Panigraha, Pāṇigraha, Pani-graha, Pāṇigrāha: 12 definitions
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Panigraha 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: Shiva Purana - English TranslationPāṇigraha (पाणिग्रह) (Cf. Pāṇigrahaṇa) refers to “accepting one’s hand (as offered in marriage)”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.24 (“Śiva consents to marry Pārvatī”).—Accordingly, as Viṣṇu said to Śiva: “O Śiva, all the gods have come here to submit to you their misery perpetrated mysteriously by Tāraka. O Śiva, the demon Tāraka will be killed only by your self-begotten son and not otherwise. Ponder over what I have said and take pity on me. Obeisance, O great lord, to you. O lord, redeem the gods from the misery brought about by Tāraka. Hence, O lord Śiva, Pārvatī shall be accepted by you and grasped with your right hand. Accept her hand [i.e., pāṇigraha] as offered in marriage by the lord of mountains. She is full of noble attributes”.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexPāṇigraha (पाणिग्रह).—The chief function in a marriage; Devayānī claims that this happened to her by Yayāti when he rescued her from the well;1 reference to the marriage between Śiva and Umā;2 according to fire rite;3 of Śiva at Kāñci.4
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 Dictionarypāṇigraha (पाणिग्रह).—m S pāṇigrahaṇa n S Junction of the hands of the bride and the bridegroom. An article of the marriage ceremony. Hence Nuptials or wedding: also contraction of marriage (taking or accepting of the hand).
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishpāṇigraha (पाणिग्रह).—m pāṇigrahaṇa n Nuptials or wedding.
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 dictionaryPāṇigraha (पाणिग्रह) or Pāṇigrāha (पाणिग्राह).—marrying, marriage; इति स्वसुर्भोजकुलप्रदीपः संपाद्य पाणिग्रहणं स राजा (iti svasurbhojakulapradīpaḥ saṃpādya pāṇigrahaṇaṃ sa rājā) R.7.29;8.7; Kumārasambhava 7.4.
Derivable forms: pāṇigrahaḥ (पाणिग्रहः), pāṇigrāhaḥ (पाणिग्राहः).
Pāṇigraha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pāṇi and graha (ग्रह). See also (synonyms): pāṇigrahaṇa.
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Pāṇigrāha (पाणिग्राह).—a bridegroom, husband; ध्याय- त्यनिष्टं यत्किंचित् पाणिग्राहस्य चेतसा (dhyāya- tyaniṣṭaṃ yatkiṃcit pāṇigrāhasya cetasā) Manusmṛti 9.21; बाल्ये पितुर्बशे तिष्ठेत् पाणिग्राहस्य यौवने (bālye piturbaśe tiṣṭhet pāṇigrāhasya yauvane) 5.148.
Derivable forms: pāṇigrāhaḥ (पाणिग्राहः).
Pāṇigrāha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pāṇi and grāha (ग्राह).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPāṇigrāha (पाणिग्राह).—m.
(-haḥ) 1. Laying hold of the hand. 2. Marriage. E. pāṇi, and grāha taking.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPāṇigraha (पाणिग्रह).—m. marriage.
Pāṇigraha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pāṇi and graha (ग्रह).
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Pāṇigrāha (पाणिग्राह).—m. a husband.
Pāṇigrāha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pāṇi and grāha (ग्राह).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPāṇigraha (पाणिग्रह).—[masculine] grahaṇa [neuter] marriage (cf. [preceding]).
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Pāṇigrāha (पाणिग्राह).—[masculine] bridegroom, husband (lit. hand-taker).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pāṇigraha (पाणिग्रह):—[=pāṇi-graha] [from pāṇi] m. taking (the bride) by the h°, marriage, [Varāha-mihira; Kathāsaritsāgara; Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
2) Pāṇigrāha (पाणिग्राह):—[=pāṇi-grāha] [from pāṇi] m. idem, [ib.; Manu-smṛti; Gobhila-śrāddha-kalpa]
3) [v.s. ...] h° taking, marriage, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPāṇigrāha (पाणिग्राह):—[pāṇi-grāha] (haḥ) 1. m. Marriage.
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Starts with: Panigrahadikrityaviveka, Panigrahaka, Panigraham, Panigrahan, Panigrahana, Panigrahanamantra, Panigrahanamgey, Panigrahanamgeyisu, Panigrahanamgeysu, Panigrahanamkey, Panigrahanasamskara, Panigrahanika, Panigrahaniya, Panigrahavat.
Ends with: Utkshepanigraha.
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