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Pratipat: 6 definitions

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Pratipat means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Pratipat in Purana glossary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Pratipat (प्रतिपत्).—The first among the tithis;1 the first day after the two parvas in the month fit for ԱԲⲹ.2

  • 1) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 24. 142.
  • 2) Ib. II. 28. 37.
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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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Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

: Pure Bhakti: Arcana-dipika - 3rd Edition

Pratipat (प्रतिपत्) or Prathama refers to one of the various “lunar days� (tithi):—There are approximately 29.5 lunar days in a lunar month. The first fifteen days begin with the first phase of the waxing moon (pratipat) and end with the full moon (ūṇi). [...] In accordance with the lunar day, one would utter, [for example, prathama-tithau].

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Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu�).

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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Pratipat in Shaktism glossary
: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (shaktism)

Pratipat (प्रतिपत्) refers to the “first lunar day�, as part of the Navarātra Tantric ritual (an autumnal festival of the warrior goddess Caṇḍikā).—Ceremonies include the appearance of a ten day structure spread out over the First lunar day (pratipat) to the Tenth lunar day (Ჹⲹ岹śī) in the bright phase of Āśvina.—Various 8th century sources refer to such rituals, for example: Devīpurāṇa, Kālikāpurāṇa, Kṛtyakalpataru, Durgābhaktitaraṅgiṇ�, Durgāpūjātattva, Durgāpūjāviveka, Bhadrakālīmantravidhiprakaraṇa in Sanderson (2007); account of the Durgā Pūjā in Kelomal, West Bengal (Nicholas 2013).

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Shakta (शाक्�, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Pratipat in Marathi glossary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

pratipat (प्रतिपत्).—f S پ貹 f (S) The first day of a lunar fortnight; the first of the moon's increase or wane.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Pratipat in Sanskrit glossary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pratipat (प्रतिपत्):—[=پ-√p] [Parasmaipada] -patati, to hasten towards, run to meet ([accusative]), [Mahābhārata]

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Pratipat (प्रतिपत्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: ʲḍiⲹ, ʲḍi, ḍi.

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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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