Prayopavesha, Prāyopaveśa, Praya-upavesha: 7 definitions
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Prayopavesha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
Prayopavesha has 5 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Prāyopaveśa can be transliterated into English as Prayopavesa or Prayopavesha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchPrāyopaveśa (प्रायोपवेश):—(prāya + upa) m. das ruhige Erwarten des Todes (durch Enthaltung von Nahrung) [Mahābhārata 3, 250] in der Unterschr. [Rāmāyaṇa 5, 32, 25.] [Rājataraṅgiṇī 6, 14.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 1, 19, 7.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungPrāyopaveśa (प्रायोपवेश):—m. , veśana n. und veśanikā f. = prāyopagamana.
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Partial matches: Upavesha, Praya.
Starts with: Prayopaveshana, Prayopaveshanika.
Full-text (+7): Prayopaveshanika, Merhatithi, Kavasha, Idhmavaha, Prayopagamana, Prayopaveshana, Pippalada, Sharadvat, Indrapramati, Arshtishena, Utathya, Arishtanemi, Agastya, Devala, Aruna, Shuka, Aurva, Gautama, Cyavana, Vishvamitra.
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The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 9 - Yudhiṣṭhira’s Acquisition of Kingdom < [Book 1 - First Skandha]
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Chapter 3 - Description of twenty-four incarnations of lord Viṣṇu < [Book 1 - First Skandha]
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 83 - Greatness of the Deity Suparṇa < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Chapter 154 - Greatness of Citreśvara Pīṭha < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Chapter 82 - Greatness of Suparṇeśvara (Suparṇa-īśvara) < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]