Prishataka, Pṛṣātaka: 7 definitions
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Prishataka 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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The Sanskrit term Pṛṣātaka can be transliterated into English as Prsataka or Prishataka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchPṛṣātaka (पृषातक):—
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungPṛṣātaka (पृषातक):——
1) m. n. so v.a. pṛṣadājya oder eine die sem ähnliche Mischung [Atharvaveda 20,134,2.] [Mānavagṛhyasūtra 2,3.Gṛhyāsaṃgraha 2,59.] —
2) m. — a) Pl. eine best. Begehung [Pāraskara’s Gṛhyasūtra 2,16,1.] — b) Beiname Rudra’s [Mānavagṛhyasūtra 2,3.] —
3) f. ī eine best. Krankheit oder Name der Unholdin , die diese Krankheit erregt.
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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Ends with: Dadhiprishataka.
Full-text: Prishataki, Dadhiprishataka.
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