Pracinavita, Pracina-avita, Prācīnāvīta: 8 definitions
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Pracinavita 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 Prachinavita.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Prācīnāvīta (प्राचीनावीत).—Wearing of an upper apparel or sacred thread by brahmins on the left shoulder and through the right arm-pit is called Upavīta and vice versa is called Prācīnāvīta. If it is worn as a necklace it is called Nivīta. (Chapter 2, Śloka 63, Manusmṛti).
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Prācīnāvīta (प्राचीनावीत).—the sacred thread (yajñopavīta) worn over the right shoulder and passed under the left arm, as at a Śrāddha.
Derivable forms: prācīnāvītam (प्राचीनावीतम्).
Prācīnāvīta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms prācīna and āvīta (आवीत).
Prācīnāvīta (प्राचीनावीत).—[neuter] & tin [adjective] wearing the sacred cord over the right shoulder.
1) Prācīnāvīta (प्राचीनावीत):—[from prācīna > prāñc] mfn. = nāvītin, [Demetrius Galanos’s Lexiko: sanskritikes, anglikes, hellenikes]
2) [v.s. ...] n. the wearing of the sacred cord over the right shoulder (as at a Śrāddha), [Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Lāṭyāyana; Śāṅkhāyana-gṛhya-sūtra]
Prācīnāvīta (प्राचीनावीत):—[prācīnā+vīta] (taṃ) 1. n. The sacrificial thread worn by brāhmaṃs.
Prācīnāvīta (प्राचीनावीत):—(prā + āvīta) n. das Tragen der heiligen Schnur von der rechten Schulter nach der linken Seite [Amarakoṣa 2, 7, 49.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 845.] [Halāyudha 2, 252.] [Taittirīyasaṃhitā 2, 5, 11, 1.] [LĀṬY. 5, 2, 1.] [Śāṅkhāyana’s Gṛhyasūtrāṇi 2, 14. 4, 10.]
Prācīnāvīta (प्राचीनावीत):——
1) *Adj. = prācīnāvītin [Galano's Wörterbuch] —
2) n. das Tragen der heiligen Schnur über die rechte Schulter.
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
Prācīnāvīta (ಪ್ರಾಚೀನಾವೀತ):—[noun] = ಪ್ರಾಚೀನ [pracina]2 - 4.
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Prācīnāvīta (ಪ್ರಾಚೀನಾವೀತ):—[noun] the tree Flacourtia montana ( = F.inermis) of Flacourtiaceae family.
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)
Partial matches: Pracina, Avita.
Full-text: Nivita, Avitin, Avita, Pracinavitin, Upavita, Apasavya.
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Atharvaveda ancillary literature (Study) (by B. R. Modak)
Part 3b.3 - The Tarpana-vidhi < [Chapter 2b - A Topical Analysis of the Atharvaveda-Parisistas]
Part 3.2 - The Vaitana Sutra (introduction and summary) < [Chapter 1 - Ancillary Literature of the Atharvaveda (other than the Parisistas)]
Part 3.3 - The Atharva-Prayascittas (introduction and summary) < [Chapter 1 - Ancillary Literature of the Atharvaveda (other than the Parisistas)]
Yajnavalkya-smriti with Mitakshara and Viramitrodaya (by J. R. Gharpure)
Verses 1.29-30 < [Chapter 2 - The Celibacy]
Bharadvaja-srauta-sutra (by C. G. Kashikar)
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 3.214 < [Section XIV - Method of Feeding]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
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