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Pralaya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, 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.

Pralaya has 24 English definitions available.

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

Pralaya (प्रलय):—(von lī mit pra) m.

1) Auflösung, Vernichtung, Tod, Vernichtung —, Ende der Welt [Amarakoṣa 1, 1, 3, 22. 2, 8, 2, 84.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 161.] [Anekārthasaṃgraha 3, 494.] [Medinīkoṣa y. 89.] vṛddhaṃ pralayamupagacchamānam [Ṣaḍviṃśabrāhmaṇa 4, 6.] [MÜLLER, SL. 105.] yadā sattve pravṛddhe tu pralayaṃ yāti dehabhṛt [Bhagavadgītā 14, 14. fg.] bhaumamidaṃ sthāvarajaṅgamam pralayaṃ vai gamiṣyati [Matsyopākhyāna 27.] bhūtāni jajñire tasmātpralayaṃ yānti tatra hi [Mahābhārata 5, 1713.] khe vāyuḥ pralayaṃ yāti [12, 12894.] [Harivaṃśa 2956.] sthitisargāṇām [Kumārasaṃbhava 2, 6.] pralayodayau [8.] [Suśruta 1, 77, 5. 6.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 28, 182.] [Bhagavadgītā 14, 2.] trijagatpralaya [Vetālapañcaviṃśati] in [Lassen’s Anthologie 5, 1.] [] zu [Chāndogyopaniṣad S. 77. fg.] [Siddhāntaśiromaṇi 7, 15.] [Viṣṇupurāṇa 56. 621. 630. 634. 638.] mahāpralayakāraṇa [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 99, 53.] dahana beim Untergang der Welt [Spr. 98.] pralayāntaga Beiw. der Sonne [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 109, 65.] prabalataranarapatipralayamahārṇava [Prabodhacandrodaja 2, 5.] pralayātpituḥ durch den Tod des Vaters [Kathāsaritsāgara 36, 74.] kuñjaraḥ pralayaṃ gataḥ [Spr. 888.] śaspe pralayaṃ gate zu Grunde gegangen 99. deśāśca pralayaṃ gatāḥ [Vetālapañcaviṃśati] in [Lassen’s Anthologie 35, 15.] kiṃ kandāḥ kandarebhyaḥ pralayamupagatāḥ [665. 807.] atha tānyeva karmāṇi te (rājānaḥ) cāpi pralayaṃ gatāḥ [3260.] saṃjātanidrā adj. so v. a. der ausgeschlafen hat [Pañcatantra 265, 11.] ahaṃ kṛtsnasya jagataḥ prabhavaḥ pralayastathā Ursache der Auflösung [Bhagavadgītā 7, 6.] [BṚHADD.] in [Weber’s Indische Studien 1, 113, 3 v. u.] —

2) Ohnmacht [Amarakoṣa 1, 1, 7, 33.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 307.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] pralayaḥ sukhaduḥkhādyairgāḍhamindriyamūrchanam [PRATĀPAR. 50,b,5.] [Sāhityadarpana 63,2.] [?11.Suśruta.1,329,14.] indriya [DHĀTUP. 28, 15.] —

3) Bez. der Silbe om [Weber’s Indische Studien 2, 55.]

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Pralaya (प्रलय):—

1) khalaḥ kālākṛṣṭaḥ pralayamupasarpatvaharahaḥ möge zu Grunde gehen [Hitopadeśa II, 175.] rākṣasakulapralayadhūmaketu [UTTARARĀMAC. 65, 3 (83, 10).] naimittika [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 12, 4, 4.] prākṛtika 6. —

2) [Sāhityadarpana 235.] — Vgl. mahā .

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Pralaya (प्रलय):—

4) Untergang (von Sternen) [Spr. (II) 1662] (Conj.).

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

Pralaya (प्रलय):—m. —

1) Auflösung , Vernichtung Tod , Vernichtung — , Ende der Welt. —

2) Untergang (der Gestirne). —

3) Ende überh. saṃjātanidrā Adj. der ausgeschlafen hat. —

4) Ursache der Auflösung. —

5) Ohnmacht. —

6) *Schläfrigkeit [Galano's Wörterbuch]

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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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