Brahmapralaya, Brahman-pralaya: 4 definitions
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Brahmapralaya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaBrahmapralaya (ब्रह्मप्रलय).—See Manvantara.
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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarybrahmapralaya (ब्रह्मप्रलय).—m (S) The universal destruction that takes place at the end of every hundred years of Brahma; in which even Brahma himself is swallowed up. Hence fig. Any great catastrophe or calamity.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBrahmapralaya (ब्रह्मप्रलय).—the universal destruction at the end of one hundred years of Brahman in which even the Supreme Being is supposed to be swallowed up.
Derivable forms: brahmapralayaḥ (ब्रह्मप्रलयः).
Brahmapralaya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms brahman and pralaya (प्रलय).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryBrahmapralaya (ब्रह्मप्रलय):—[=brahma-pralaya] [from brahma > brahman] m. ‘Brahmā’s destruction’, the universal d° that takes place at the end of every 100 years of Br°’s (and in which even Br° himself is swallowed up), [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
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)
Partial matches: Brahman, Brahma, Pralaya.
Full-text: Khandapralaya.
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