Pradah: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Pradah means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPradah (प्रदह्).—1 P.
1) To burn.
2) To consume, destroy completely.
3) To pain, torment.
4) To trouble, tease. -Pass. To take or catch fire, be burnt.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPradah (प्रदह्).—burn, consume, destroy.
Pradah is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pra and dah (दह्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPradah (प्रदह्):—[=pra-√dah] [Parasmaipada] -dahati ([Epic] also [Ātmanepada] te), to burn, consume, destroy, [Atharva-veda] etc. etc.:
—[Passive voice] -dahyate ([Epic] also ti), to take fire, be burnt, burn, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.:
—[Causal] -dāhayati, to cause to be burnt, [Vikramāṅkadeva-carita, by Bilhaṇa]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Pradah (प्रदह्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Paḍaha.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryPradah in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) burning, ignition; inflammation; combustion; ~[kara] causing burn/inflammation; scorching; igniting..—pradah (प्रदाह) is alternatively transliterated as Pradāha.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Pradaha, Pradahana, Pradahas, Pradahati.
Ends with: Antrapradah, Sampradah.
Full-text: Padaha, Pradaha, Pradagdha, Pradagdhavya, Sampradah, Pradagdhahuti.
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Search found 2 books and stories containing Pradah, Pra-dah; (plurals include: Pradahs, dahs). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 8.13.91 < [Chapter 13 - A Thousand Names of Lord Balarāma]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section XVII < [Anusasanika Parva]