira笔谤腻肠测补 (啶啶班ぞ啶氞啶�) refers to the 鈥渆astern kingdoms鈥�, according to the B峁沨atsa峁僪it腻 (chapter 5), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Var腻hamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyoti峁).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淚f there should be both lunar and solar eclipses in one month, princes will suffer both from dissensions among their own army and from wars. [...] If the solar or lunar eclipse should fall in the lunar month of K腻rttika, persons who live by fire, the Magadhas, the eastern princes [i.e., 辫谤腻肠测补-adhipa], the Kosalas, the Kalm腻峁s, the 艢奴rasenas and the people of Benares will suffer miseries; the ruler of Kali峁単a with his ministers and servants and the K峁triyas will perish but there will be prosperity and plenty in the land鈥�.
Jyotisha (啶溹啶啶むた啶�, 箩测辞迟颈峁 or jyotish) refers to 鈥榓stronomy鈥� or 鈥淰edic astrology鈥� and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
India history and geography
: Epigraphia Indica Vol. 36: Tenali plates of eastern Ch腻lukya Vijay腻ditya I grant笔谤腻肠测补 (啶啶班ぞ啶氞啶�) is the name of a garden (腻谤腻尘补) found witin 罢谤颈濒颈峁単补: an ancient Sanskrit name of the Andhra country, accoriding to verses on the Annavarapp腻岣島 plates of K腻峁璦ya Vema Re岣嶀笉i. The Re岣嶀笉is (Reddy) were an ancient Telugu dynasty from the 14th century who brought about a golden age of the Andhra country. According to the plates, their captial was named Adda峁卥i (Adda峁僰i) which resembled Heaven (Amar腻vat墨) by the beauty of its horses, the donors and the women. King Vema, son of Anna-bh奴pati of the Pa峁囜弓a family, can be identified with Anavema of the inscription at 艢r墨艣aila.
: Ancient Buddhist Texts: Geography of Early Buddhism笔谤腻肠测补 refers to the 鈥渆astern鈥� district of ancient India as recorded in the P腻li Buddhist texts (detailing the geography of ancient India as it was known in to Early Buddhism).鈥敱拾宄Σ獠� country lay to the east of Madhyade艣a, but as the eastern boundary of the Madhyade艣a changed from time to time, the western boundary of the 笔谤腻肠测补 country consequently diminished.
According to Va艣i峁ａ弓ha, Baudh腻yana, Manu, and the Kurmavibh腻ga, the 笔谤腻肠测补 country lay to the east of Pray腻ga. But according to the K腻vyam墨m腻峁僺腻, it was to the east of Benares (鈥橵腻r腻峁嘺sy腻岣� parata岣� P奴rvade艣a岣モ��), while according to the Commentary on the V腻tsy腻yana S奴tra, it lay to the east of A峁単a. According to the Buddhist tradition recorded in the Mah腻vagga and Divy腻vad腻na, the western boundary of the P奴rvade艣a shrinked still more; and extended to Kaja峁単ala (Mah腻vagga) or Pu峁囜笉ravardhana. According to Yuan Chwang as well the western boundary of the Eastern country extended up to Pu峁囜笉ravardhana.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary辫谤腻肠测补 (啶啶班ぞ啶氞啶�).鈥攁 S Relating to the eastern quarter.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English辫谤腻肠测补 (啶啶班ぞ啶氞啶�).鈥�a Relating to the eastern quarter.
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 dictionary笔谤腻肠测补 (啶啶班ぞ啶氞啶�).鈥�a. [辫谤腻肠i bhava岣� yat]
1) Being or situated in front.
2) Being or living in the east, eastern, easterly.
3) Prior, preceding, previous.
4) Ancient, old.
-肠测腻岣� (pl.)
1) 'The eastern country', the country south or east of the river Sarasvat墨.
2) The people of this country.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary笔谤腻肠测补 (啶啶班ぞ啶氞啶�).鈥攎fn.
(-肠测补岣�-肠测腻-肠测补峁�) Eastern, easterly. m.
