Prahasta: 15 definitions
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Prahasta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit. 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.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchPrahasta (प्रहस्त):—(1. pra + hasta)
1) adj. langhändig Inschr. in [Journ. of the Am. Or. S. 6, 507,] [Śloka 26.] —
2) m. die Hand mit ausgestreckten Fingern [Amarakoṣa 2, 6, 2, 35.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 596.] mātra [Scholiast] zu [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 62, 1.] prahasta n. saṃjñāyām [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 6, 2, 183,] [Scholiast] prahastaṃ vistṛte kṣuṇṇe (pāṇau?) [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 3, 274.] —
3) m. Nomen proprium eines Rākṣasa [Mahābhārata 3, 16377. 16383.] [Rāmāyaṇa 5, 39, 13. fg. 6, 12, 17. 31, 5. fgg.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 9, 10, 18.] eines Spielgenossen Sūryaprabha’s, Sohnes des Candraprabha, Königs von Śākala; war in einem früheren Leben ein Asura gewesen, [Kathāsaritsāgara 44, 25. 45, 376. 47, 26.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungPrahasta (प्रहस्त):—1. m. (*n.) die Hand mit ausgestreckten Fingern.
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Prahasta (प्रहस्त):—2. —
1) Adj. langhändig. —
2) m. Nomen proprium — a) eines Rakṣas. — b) eines Mannes.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Prahastaka, Prahastavada.
Ends with: Kshiprahasta.
Full-text (+43): Pahattha, Prahastavada, Pushpotkata, Pratihastaka, Pratihastin, Pirakastam, Peta, Nila, Prahastaka, Kalakamukha, Jambumali, Ayatta, Trishira, Bhrasakarna, Vyakhya, Ketumati, Mahodara, Kumbhanakhi, Mahaparshva, Unmatta.
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Search found 16 books and stories containing Prahasta, Pra-hasta; (plurals include: Prahastas, hastas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Ramayana of Valmiki (by Hari Prasad Shastri)
Chapter 58 - The Death of Prahasta < [Book 6 - Yuddha-kanda]
Chapter 57 - Prahasta goes out to fight < [Book 6 - Yuddha-kanda]
Chapter 14 - Bibishana blames the Attitude of Ravana’s Courtiers < [Book 6 - Yuddha-kanda]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Chapter XLIV < [Book VIII - Sūryaprabha]
Chapter XLVIII < [Book VIII - Sūryaprabha]
Chapter XLV < [Book VIII - Sūryaprabha]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section CCLXXXIV < [Draupadi-harana Parva]
Section CCLXXXIII < [Draupadi-harana Parva]
Section CCLXXXVI < [Draupadi-harana Parva]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 123 - Greatness of Rāvaṇeśvara (Rāvaṇa-īśvara) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 44 - The Installation of the Liṅga of Rāmanātha < [Section 1 - Setu-māhātmya]
Chapter 58 - Greatness of Ajāpāleśvarī (Ajāpāla-īśvarī) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 1: Expedition to Laṅkā < [Chapter VII - The killing of Rāvaṇa]
Part 3: War between the Rākṣasas and Vānaras < [Chapter VII - The killing of Rāvaṇa]
Part 5: Further exploits of Rāvaṇa < [Chapter II - Rāvaṇa’s expedition of Conquest]