Pratigraha, ±Ê°ù²¹³Ù¾±²µ°ùÄå³ó²¹: 19 definitions
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In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: Brill: Åšaivism and the Tantric TraditionsPratigraha (पà¥à¤°à¤¤à¤¿à¤—à¥à¤°à¤�) refers to the “receipt of giftsâ€�, according to the GuhyasÅ«tra chapter 9.—Accordingly, “[...] [The Lord spoke]:—[...] In the left hand, he should hold a winnowing fan in the observance of ArdhanÄrīśvara. Adopting this observance he should eat alms, keep his senses under control, be devoted to regular obligatory recitation and oblation, rejecting the receipt of gifts (pratigraha-vivarjita). He should venerate God three times [a day] and perform ablutions three times [a day]. Eating vegetables and barley-gruel, eating bulbs, roots and fruits, for one month. [...]â€�.

Shaiva (शै�, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: Wisdom Library: HinduismPratigraha (पà¥à¤°à¤¤à¤¿à¤—à¥à¤°à¤�) is a Sanskrit word referring to “accepting charityâ€�. It is the duty of a ²ú°ùÄå³ó³¾²¹á¹‡a to accept contributions from his followers..
India history and geography
: archive.org: Nilamata Purana: a cultural and literary study (history)Pratigraha (पà¥à¤°à¤¤à¤¿à¤—à¥à¤°à¤�) is a word referring to gifts given to BrÄhmaṇas, as mentioned in the NÄ«lamatapurÄṇa.—The BrÄhmaṇas as the recipients of gifts have been mentioned frequently in the NÄ«lamata. The NÄ«lamata emphasises the virtue of the gifts given to the BrÄhmaṇas. The terms used for such a gift are DÄna, Daká¹£iṇÄ�, and Pratigraha. The nature of the gifts varies with religious ceremonies performed in different seasons of the year.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryPratigraha.�(SITI), acceptance of gifts. Note: pratigraha is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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 Dictionarypratigraha (पà¥à¤°à¤¤à¤¿à¤—à¥à¤°à¤�).—m S Acceptance of a gift. 2 Acceptance, admission, allowing. 3 In law. The actual receiving or getting possession of a gift: also the right or title to a possession which consists in gift.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishpratigraha (पà¥à¤°à¤¤à¤¿à¤—à¥à¤°à¤�).â€�m Acceptance of a gift. Accept- ance, admission.
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 dictionaryPratigraha (पà¥à¤°à¤¤à¤¿à¤—à¥à¤°à¤�).â€�1 Receiving, accepting.
2) Receiving or accepting a donation; अयाचितोपपनà¥à¤¨à¥� तॠनासà¥à¤¤à¤¿ दोषः पà¥à¤°à¤¤à¤¿à¤—à¥à¤°à¤¹à¥‡ (ayÄcitopapanne tu nÄsti doá¹£aá¸� pratigrahe)
3) The right of receiving or accepting a donation.
4) The right of receiving gifts (which is a peculiar prerogative of BrÄhmaṇas); अधà¥à¤¯à¤¾à¤ªà¤¨à¤®à¤§à¥à¤¯à¤¯à¤¨à¤‚ यजनं याजनà¤� तथà¤� à¥� दानं पà¥à¤°à¤¤à¤¿à¤—à¥à¤°à¤¹à¤‚ चैà¤� बà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤¹à¥à¤®à¤£à¤¾à¤¨à¤¾à¤®à¤•लà¥à¤ªà¤¯à¤¤à¥� (adhyÄpanamadhyayanaá¹� yajanaá¹� yÄjanaá¹� tathÄ | dÄnaá¹� pratigrahaá¹� caiva brÄhmaṇÄnÄmakalpayat) || Manusmá¹›ti 1.88;4.86; Y.1.118
5) A gift, present, donation; राजà¥à¤žà¤ƒ पà¥à¤°à¤¤à¤¿à¤—à¥à¤°à¤¹à¥‹à¤½à¤¯à¤®à¥ (rÄjñaá¸� pratigraho'yam) Åš.1; ÅšiÅ›upÄlavadha 14.35.
6) A receiver (of a gift).
7) Kind or friendly reception; पà¥à¤°à¤¤à¤¿à¤—à¥à¤°à¤¹à¤¾à¤� पाणà¥à¤¡à¥‚नाà¤� पà¥à¤°à¥‡à¤·à¤¯à¤¾à¤®à¤¾à¤¸ कौरवानà¥� (pratigrahÄya pÄṇá¸Å«nÄá¹� preá¹£ayÄmÄsa kauravÄn) MahÄbhÄrata (Bombay) 1.27.12.
8) Favour, grace.
