Anuvacanapraisha, Anuvācanapraiṣa, Anuvacana-praisha: 2 definitions
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Anuvacanapraisha 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 Anuvācanapraiṣa can be transliterated into English as Anuvacanapraisa or Anuvacanapraisha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Anuvachanapraisha.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnuvācanapraiṣa (अनुवाचनप्रैष):—[=anu-vācana-praiṣa] [from anu-vācana > anu-vac] m. an injunction to recite as above, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnuvācanapraiṣa (अनुवाचनप्रैष):—I. [tatpurusha compound] m.
(-ṣaḥ) An injunction esp. addressed by the Adhvaryu to the Hotṛ (qq. vv.) for the purpose of causing the latter to invite the god or gods by certain mantras to partake of the sacrifice. Ii. Dvandva
(-ṣau) The injunction esp. of the Adhvaryu addressed to the Hotṛ to invite the gods &c. (see the preceding) and that of the Adhvaryu to the Maitrāvaruna (q. v.), to assign to them their respective portions of the sacrifice. E. anuvācana and praiṣa.
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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Partial matches: Praisha, Anuvacana.
Full-text: Anuvacana.
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