Prishat, Pṛṣat: 6 definitions
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Prishat 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.
The Sanskrit term Pṛṣat can be transliterated into English as Prsat or Prishat, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botanyPṛṣat (पृषत्) is a Sanskrit word referring to the animal “spotted deer”. The meat of this animal is part of the māṃsavarga (‘group of flesh’), which is used throughout Ayurvedic literature. The animal Pṛṣat is part of the sub-group named Jāṅgalamṛga, refering to “animals living in forests”. It was classified by Caraka in his Carakasaṃhitā sūtrasthāna (chapter 27), a classical Ayurvedic work. Caraka defined such groups (vargas) based on the dietic properties of the substance.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationPṛṣat (पृषत्) refers to “drops of sweat”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.10.—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada:—“[...] Thus Śiva remained for a long time eliminating the three attributes, and unaffected by aberrations. The lord Himself, the controller of illusion remained in the state of the Supreme Brahman. Then He gave up trance. Many years elapsed. What happened thereafter, I shall now recount to you. The drops of sweat caused by exhaustion [i.e., pṛṣat-śrama] fell on the Earth from the lord’s forehead and took the shape of a child immediately. [...]”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPṛṣat (पृषत्).—a.
1) Spotted, variegated.
2) Sprinkling -m. The spotted antelope; 'पृषन्मृगे पुमान् बिन्दौ न द्वयोः पृषतोऽपि ना (pṛṣanmṛge pumān bindau na dvayoḥ pṛṣato'pi nā)' इति कोशः (iti kośaḥ); Viś. Guṇa.192. -n.
1) A drop of water or of any other liquid; (said by some to be used only in pl.).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPṛṣat (पृषत्).—mfn. (-ṣan-ṣantī-ṣat) Sprinkling. n. sing. (-ṣat) du. (-ṣatī) plu. (-ṣanti) A drop of water or any liquid. mf. (-ṣan-ṣatī) The porcine deer. E. pṛṣ to sprinkle, Unadi aff. ati, or participial aff. śatṛ; also pṛṣat and pṛṣanti .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pṛṣat (पृषत्):—[from pṛṣ] mf(atī)n. spotted, speckled, piebald, variegated, [Atharva-veda; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā; Brāhmaṇa; Gṛhya-sūtra and śrauta-sūtra]
2) [v.s. ...] sprinkling, [Horace H. Wilson]
3) [v.s. ...] m. the spotted antelope, [Rāmāyaṇa] (cf. [gana] vyāghrādi, where, [Kāśikā-vṛtti] pṛṣata)
4) [v.s. ...] m. a drop of water (only [plural]; tām pati m. ‘lord of the drops of w°’, the wind), [Śiśupāla-vadha vi, 55]
5) [from pṛṣ] n. a drop of water or any other liquid, [Harivaṃśa; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPṛṣat (पृषत्):—[(n-ntī-t) a.] Sprinkling. (t) 5. n. A drop of water or of any other liquid. m. f. (ṣan-ṣatī) The porcine deer.
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: Prishadajya, Prishadamsha, Prishadashva, Prishadbala, Prishata, Prishataka, Prishataki, Prishatampati, Prishatashva, Prishati, Prishatka, Prishatta, Prishattva.
Ends with: Akurmaprishat, Akushthiprishat, Asprishat, Divisprishat, Sprishat.
Full-text: Prishadajya, Prishadashva, Prishatta, Prishodara, Prishattva, Akurmaprishat, Prishodyana, Prishadvala, Prishatka, Prishatashva, Prishatampati, Prishati, Prishadbala, Prishanti, Prishadamsha, Priksha, Shrama, Jangalamriga, Pasata.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 3.269 < [Section XXI - Relative Merits of the Offering-Materials]
Verse 1.39 < [Section XXIII - Creation of Birds and Animals]
Verse 5.29 < [Section VI - Lawful and Forbidden Meat]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 7.28 < [Chapter 7 - Literary Faults]
Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita (by Laxmi Maji)
4a. Kuṣṭha-roga (leprosy) in the Atharvaveda < [Chapter 5 - Diseases and Remedies in Atharvaveda and Caraka-Saṃhitā]
Medicinal herbs and plants in the Atharva-veda < [Chapter 3 - Diseases and Remedial measures (described in Atharvaveda)]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)