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Pramloca, ʰdz: 7 definitions

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Pramloca 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Pramlocha.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Pramloca in Purana glossary
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

ʰdz (प्रम्लोच�).—A nymph who enticed the sage Kaṇḍu. (See under Kaṇḍu).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

ʰdz (प्रम्लोच�).—The Apsaras, who bore a daughter Māriṣ� to Kaṇḍu, and left the child among the trees and went away. Presides over the months of Nabho-Nābha; with the sun in the Nabhasya;1 in the months 屹ṇi and ܰṭṭś (Aug.Sept.-Oct.); in the sabhā of Hiraṇyakaśipu.2

  • 1) Bhāgavata-purāṇa IV. 30. 13; XII. 11. 37; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 23. 10; III. 7. 15. Matsya-purāṇa 126. 11; Vāyu-purāṇa 52. 11; 69. 50; Viṣṇu-purāṇa II. 10. 9.
  • 2) Matsya-purāṇa 161. 74.
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The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s 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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Pramloca in Sanskrit glossary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ʰdz (प्रम्लोच�).—f.

(-) One of the Apsaras, or nymphs of heaven.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ʰdz (प्रम्लोच�).—i. e. pra-mluc + a, f. One of the Asparas, [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] 50, 18.

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

ʰdz (प्रम्लोच�):—[=] [from pra-mluc] ([Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa; Purāṇa]) f. Name of an Apsaras.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ʰdz (प्रम्लोच�):—[] () 1. f. A nymph.

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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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