Prabodhana, Pra-bodhana: 15 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Ayurveda
2. Pancaratra
Languages
1. Marathi
2. Sanskrit
3. Kannada
4. Nepali
See also

Introduction:

Prabodhana 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

Ayurveda (science of life)

Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)

Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha Chikitsa

Prabodhana (प्रबोधन) refers to “promptly awakening someone” (who is sleeping under the influence of poison), according to the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā: an ancient Sanskrit text from the Pāñcarātra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viṣacikitsā—an important topic from Āyurveda which deals with the study of Toxicology (Viṣavidyā or Sarpavidyā).—In the Añjana or Collyrium segment of the eighth Adhyāya, Kāśyapa prescribes eight types of permutation and combination of herbs that effectively arrest poison. According to Kāśyapasaṃhitā (verse VIII.32)—“Powdered Māṃsī, sandalwood, salt, Kṛṣṇayaṣṭi or Tulasī, petals of Lotus made into collyrium with urine promptly awakens (prabodhana) one sleeping under the influence of poison (viṣasupta)”.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

Prabodhana (प्रबोधन) refers to “rising in the morning”, as discussed in chapter 28 of the Śrīpraśnasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text comprising 5500 Sanskrit verses covering a number of subjects ranging from selecting a temple site through building and furnishing it to sanctifying and maintaining worship in the sacred complex.—Description of the chapter [prabodhana-ādi-antaryāga-vidhi]:—This chapter turns to the daily routine of him who oversees the proper worship of the Lord. After rising in the morning (prabodhana) and bathing and attending to his personal and spiritual purification, the Sādhaka goes to the temple (1-10). [...]

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Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

prabōdhana (प्रबोधन).—n S Awakening or arousing. 2 Instructing or informing.

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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 dictionary

Prabodhana (प्रबोधन).—a. (-nī f.) Awakening, rousing.

-nam 1 Waking.

2) Awakening, rousing.

3) Regaining one's consciousness; recovery of senses; प्रथमप्रमूढजनकप्रवोधनात् (prathamapramūḍhajanakapravodhanāt) Uttararāmacarita 6.41.

4) Knowledge, wisdom.

5) Instructing, advising.

6) Reviving the scent of a perfume.

7) Refinement, enlightenment; Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Prabodhana (प्रबोधन).—name of a former Buddha: Avadāna-śataka i.100.12.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Prabodhana (प्रबोधन).—n.

(-naṃ) 1. Awaking, arousing, exciting, reviving. 2. Instruction. 3. Knowledge, wisdom. 4. Reviving the fragrance of a perfume, which had lost its scent. f. (-nī) The lunation on which Vishnu is supposed to wake from his sleep, the eleventh of the light half of Kartika; also prabodhinī. E. pra before, budh to know or understand, aff. lyuṭ .

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Prabodhana (प्रबोधन).—i. e. pra-budh, [Causal.], + ana, n. 1. Awakening, [Pañcatantra] 4, 13; recalling to life, [Uttara Rāmacarita, 2. ed. Calc., 1862.] 460, 10. 2. Instructing, [Pañcatantra] 4, 15.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Prabodhana (प्रबोधन).—[adjective] awakening, rousing; [neuter] awaking, understanding, or awakening, enlightening; *the reviving of a fragrance.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Prabodhana (प्रबोधन):—[=pra-bodhana] [from pra-bodha > pra-budh] mfn. awaking, arousing, [Ṛtusaṃhāra; Pañcatantra]

2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a Buddha, [Buddhist literature]

3) [=pra-bodhana] [from pra-bodha > pra-budh] n. waking, awaking, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.

4) [v.s. ...] awakening, arousing, [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa]

5) [v.s. ...] knowledge, understanding, comprehension, [Pañcatantra]

6) [v.s. ...] enlightening, instructing, [ib.; Prabodha-candrodaya]

7) [v.s. ...] reviving of an evaporated scent, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Prabodhana (प्रबोधन):—[pra-bodhana] (naṃ) 1. n. Reviving the fragrance of a perfume; awakening.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Prabodhana (प्रबोधन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Pabodhaṇa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Prabodhana in German

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Prabōdhana (ಪ್ರಬೋಧನ):—

1) [noun] = ಪ್ರಬೋಧ - [prabodha -] 1 & 3.

2) [noun] the act of teaching, instructing or educating.

3) [noun] the act of spreading a scent or causing a scent to spread.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Prabodhana (प्रबोधन):—n. 1. waking; 2. awakening; rousing; 3. instructing; advising;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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