Pradana, Pradāna: 21 definitions
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Pradana means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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.
Pradana has 19 English definitions available.
Alternative spellings of this word include Pradan.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchPradāna (प्रदान):—
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungPradāna (प्रदान):—n. —
1) das Geben , Spenden , Hingabe , Darbringung (namentlich des zu Opfernden in’s Feuer) , auch Bez. der bei einer solchen Hingabe gesprochenen Worte oder Sprüche. —
2) Gabe , Geschenk —
3) das Fortgeben — , Verheirathen eines Mädchens (Gen.) an Jmd (Dat.) [71,3.21.] —
4) das Geben so v.a. Zukommenlassen , Ertheilen (eines Klystiers , eines Fluchs [107,24]). —
5) das Gewähren , Bewilligen [55,19.] —
6) das Mittheilen , Lehren , Angeben , Verkünden. —
7) das Anlegen , Anbringen , Daranthun. —
8) das Geschehenmachen , Bewerkstelligen. —
9) *Stachel.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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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Starts with: Pradanaka, Pradanakripana, Pradanapurvam, Pradanaruchi, Pradanaruci, Pradanashura, Pradanavant, Pradanavat.
Ends with (+31): Abhayapradana, Adanapradana, Adhyayanasampradana, Agnipradana, Amshapradana, Amutahpradana, Anupradana, Apapradana, Apradana, Asampradana, Atmapradana, Avaskandapradana, Balipradana, Bhagapradana, Bhupradana, Buddhipradana, Dandapradana, Drishtipradana, Ekapradana, Galipradana.
Full-text (+63): Kanyapradana, Abhayapradana, Varapradana, Pradanakripana, Pradanashura, Pradanaka, Apapradana, Upapradana, Pradanika, Shapapradana, Gopradana, Jalapradana, Bhupradana, Pratipradana, Pratipattipradana, Kashthapradana, Shirahpradana, Galipradana, Pradanavat, Pradanapurvam.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 1.17.21 < [Chapter 17 - Description of the Yogurt Theft]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 11.184 < [Section XX - Expiation for associating with Outcasts]
Verse 5.150 < [Section XIV - Duties of Women]
Paraskara-grihya-sutra (by Hermann Oldenberg)
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 1.6.54 < [Chapter 6 - The Lord Begins Studying and His Childhood Mischief]
Verse 1.4.97 < [Chapter 4 - Name-giving Ceremony, Childhood Pastimes, and Thieves Kidnap the Lord]
Verse 1.2.175 < [Chapter 2 - The Lord’s Appearance]
Lakulisha-Pashupata (Philosophy and Practice) (by Geetika Kaw Kher)
Classifiction of the system as an Ati-margika one < [Chapter 4 - The Philosophical Context]
Overall Structure and Methodological considerations < [Introduction]
Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)
Text 18 < [Chapter 2 - Dvitīya-yāma-sādhana (Prātaḥ-kālīya-bhajana)]