Praceta, Prāceta: 4 definitions
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Praceta 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Pracheta.
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Pracetā (प्रचेता) is the name of an important person (viz., an Ācārya or Kavi) mentioned in Rājaśekhara’s 10th-century Kāvyamīmāṃsā.—One of the eighteen disciples of Kāvya-puruṣa, he well-known for his composition on Svabhavokti. In the Purāṇas we also found ten pracetā.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Praceta (प्रचेत) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. I.70.3) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Praceta) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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.
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Prāceta (प्राचेत) or Prācetasaṃhitā is the name of an ancient Pāñcarātra Saṃhitā mentioned in the Mārkaṇḍeyasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text comprising some 2200 Sanskrit verses mainly dealing with temple-building, iconography, pūjā (worship procedures), utsava (festivities) and prāyaścitta (expiatory measures).The opening chapter contains a list of canonical titles, although it is marred by repetitions and, by its own admission, does not contain all the “108” names supposedly constituting the corpus.
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
Kannada-English dictionary
Pracēta (ಪ್ರಚೇತ):—[noun] (myth.) Varuṇa, the regent of western direction and the Water-god.
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)
Starts with: Pracetahsmriti, Pracetana, Pracetar, Pracetas, Pracetasa, Pracetasamhita, Pracetasasamhita, Pracetasastava, Pracetasi.
Full-text (+43): Pracetas, Pracetasa, Apracetas, Brihatpracetas, Supracetas, Pracetahsmriti, Vatsapracetas, Varkshi, Pracetasamhita, Sucetas, Lekha, Apracetita, Dravinasa, Prashanta, Durmana, Brahmajivin, Vidusha, Paravata, Druhyuvamsha, Turvasuvamsha.
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Search found 54 books and stories containing Praceta, Pracēta, Prāceta; (plurals include: Pracetas, Pracētas, Prācetas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 23 - The History of the Dynasties of Anu, Druhyu, Turvasu and Yadu < [Book 9 - Ninth Skandha]
Chapter 4 - History of Dakṣa, the son of Pracetas < [Book 6 - Sixth Skandha]
Chapter 11 - The Story of Rāma (concluded) < [Book 9 - Ninth Skandha]
Brahma Archana Paddhati (text and translation) (by Prabhunath Dwivedi)
Ramayana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter LXX < [Book 1 - Bāla-kāṇḍa]
Saura-purana (analytical study) (by Priyanku Chakraborty)
Part 2.2 - The episode of obliteration of the sacrifice of Dakṣa < [Chapter 3 - Myths and Legends of the Saura-purāṇa]
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 9 - The Rise of Bhava < [Section 2 - Vastrāpatha-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 82 - Kāyāvarohaṇeśvara (kāyāvarohaṇa-īśvara-liṅga) < [Section 2 - Caturaśīti-liṅga-māhātmya]
Chapter 108 - The Greatness of Rohiṇī Tīrtha < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
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