Prajangha, Prajaṅgha: 4 definitions
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Prajangha 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Prajaṅgha (प्रजङ्घ).—A rākṣasa (demon) of the party of Rāvaṇa. This demon was killed by Aṅgada. (Sarga 76, Yuddha Kāṇḍa, Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa).
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
1) Prajaṅgha (प्रजङ्घ):—[=pra-jaṅgha] m. Name of a monkey and of a Rākṣasa, [Rāmāyaṇa]
2) Prajaṅghā (प्रजङ्घा):—[=pra-jaṅghā] [from pra-jaṅgha] f. a [particular] portion of the lower part of the, thigh, [Jātakamālā]
Prajaṅgha (प्रजङ्घ):—(1. pra + jaṅghā) m. Nomen proprium
1) eines Affen [Rāmāyaṇa 5, 73, 44.] —
2) eines Rākṣasa [Rāmāyaṇa 6, 18, 9. 69, 12.]
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Prajaṅghā (प्रजङ्घा):—(wie eben) f. ein best. Theil des Unterschenkels: prajaṅghāgra als Erkl. von āyaskāra [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 2, 8, 38.]
Prajaṅgha (प्रजङ्घ):—m. Nomen proprium —
1) eines Rakṣas. —
2) eines Affen.
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Prajaṅghā (प्रजङ्घा):—f. ein best. Theil des Unterschenkels.
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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