Prepsu: 9 definitions
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Prepsu 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
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammarPrepsu (啶啶班啶啶膏).鈥擠esiderative adjective; a word formed by adding the affix 啶� (u) in the sense of ' an agent ' to a desiderative root by the rule 啶膏え啶距ざ啶傕じ啶た啶曕啶� 啶夃 (san膩艣a峁僺abhik峁 u岣�) P.III.2.168. The term 啶啶班啶啶膏 (prepsu) was used for such nouns by ancient grammarians.
Vyakarana (啶掂啶ぞ啶曕ぐ啶�, vy膩kara峁嘺) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
: Wikisource: Ashtavakra GitaPrepsu (啶啶班啶啶膏) refers to 鈥渇eeling excitement鈥� (for being established in a desirable state), according to the A峁ａ弓膩vakrag墨t膩 (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Ved膩nta topics.鈥擜ccordingly, [as A峁ａ弓avakra says to Janaka]: 鈥淸...] Truly the yogi feels no excitement (prepsu) even at being established in that state which all the Devas from Indra down yearn for disconsolately [yatpada峁� prepsavo d墨n膩岣� 艣akr膩dy膩岣� sarvadevat膩岣�]. He who has known That is untouched within by good deeds or bad, just as the sky is not touched by smoke, however much it may appear to be. [...]鈥�.
Vedanta (啶掂啶︵ぞ啶ㄠ啶�, ved膩nta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPrepsu (啶啶班啶啶膏).鈥�a.
1) Desirous of obtaining, wishing, seeking, longing for; 啶呧か啶侧お啷嵿ぐ啷囙お啷嵿じ啷佮え啶� 啶曕ぐ啷嵿ぎ 啶い啷� 啶むい啷� 啶膏ぞ啶む啶む啶掂た啶曕ぎ啷佮啷嵿く啶む (aphalaprepsun膩 karma yat tat s膩ttvikamucyate) Bhagavadg墨t膩 (Bombay) 18. 23.
2) Aiming at.
3) Supposing, assuming.
4) Anxious to deliver.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrepsu (啶啶班啶啶膏).鈥攎fn. (-辫蝉耻岣�-辫蝉耻岣�-辫蝉耻) Desirous of obtaining. E. pra before, ap to obtain, desid. v., u aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrepsu (啶啶班啶啶膏).鈥攊. e. 辫谤补-墨辫蝉补, desider. of 膩p, + u, adj. Desirous of obtaining, desiring, [惭腻苍补惫补诲丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补] 5, 46.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Prepsu (啶啶班啶啶膏):鈥擺from 辫谤别辫蝉腻] mfn. wishing to attain, desirous of obtaining, seeking, longing for, aiming at ([accusative] or [compound]), [Manu-sm峁泃i; Mah膩bh膩rata] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] anxious to rescue or save (See 辫谤腻峁嘺-辫谤)
3) [v.s. ...] supposing, assuming, [Nirukta, by Y膩ska vi, 32.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrepsu (啶啶班啶啶膏):鈥擺(psu岣�-psu岣�-psu) a.] Wishing to get or obtain.
[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.
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Full-text: Pariprepsu, Abhiprepsu, Hitaprepsu, Aphalaprepsu, Priyaprepsu, Tatprepsu, Samprepsu, Pranaprepsu, Phalaprepsu, Sampariprepsu, Samaprepsu, Prepsa, Samprap.
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Bhagavad-gita (with Vaishnava commentaries) (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 18.27 < [Chapter 18 - Mok峁-yoga (the Yoga of Liberation)]
Nighantu (critical study) (by Gopalakrishna N. Bhat)