Pradosha, Pradoṣa, Pradoṣā, Prādoṣa: 21 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms Pradoṣa and Pradoṣā and Prādoṣa can be transliterated into English as Pradosa or Pradosha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Pradosh.
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Pradoṣa (प्रदोष).—The grandson of Dhruva. Puṣpārṇa, son of Dhruva, begot of his wife Prabhā three sons named Pradoṣa, Niśītha and Vyuṣṭa. (Bhāgavata, 4th Skandha).
1) Pradoṣa (प्रदोष).—A son of Doṣa and Puṣpārṇa.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IV. 13. 14.
2) Pradoṣā (प्रदोषा).—A Śakti on the Soḍaśapatrābjā.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 32. 12.
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.
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Pradoṣa (प्रदोष) refers to:—Evening. (cf. Glossary page from Bhajana-Rahasya).
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
Pradoṣa (प्रदोष) refers to “evening”.—The auspicious 3-hour period, 1½ hours before and after sunset. Pradoṣa especially refers to this period on the 13th (trayodaśī) tithi of each fortnight, an optimum time of the month for meditation. Its observance, prepared for by fasting, is called pradoṣa-vrata.
Vedanta (वेदान्त, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
Ayurveda (science of life)
Pradoṣa (प्रदोष):—[pradoṣaḥ] The first part of the night , up to three hours after sunset
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.
Kama-shastra (the science of Love-making)
Pradoṣa (प्रदोष) refers to the “evening routine” (i.e., part of the traditional daily-routine-duties of the householder), according to chapter 1.4 of Vātsyāyana’s Kāmasūtra: a Sanskrit text from the 2nd century dealing with eroticism, sexuality and emotional fulfillment in life belonging to Kāmaśāstra (the ancient Indian science of love-making).—Accordingly [while describing the daily routine of a citizen]: “After [one’s midday sleep,] the householder, having put on his clothes and ornaments, should, during the afternoon, converse with his friends. In the evening (pradoṣa) there should be singing, and after that the householder, along with his friend, should await in his room, previously decorated and perfumed, the arrival of the woman that may be attached to him, or he may send a female messenger for her, or go for her himself. After her arrival at his house, he and his friend should welcome her, and entertain her with a loving and agreeable conversation. Thus end the duties of the day.”.
Kamashastra (कामशास्त्र, kāmaśāstra) deals with ancient Indian science of love-making, passion, emotions and other related topics dealing with the pleasures of the senses.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Pradoṣa (प्रदोष, “slander”) refers to “slander of true knowledge” and it is one of the causes leading to the influx (āsrana) of karmas which obscure knowledge and perception.
Pradoṣa is a Sanskrit technical term defined in the Tattvārthasūtra (ancient authorative Jain scripture) from the 2nd century, which contains aphorisms dealing with philosophy and the nature of reality.
Pradoṣa (प्रदोष).—What is meant by ‘spite (pradoṣa) against knowledge’? When someone is giving an exposition of true knowledge for attaining liberation, another is spiteful or resentment in his attitude towards it (him and his exposition) is spite against knowledge (pradoṣa).
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
pradōṣa (प्रदोष).—m (S) Evening, the first part of the night. 2 A vrata or observance in worship of Shiva in the evening of the thirteenth lunar day. 3 A day on which the fourth lunar day, or seventh, or thirteenth, occurs in the first part of the night,--a season in which the reading of the Vedas is prohibited.
pradōṣa (प्रदोष).—m Evening, the first part of the night. A vrata or observance in worship of Shiva in the evening of the thirteenth lunar day.
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
Pradoṣa (प्रदोष).—a. Bad, corrupt.
-ṣaḥ 1 (a) A fault, defect, sin, offence. (b) Transgression, violation.
2) Disordered condition, such as mutiny, rebellion.
3) Evening, nightfall, the first part of the night; प्रदोषो रजनीमुखम् (pradoṣo rajanīmukham) Ak; 'प्रदोषेऽध्ययनं धीमान्न करोति यथाक्रमम् (pradoṣe'dhyayanaṃ dhīmānna karoti yathākramam)' Śabda. Ch.; तमःस्वभावास्तेऽप्यन्ये प्रदोषमनुयायिनः (tamaḥsvabhāvāste'pyanye pradoṣamanuyāyinaḥ) Śiśupālavadha 2.98 (where pradoṣa primarily means 'corrupt' or 'bad'); व्रजसुन्दरीजनमन- स्तोषप्रदोषः (vrajasundarījanamana- stoṣapradoṣaḥ) Gītagovinda 5; Kumārasambhava 5.44; R.1.93; Ṛtusaṃhāra 1.12.
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Prādoṣa (प्रादोष).—a. (-ṣī f.), [prādoṣika] a. (-kī f.), Relating to the evening.
See also (synonyms): prādoṣika.
Pradoṣa (प्रदोष).—m.
(-ṣaḥ) 1. Evening, the first part of the night. 2. Fault, offence. defect, transgression. 3. A disordered condition. E. pra implying commencement, &c. and doṣa fault.
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Prādoṣa (प्रादोष).—mfn.
(-ṣaḥ-ṣī-ṣaṃ) Belonging, or relating to the evening. E. pradoṣa evening, aff. aṇ; also with ṭhañ aff. prādoṣika .