9) Marrying; ततà¥à¤ªà¥à¤°à¤¤à¤¿à¤—à¥à¤°à¤¹à¤²à¤¾à¤à¤¾à¤� जितà¥à¤µà¤¾ à¤à¥‚पानॠसà¥à¤µà¤¯à¤‚वरे (tatpratigrahalÄbhÄya jitvÄ bhÅ«pÄn svayaṃvare) Bm.1.456.
1) Listening to.
11) The rear of an army.
12) A spitting-pot.
13) The sun near the moon's node.
14) a chambervessel (for sick persons).
15) a grasper, seizer; केà¤�- पà¥à¤°à¤¤à¤¿à¤—à¥à¤°à¤¹à¤ƒ (°ì±ðÅ›²¹- ±è°ù²¹³Ù¾±²µ°ù²¹³ó²¹á¸�) = barber.
Derivable forms: ±è°ù²¹³Ù¾±²µ°ù²¹³ó²¹á¸� (पà¥à¤°à¤¤à¤¿à¤—à¥à¤°à¤¹à¤ƒ).
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±Ê°ù²¹³Ù¾±²µ°ùÄå³ó²¹ (पà¥à¤°à¤¤à¤¿à¤—à¥à¤°à¤¾à¤¹).â€�
1) Accepting gifts.
2) A spitting-pot, spittoon.
Derivable forms: ±è°ù²¹³Ù¾±²µ°ùÄå³ó²¹á¸� (पà¥à¤°à¤¤à¤¿à¤—à¥à¤°à¤¾à¤¹à¤�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryPratigraha (पà¥à¤°à¤¤à¤¿à¤—à¥à¤°à¤�).â€�m. (lit. receiver; in a similar sense in Sanskrit, Caraka, see [Boehtlingk and Roth] 7.1774; Pali paá¹iggaha, receiver for scraps and refuse, Vin. ii.115.16, 19), bed-pan (according to Tibetan, chol zaá¹…s): ²Ñ²¹³óÄå±¹²â³Ü³Ù±è²¹³Ù³Ù¾± 8964 (among utensils of monks).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPratigraha (पà¥à¤°à¤¤à¤¿à¤—à¥à¤°à¤�).—m.
(-³ó²¹á¸�) 1. Acceptance, assent. 2. Proper donation to Brah- mans, whatever is a fit present to a Brahman at suitable periods. 3. The acceptance of such a gift. 4. Friendly reception. 5. Favor. 6. Marrying. 7. A spitting-pot. 8. The reserve of an army, a detachment posted with the general four hundred yards in the rear of the line. 9. The sun near the moon’s node. E. prati again, &c. and graha taking.
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±Ê°ù²¹³Ù¾±²µ°ùÄå³ó²¹ (पà¥à¤°à¤¤à¤¿à¤—à¥à¤°à¤¾à¤¹).—m.
(-³ó²¹á¸�) 1. A spitting-pot. 2. Accepting gifts. E. prati before, grah to take, ṇa aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPratigraha (पà¥à¤°à¤¤à¤¿à¤—à¥à¤°à¤�).—[prati-grah + a], m. 1. Acceptance, [²ÑÄå²Ô²¹±¹²¹»å³ó²¹°ù³¾²¹Å›Äå²õ³Ù°ù²¹] 1, 88. 2. A present, [ÅšÄkuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] 17, 5. 3. Friendly reception, MahÄbhÄrata 1, 7556. 4. Favour, [¸éÄå³¾Äå²â²¹á¹‡a] 1, 62, 29 Gorr. 5. Hearing, MahÄbhÄrata 3, 8373. 6. A receiver, [¸éÄå³¾Äå²â²¹á¹‡a] 1, 69, 14. 7. A spitting pot. 8. The reserve of an army.
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±Ê°ù²¹³Ù¾±²µ°ùÄå³ó²¹ (पà¥à¤°à¤¤à¤¿à¤—à¥à¤°à¤¾à¤¹).—i. e. prati-grah + a, m. A spitting pot.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPratigraha (पà¥à¤°à¤¤à¤¿à¤—à¥à¤°à¤�).—[masculine] receiving, accepting from ([genetive] ±²õ²¹°ìÄåÅ›Äå³Ù, [ablative], or —Â�), acceptance ([especially] of gifts, as a prerogative of Brahmans); gift, donation; kind reception, favour, grace; taking to wife, marriage; seizer, receiver.
