Prayopavesha, Prāyopaveśa, Praya-upavesha: 7 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Prāyopaveśa can be transliterated into English as Prayopavesa or Prayopavesha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexPrāyopaveśa (प्रायोपवेश).—Vow of fasting unto death pratcised by Parīkṣit contemplating on Viṣṇu;1 undertaken by Sukarmā when Indra killed his pupils.2
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 dictionaryPrāyopaveśa (प्रायोपवेश).—sitting down and abstaining from food and thus preparing oneself for death, fasting oneself to death; मया प्रायोपवेशनं कृतं विद्धि (mayā prāyopaveśanaṃ kṛtaṃ viddhi) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 4; प्रायोपवेशनमति- र्नृपतिर्बभूव (prāyopaveśanamati- rnṛpatirbabhūva) R.8.94; प्रायोपवेशसदृशं व्रतमास्थितस्य (prāyopaveśasadṛśaṃ vratamāsthitasya) Ve.3.1.
Derivable forms: prāyopaveśaḥ (प्रायोपवेशः).
Prāyopaveśa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms prāya and upaveśa (उपवेश). See also (synonyms): prāyopagamana, prāyopaveśana, prāyopaveśanikā.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrāyopaveśa (प्रायोपवेश):—[from prāya] m.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryPrāyopaveśa (प्रायोपवेश):—[[~na]] (nm) a fast unto death; ~[ka] one who undertakes a fast unto death.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPrāyōpavēśa (ಪ್ರಾಯೋಪವೇಶ):—[noun] = ಪ್ರಾಯೋಪಗಮನ [prayopagamana].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
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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