Pradoṣa (प्रदोष).—[pra-doṣa], m. 1. Offence. 2. Evening, the first part of the night, [Pañcatantra] 186, 3.
Pradoṣa (प्रदोष).—1. [masculine] disorder (of body or state); mutiny, insurrection.
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Pradoṣa (प्रदोष).—2. [adjective] bad, evil.
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Pradoṣa (प्रदोष).—3. [masculine] evening, nightfall; ṣam [adverb] at dusk.
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Prādoṣa (प्रादोष).—[adjective] vespertine.
1) Pradoṣa (प्रदोष):—[=pra-doṣa] [from pra-duṣ] 1. pra-doṣa mfn. (for 2. See [column]2) corrupt, bad, wicked, [Śiśupāla-vadha]
2) [v.s. ...] m. defect, fault, disordered condition (of the body or of a country), mutiny, rebellion, [Pañcatantra]
3) [=pra-doṣa] 2. pra-doṣa m. (for 1. See under pra-duṣ) the first part of the night, evening (also personified as a son of Doṣā and associated with Niśitha and Vyuṣṭa), [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature; Purāṇa] etc.
4) Prādoṣa (प्रादोष):—[=prā-doṣa] [from prā] mfn. belonging or relating to the evening, vespertine, [Bhāvaprakāśa]
1) Pradoṣa (प्रदोष):—[pra-doṣa] (ṣaḥ) 1. m. Evening; fault.
2) Prādoṣa (प्रादोष):—[(ṣaḥ-ṣā-ṣaṃ) a.] Of the evening.
Pradoṣa (प्रदोष):—1. (von 1. duṣ mit pra) m. = 1. doṣa [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 3, 737.] [Medinīkoṣa ṣ. 40.] ein gestörter Zustand (im Körper, im Reich), Aufruhr, Empörung [Pañcatantra ed. orn. 38, 14.] yadā tu bāhyaprakṛtayo ntaḥprakṛtayo vā pratyekaśo yugapadvā prakupyanti tadvyasanaṃ pradāṣa iti 17. — Vgl. grahaṇī .
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Pradoṣa (प्रदोष):—2. (1. pra + 1. doṣa) adj. böse, schlecht [Śiśupālavadha 2, 98] (zugleich Abend). = duṣṭa [Vaijayantī] beim Schol daselbst.
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Pradoṣa (प्रदोष):—
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Prādoṣa (प्रादोष):—(von 3. pradoṣa) adj. abendlich [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 4, 3, 14.] mṛga (= pradoṣe vyāharati) [Scholiast] zu [51.] śiṣya (= pradoṣasahacaritamadhyayanaṃ soḍhamasya) [Scholiast] zu [52.] — Vgl. prādoṣika .
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Pradoṣa (प्रदोष):—23. [kāvyādarśa 2, 312.]
Pradoṣa (प्रदोष):—1. m. ein gestörter Zustand (im *Körper , im Reich) , Aufruhr , Empörung.
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Pradoṣa (प्रदोष):—2. Adj. böse , schlecht.
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Pradoṣa (प्रदोष):—3. m. —
1) Abend , Eintritt der Nacht. ṣam Abends , bei Dunkel. —
2) personificirt als Sohn der Doṣā.
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Prādoṣa (प्रादोष):—Adj. abendlich , am Abend erscheinend u.s.w. dugdha n. am Abend gemolkene Milch [Bhāvaprakāśa 2,44.]
Pradoṣa (प्रदोष) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Paosa.
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
Pradoṣa (प्रदोष) [Also spelled pradosh]:—(nm) (the fast undertaken on) the thirteenth day of each lunar fortnight; also —[vrata].
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Kannada-English dictionary
Pradōṣa (ಪ್ರದೋಷ):—
1) [noun] a defect, fault; transgression; a sin.
2) [noun] the early part of the night; the period immediately following the sunset.
3) [noun] the thirteenth day of a lunar fortnight, that starts in the evening of a solar day.
4) [noun] (jain.) a being silent while meditating on or listening to a spiritual teacher speaking on liberation.
5) [noun] any of the corrupt feelings, thoughts that envelop and prevent an individual from receiving enlightenment.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches (+0): Dosha, Pra.
Starts with (+1): Pradoshagama, Pradoshahomavidhi, Pradoshaka, Pradoshakala, Pradosham, Pradoshamahatmya, Pradoshamahiman, Pradoshanila, Pradoshanirnaya, Pradoshapujapaddhati, Pradoshapujavidhi, Pradoshapuje, Pradosharamaniya, Pradoshasamaya, Pradoshashanti, Pradoshashivapuja, Pradoshastotra, Pradoshatimira, Pradoshavela, Pradoshavrata.
Full-text (+34): Pradoshakala, Shanipradosha, Pradoshagama, Pradoshanirnaya, Pradoshatimira, Pradosham, Grahanipradosha, Pradoshasamaya, Pradoshamahatmya, Pradoshamahiman, Pradoshashanti, Pradoshavela, Pradosharamaniya, Pradoshastotra, Pakshapradosha, Pradoshavrata, Pradoshapuje, Manahpradosha, Pradoshika, Pradoshaka.
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