Prativata, Prativāta, Prati-vata: 10 definitions
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Prativata 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.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchPrativāta (प्रतिवात):—(1. pra + vāta) m. entgegenblasender Wind: prativāte nuvāte ca nāsīta guruṇā saha [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 2, 203.] na prativātātapaṃ seveta [Suśruta 2, 145, 5.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungPrativāta (प्रतिवात):—m. entgegenblasender Wind.
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: Prativatam.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Appendix 1 - Parable of the perfume of flowers (puṣpagandha) < [Chapter XXI - Discipline or Morality]
Act 7.4: Description of celestial flowers (divypuṣpa) < [Chapter XIV - Emission of rays]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 4.49 < [Section IX - Personal Cleanliness]
Verse 2.203 < [Section XXX - Rules to be observed by the Religious Student]