Prajapalana, Prajāpālana, Praja-palana: 7 definitions
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In Hinduism
Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)
Source: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)Prajāpālana (प्रजापालन) refers to “one who is devoted to the interests of his subjects”, according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, “[...] From these and other Vedic precepts, it appears desirable to enjoy the present fruits of previous actions, the enjoyment being, however, without too much attachment. It is known from the Śāstras that King Janaka, who was devoted to the interests of his subjects (prajāpālana), attained liberation while enjoying the pleasures of life, and this was so, from his non-attachment to them. [...]”.
This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPrajāpālana (प्रजापालन).—the protection of subjects.
Derivable forms: prajāpālanam (प्रजापालनम्).
Prajāpālana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms prajā and pālana (पालन). See also (synonyms): prajāparipālana.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrajāpālana (प्रजापालन).—[neuter] the protection of subjects.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumPrajāpālana (प्रजापालन) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—[dharma] Oppert. Ii, 5232.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Prajāpālana (प्रजापालन):—[=prajā-pālana] [from prajā > pra-jan] n. = -paripālana, [Manu-smṛti ix, 253 etc.]
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPrajāpālana (ಪ್ರಜಾಪಾಲನ):—[noun] = ಪ್ರಜಾಪಾಲನೆ [prajapalane].
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: Praja, Palana.
Full-text: Prajaparipalana.
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