(-肠测补岣�) The eastern country, the country south or east of the Saraswati, which flows from the north-east to the south-west. E. 辫谤腻肠 the east, aff. yat.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary笔谤腻肠测补 (啶啶班ぞ啶氞啶�).鈥攊. e. 辫谤腻帽肠 + ya, adj. Eastern, M腻rk. P. 57, 42.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary笔谤腻肠测补 (啶啶班ぞ啶氞啶�).鈥擺adjective] being in front, eastern, former, ancient; [masculine] [plural] the ancients or the inhabitants of the east.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 笔谤腻肠测补 (啶啶班ぞ啶氞啶�):鈥攁 See p. 705, col. 1.
2) [from 辫谤腻帽肠] b 辫谤腻肠测补 or 辫谤腻肠测补, mf(腻)n. being in front or in the east, living in the east, belonging to the east, eastern, easterly, [Atharva-veda; 峁歡veda-pr腻ti艣腻khya [Scholiast or Commentator]; 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补; R腻m腻ya峁嘺] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] preceding (also in a work), prior, ancient, old (opp. to 腻dhunika), [B腻lar腻m腻ya峁嘺; S腻hitya-darpa峁嘺]
4) [v.s. ...] Name of [particular] hymns belonging to the S腻ma-veda, [Hariva峁兣沘; Bh腻gavata-pur腻峁嘺]
5) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a man, [Buddhist literature]
6) [v.s. ...] ([plural]) the inhabitants of the east, the eastern country, [Br腻hma峁嘺; K腻ty腻yana-艣rauta-s奴tra; 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补] etc.
7) [v.s. ...] the ancients, [艢腻r峁単adhara-paddhati]
8) 笔谤腻肠测腻 (啶啶班ぞ啶氞啶ぞ):鈥擺from 辫谤腻肠测补 > 辫谤腻帽肠] f. (with or [scilicet] 产丑腻峁Ｄ�) the dialect spoken in the east of India, [S腻hitya-darpa峁嘺]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary笔谤腻肠测补 (啶啶班ぞ啶氞啶�):鈥�(肠测补岣�) 5. m. Eastern country.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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 dictionary笔谤腻肠测补 (啶啶班ぞ啶氞啶�) [Also spelled prachy]:鈥�(a) east, eastern; oriental; belonging or pertaining to the east; —[产丑腻峁Ｄ�] an oriental language; ~[vid/vett腻] an orientalist; ~[vidy腻] oriental learning, orientology.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus笔谤腻肠测补 (嗖硩嗖班簿嗖氞硩嗖�):鈥�
1) [adjective] being in front; facing.
2) [adjective] ancient.
3) [adjective] eastern; oriental.
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笔谤腻肠测补 (嗖硩嗖班簿嗖氞硩嗖�):鈥擺noun] any of the Asian countries; any Oriental country.
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 Dictionary笔谤腻肠测补 (啶啶班ぞ啶氞啶�):鈥攁dj. 1. oriental; being or living in the east; 2. ancient; old; 3. prior; preceding; 4. being or situated in the front; n. the eastern dialect;
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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Starts with (+5): Pracyabhasha, Pracyadhipa, Pracyadhvaryu, Pracyaka, Pracyakatha, Pracyapadavritti, Pracyapancali, Pracyaratha, Pracyasama, Pracyasamaga, Pracyasaman, Pracyasaptasama, Pracyashaila, Pracyashodhane, Pracyasuhma, Pracyate, Pracyava, Pracyavada, Pracyavaiyakarana, Pracyavana.
Full-text (+47): Pracyavritti, Pracyapadavritti, Pracyabhasha, Pracyaratha, Pracyasaman, Pracyapancali, Pracyakatha, Pracyayana, Pracyavata, Pracyashodhane, Pracyashaila, Saptasama, Pracyasaptasama, Tilakita, Madhyapracya, Durapracya, Aparanta, Alambiradi, Bahika, Pracyaka.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 1.6.47 < [Chapter 6 - Description of Ka峁僺a鈥檚 Strength]
Sanskrit sources of Kerala history (by Suma Parappattoli)
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11. Use of Pr腻k峁泃a < [Chapter 4]
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Chandogya Upanishad (english Translation) (by Swami Lokeswarananda)
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