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±Ê°ù²¹³Ù¾±²µ°ùÄå³ó²¹ (पà¥à¤°à¤¤à¤¿à¤—à¥à¤°à¤¾à¤¹).—[masculine] spittoon (as a receptacle).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumPratigraha (पà¥à¤°à¤¤à¤¿à¤—à¥à¤°à¤�) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—vaid. Oudh. Xx, 8 Xxii, 42.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pratigraha (पà¥à¤°à¤¤à¤¿à¤—à¥à¤°à¤�):—[=prati-graha] [from prati-grah] m. receiving, accepting, acceptance of gifts (as the peculiar prerogative of BrÄhmans; cf. [Indian Wisdom, by Sir M. Monier-Williams 237; 262]), [Åšatapatha-²ú°ùÄå³ó³¾²¹á¹‡a; ???; Manu-smá¹›ti; MahÄbhÄrata] etc. (²µ°ù²¹³ó²¹á¹�-√ká¹�, to receive presents, [Manu-smá¹›ti])
2) [v.s. ...] friendly reception, [MahÄbhÄrata]
3) [v.s. ...] favour, grace, [MahÄbhÄrata]
4) [v.s. ...] taking a wife, marrying, [¸éÄå³¾Äå²â²¹á¹‡a]
5) [v.s. ...] receiving with the ear id est. hearing, [KathÄsaritsÄgara]
6) [v.s. ...] a grasper, seizer (°ì±ðÅ›²¹-, a hair-cutter, barber), [Gobhila-Å›rÄddha-kalpa] a receiver, [KÄtyÄyana-Å›rauta-sÅ«tra; ¸éÄå³¾Äå²â²¹á¹‡a]
7) [v.s. ...] a chamber-vessel or any similar convenience for sick persons, [Caraka]
8) [v.s. ...] a spittoon, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halÄyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
9) [v.s. ...] a gift, present ([especially] a donation to a BrÄhman at suitable periods), [YÄjñavalkya; MahÄbhÄrata] etc. ([instrumental case] ‘as a presentâ€� [KathÄsaritsÄgara])
10) [v.s. ...] Name of the objects or functions corresponding to the 8 Grahas, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halÄyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
11) [v.s. ...] = °ì°ù¾±²âÄå-°ìÄå°ù²¹, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halÄyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
12) [v.s. ...] the reserve of an army (a detachment posted with the general 400 yards in the rear of a line), [Horace H. Wilson]
13) [v.s. ...] the sun near the moon’s node, [ib.]
14) ±Ê°ù²¹³Ù¾±²µ°ùÄå³ó²¹ (पà¥à¤°à¤¤à¤¿à¤—à¥à¤°à¤¾à¤¹):—[=±è°ù²¹³Ù¾±-²µ°ùÄå³ó²¹] [from prati-grah] m. a spittoon, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halÄyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
15) [v.s. ...] accepting gifts, [Horace H. Wilson]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pratigraha (पà¥à¤°à¤¤à¤¿à¤—à¥à¤°à¤�):—[prati-graha] (³ó²¹á¸�) 1. m. Acceptance; a proper donation to ²ú°ùÄå³ó³¾²¹á¹ƒs; acceptance of it; the reserve of an army; a spitting-pot; the sun near the moon’s node.
2) ±Ê°ù²¹³Ù¾±²µ°ùÄå³ó²¹ (पà¥à¤°à¤¤à¤¿à¤—à¥à¤°à¤¾à¤¹):—[±è°ù²¹³Ù¾±-²µ°ùÄå³ó²¹] (³ó²¹á¸�) 1. m. A spitting-pot; the accepting of gifts.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Pratigraha (पà¥à¤°à¤¤à¤¿à¤—à¥à¤°à¤�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: ±Ê²¹á¸i²µ²µ²¹³ó²¹, ±Ê²¹á¸i²µ²µÄå³ó²¹.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPratigraha (ಪà³à²°à²¤à²¿à²—à³à²°à²�):â€�
1) [noun] a receiving, accepting of gifts (as a right or obligation of a religious brahmaṇa).
2) [noun] a receiving or accepting in gen.).
3) [noun] any thing given ( as a part of one’s religious rite or obligation).
4) [noun] he who receives a gift or gifts.
5) [noun] a courteous or friendly reception (of a person).
6) [noun] the portion of an army that moves behind; the rearguard.
7) [noun] a jarlike container to spit into; a spittoon; a cuspidor.
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±Ê°ù²¹³Ù¾±²µ°ùÄå³ó²¹ (ಪà³à²°à²¤à²¿à²—à³à²°à²¾à²¹):—[noun] = ಪà³à²°à²¤à²¿à²—à³à²°à²� - [pratigraha -] 7.
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 DictionaryPratigraha (पà¥à¤°à¤¤à¤¿à¤—à¥à¤°à¤�):—[pratigraha / pratigrahaṇa] n. 1. receiving; accepting; 2. gift (as to a Brahmin);
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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Partial matches: Prati, Graha.
Starts with: Pratigraahak, Pratigrahadhana, Pratigrahaka, Pratigrahakalpa, Pratigrahan, Pratigrahana, Pratigrahaniya, Pratigrahaprapta, Pratigrahaprayashcittaprakara, Pratigraharuci, Pratigrahavivarjita.
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