Prajapatiloka, Prajapati-loka, Prajāpatiloka: 4 definitions
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Prajapatiloka 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
Samkhya (school of philosophy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Sāṃkhya philosophyPrajāpatiloka (प्रजापतिलोक) refers to the world of Prājāpatya and represents a division of the divine creation (daivasarga or ūrdhvasarga) according to the Sāṃkhyakārikā. The daivasarga is one of the three types of elemental creation, also known as bhautikasarga.
The Sāṃkhyakārikā by Iśvarakṛṣṇa is the earliest extant text of the Sāṃkhya school of philosophy and dates from the 4th century CE. It contains 72 Sanskrit verses and contents include epistemology and the theory of causation.
Samkhya (सांख्य, Sāṃkhya) is a dualistic school of Hindu philosophy (astika) and is closeley related to the Yoga school. Samkhya philosophy accepts three pramanas (‘proofs’) only as valid means of gaining knowledge. Another important concept is their theory of evolution, revolving around prakriti (matter) and purusha (consciousness).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrajāpatiloka (प्रजापतिलोक):—[=prajā-pati-loka] [from prajā-pati > prajā > pra-jan] m. P°’s world (situated between the sphere of Brahmā and that of the Gandharvas), [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]
[Sanskrit to German] (Deutsch Wörterbuch)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchPrajāpatiloka (प्रजापतिलोक):—m. Prajāpati’s Welt (loka), zwischen der Brahmanund der Gandharva-Welt liegend, [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 14, 6, 6, 1. 7, 1, 38. 39.] [Weber’s Indische Studien 1, 396. 2, 224. fgg.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungPrajāpatiloka (प्रजापतिलोक):—m. Prajāpati’s Welt.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Loka, Prajapati.
Full-text: Bhautikasarga.
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