Pradarshana, Pradarśana: 15 definitions

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Pradarshana has 14 English definitions available.

The Sanskrit term Pradarśana can be transliterated into English as Pradarsana or Pradarshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Pradarshan.

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[«previous next»] — Pradarshana in Sanskrit glossary

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Pradarśana (प्रदर्शन):—(vom simpl. und caus. von darś mit pra)

1) n. a) Aussehen [Rāmāyaṇa 6, 26, 21.] saṃvidhāya yathā dṛṣṭaṃ yathā deśapradarśanam [Mahābhārata 4, 866.] Häufig am Ende eines adj. comp. (f. ā): ghora [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 93, 13.] saumya [Mahābhārata 1, 1327.] ugrapradarśanā (gadā) [1432. 3, 1647. 5, 5870.] [Indralokāgamana 1, 4.] — b) das Zeigen, vor-Augen-Führen, Kenntlichmachen, Bezeichnen [Prātiśākhya zum Ṛgveda 11, 14.] sarvātmabhāva [] zu [Bṛhadāranyakopaniṣad] [S. 252.] yogyakāla [Kullūka] zu [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 9, 94.] brāhmaṇagrahaṇaṃ dvijātipradarśanārtham ders. zu [3, 84.] das Klarmachen, Lehren: yadā tvasya bhavedbuddhirdharmārthasya pradarśanāt [Mahābhārata 13, 7614.] Auch pradarśanā f.: viṣayaviṣayiṇorvibhinnaliṅgatvapradarśanayā das Vorführen [Scholiast] zu [kāvyādarśa 2, 67.] — c) Beispiel: pradarśanārthametattu mayoktam [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 3, 216.] itikaraṇaṃ pradarśanārtham [Scholiast] zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 3, 1, 41. 7, 2, 34.] —

2) m. pl. eine Klasse von Göttern unter dem Manu Auttami [Viṣṇupurāṇa 261.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

Pradarśana (प्रदर्शन):——

1) n. — a) Aussehen ; häufig am Ende eines adj. Comp. (f. ā) — b) das Zeigen , vor Augen Führen , Kenntlichmachen , Bezeichenen , Angeben [248,4.] — c) das Klarmachen , Lehren. — d) Beispiel.

2) f. ā das Vorführen.

3) m. Pl. eine best. Klasse von Göttern unter dem dritten Manu.

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