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Prapati 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: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryPrapati (प्रपति).—[, assumed by Senart, = durgati, evil fate; but prapatiṣu (or °tīṣu) is a 3 pl. aor. to prapatati: kā- manidānaṃ (mss. kāmaṃ-ni°, keep?) prapatiṣu (v.l. °tīṣu) durgatīṣu (…narā) Mahāvastu ii.326.10 (verse), on account of desire, men have fallen into evil states; durgatiṣu prapatiṣu (mss. °tīṣu) paśukāle (read °kāye? Senart em. pāṃsukūle) 333.15, (people) have fallen into evil states, into the body of a beast.]
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: Prapatika, Prapatin, Prapatishnu, Prapatita.
Ends with: Bhumiprapati.
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The Mysticism of Nammalvar < [March 1945]
The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Chapter XXX - The second Avalokita-sūtra < [Volume II]