Pradosha, Pradoṣa, Pradoṣā, Prādoṣa: 18 definitions
Introduction
Introduction:
Pradosha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Marathi, 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.
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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaPradoṣa (प्रदोष).—The grandson of Dhruva. Puṣpārṇa, son of Dhruva, begot of his wife Prabhā three sons named Pradoṣa, Niśītha and Vyuṣṭa. (Bhāgavata, 4th Skandha).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1) 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)
Source: Pure Bhakti: Bhajana-rahasya - 2nd EditionPradoṣa (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)
Source: Shodhganga: Siva Gita A Critical StudyPradoṣa (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).
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: Wisdom Library: JainismPradoṣa (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.
Source: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra 6: Influx of karmasPradoṣa (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
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypradōṣa (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.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishpradōṣa (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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPradoṣa (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) Śi.2.98 (where pradoṣa primarily means 'corrupt' or 'bad'); व्रजसुन्दरीजनमन- स्तोषप्रदोषः (vrajasundarījanamana- stoṣapradoṣaḥ) Gīt.5; Ku.5.44; R.1.93; Ṛs.1.12.
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Prādoṣa (प्रादोष).—a. (-ṣī f.), [prādoṣika] a. (-kī f.), Relating to the evening.
See also (synonyms): prādoṣika.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPradoṣa (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 .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPradoṣa (प्रदोष).—[pra-doṣa], m. 1. Offence. 2. Evening, the first part of the night, [Pañcatantra] 186, 3.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPradoṣa (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.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 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]
[Sanskrit to German] (Deutsch Wörterbuch)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungPradoṣa (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.]
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 dictionaryPradoṣa (प्रदोष) [Also spelled pradosh]:—(nm) (the fast undertaken on) the thirteenth day of each lunar fortnight; also —[vrata].
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Starts with: Pradoshagama, Pradoshahomavidhi, Pradoshaka, Pradoshakala, Pradosham, Pradoshamahatmya, Pradoshamahiman, Pradoshanila, Pradoshanirnaya, Pradoshapujapaddhati, Pradoshapujavidhi, Pradosharamaniya, Pradoshasamaya, Pradoshashanti, Pradoshashivapuja, Pradoshastotra, Pradoshatimira, Pradoshavela, Pradoshavratavidhi.
Ends with: Grahanipradosha, Pakshapradosha, Shanipradosha.
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 6 - The Importance of Pradoṣa < [Section 3 - Brāhmottara-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 7 - The Importance of Pradoṣa: The Procedure of Śiva’s Worship < [Section 3 - Brāhmottara-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 7 - Holy Rites for Special Attainments < [Section 3b - Arunācala-khaṇḍa (Uttarārdha)]
Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)
Chapter 7 - Saptama-yāma-sādhana (Pradoṣa-kālīya-bhajana–vipralambha-prema)
Text 23 < [Chapter 7 - Saptama-yāma-sādhana (Pradoṣa-kālīya-bhajana–vipralambha-prema)]
Text 6 < [Chapter 1 - Prathama-yāma-sādhana (Niśānta-bhajana–śraddhā)]
Shiva Gita (study and summary) (by K. V. Anantharaman)
The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) (by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy)
Chapter 4.3 - (b) The seven Tandava Dances of Shiva < [Volume 2 - Nampi Arurar and Mythology]
Middle Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
Temples in Tiruppainjili < [Aditya I]
Temples in Tirunedungalam < [Chapter II - Temples of Rajaraja I’s Time]