Pranijata, ʰṇiٲ, Pranin-jata: 3 definitions
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Pranijata 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
Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)
: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)ʰṇiٲ (प्राणिजा�) refers to “animals�, according to the ŚⲹԾ첹-śٰ: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, “[...] The object of hunting is not meat alone, but from it one acquires pearls, skins, and musks. Even elephants are captured; animals (ṇiٲ) therefore are sought for, for a variety of purposes, and so it is called hunting. [...]�.

This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts�) and Shastras (“sciences�) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryʰṇiٲ (प्राणिजा�).—a whole class of animals.
Derivable forms: ṇiٲm (प्राणिजातम�).
ʰṇiٲ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ṇi and ٲ (जा�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionaryʰṇiٲ (प्राणिजा�):—[=prāṇi-ٲ] [from prāṇi > prān] n. a class or species of animals, [Mahīdhara]
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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Partial matches: Pranina.
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