Pragrihita, Pragṛhīta: 8 definitions

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The Sanskrit term Pragṛhīta can be transliterated into English as Pragrhita or Pragrihita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

[«previous next»] — Pragrihita in Vyakarana glossary
Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

Pragṛhīta (प्रगृहीत).—lit. held as it is, uncombinable by euphonic rules; the same as प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya).

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Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.

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[«previous next»] — Pragrihita in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pragṛhīta (प्रगृहीत).—p. p.

1) Held forth or out.

2) Received, accepted.

3) Not subject to the rules of euphony' (saṃdhi); see प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) below.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Pragṛhīta (प्रगृहीत).—(ppp.) adj. (= Pali paggahīta, °hita, see Childers), high, lofty, synonym of ucca, which is usually bracketed with it: (gorathakān…) uccān °tān Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 75.6; caityaṃ…uccaṃ °taṃ 231.9; of vihārāḥ 339.1 (without ucca); prāsādāṃ (acc. pl.)…uccāṃ mahantāṃ pra- gṛhītāṃ Mahāvastu ii.117.13; in Divyāvadāna (always with parallel ucca) [Page357-a+ 71] 7.13 (nagaram); of mountains, (mahā-) parvata, 102.26; 107.27; 113.8.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pragṛhīta (प्रगृहीत).—mfn.

(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) 1. Collected, strung together. 2. Accepted, admitted. 3. (In gram.) Pronounced separately without observing the rules of Sandhi: see the next E. pra, and gṛhīta taken.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Pragṛhīta (प्रगृहीत):—[=pra-gṛhīta] [from pra-grah] mfn. held forth or out, taken, accepted etc., [Rāmāyaṇa; Harivaṃśa] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] lofty, [Divyāvadāna]

3) [v.s. ...] joined, united with ([in the beginning of a compound]), [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

4) [v.s. ...] kept separate, pronounced without observing the rules of Saṃdhi

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pragṛhīta (प्रगृहीत):—[pra-gṛhīta] (taḥ-tā-taṃ) p. Collected; accepted, admitted.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Pragṛhīta (प्रगृहीत) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Pagahiya, Paggahia.

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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.

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