Praishya, Praiṣya: 8 definitions
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Praishya 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.
Praishya has 6 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Praiṣya can be transliterated into English as Praisya or Praishya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchPraiṣya (प्रैष्य):—
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungPraiṣya (प्रैष्य):——
1) Adj. mit jana m. = 2). —
2) m. Diener. —
3) f. praiṣyā Dienerin. —
4) n. der Stand eines Dieners , Knechtschaft.
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: Praishyabhava, Praishyajana, Praishyasamyuta.
Full-text: Preshya, Praishyabhava, Rajapreshya, Praishyajana, Praishyasamyuta.
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A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 2 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 6 - Conception of Sacrificial Duties in the Gītā < [Chapter XIV - The Philosophy of the Bhagavad-gītā]