Prakampana: 12 definitions
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Prakampana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Prakampan.
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathāsaritsāgaraPrakampana (प्रकम्पन) is the name of an Asura king, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 45. Accordingly: “... And then Prahlāda invited, by means of messengers, the chiefs of the Asuras, and they came there in order from all the underworlds. First came King Bali, accompanied by innumerable great Asuras. Close behind him came Amīla and the brave Durāroha and Sumāya, and Tantukaccha, and Vikaṭākṣa and Prakampana, and Dhūmaketu and Mahāmāya, and the other lords of the Asuras; each of these came accompanied by a thousand feudal chiefs. The hall of audience was filled with the heroes, who saluted one another, and after they had sat down in order of rank Prahlāda honoured them all”.
In chapter 47, Prakampana’s strength is considered as equaling a double-power warrior (dviguṇaratha). Accordingly, as the Asura Maya explained the arrangement of warriors in Sunītha’s army: “... [Prakampana, and others], these are all warriors of double power”. Prakampana is also considered a leader of hosts of leaders of hosts of warriors (rathātiratha).
The story of Prakampana was narrated by the Vidyādhara king Vajraprabha to prince Naravāhanadatta in order to relate how “Sūryaprabha, being a man, obtain of old time the sovereignty over the Vidyādharas”.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Prakampana, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Naravāhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the vidyādharas (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Guṇāḍhya’s Bṛhatkathā consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPrakampana (प्रकम्पन).—a. Causing to shake.
-naḥ 1 Wind, violent wind or gust; प्रकम्पनेनानुचकम्पिरे सुराः (prakampanenānucakampire surāḥ) Śiśupālavadha 1.61;14.43.
2) Name of a hell.
-nam Excessive or violent trembling, violent motion.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrakampana (प्रकम्पन).—mfn.
(-naḥ-nā-naṃ) Trembling violently. m.
(-naḥ) 1. Wind, air, (generally violent.) 2. A hell. n.
(-naṃ) Violent or excessive motion, great trembling. E. pra implying excess, kampana trembling.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrakampana (प्रकम्पन).—[pra-kamp + ana]. I. adj. Causing to tremble. Ii. m. 1. Wind, 2. A hell. Iii. n. Violent motion, great trembling, shaking, Mahābhārata 12, 3840.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrakampana (प्रकम्पन).—[masculine] wind; [neuter] = [preceding] [masculine]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Prakampana (प्रकम्पन):—[=pra-kampana] [from pra-kamp] mf(ā, or ī)n. trembling violently, [Horace H. Wilson]
2) [v.s. ...] m. wind, air, [Śiśupāla-vadha]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of a hell, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] of an Asura, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
5) [v.s. ...] n. great trembling, violent or excessive motion, [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa] (cf. [Pāṇini 8-4, 32 [Scholiast or Commentator]])
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrakampana (प्रकम्पन):—[pra-kampana] (naḥ) 1. m. Wind, air; a hell. n. Great trembling. a. Trembling
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Prakampana (प्रकम्पन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Pakaṃpaṇa.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryPrakaṃpana (प्रकंपन) [Also spelled prakampan]:—(nm) see [prakaṃpa; ~pita] vibrated; quivered, shivered, trembled.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPrakaṃpana (ಪ್ರಕಂಪನ):—[adjective] shivering violently.
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Prakaṃpana (ಪ್ರಕಂಪನ):—
1) [noun] = ಪ್ರಕಂಪ [prakampa].
2) [noun] he who causes another shiver.
3) [noun] the wind.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Pra, Kampana.
Ends with: Nishprakampana, Samprakampana.
Full-text: Pakampana, Prakampan, Gamaka, Simhanada, Hrishtaroman, Prashasta, Candadatta, Tantukaccha, Duraroha, Pramathana, Vajrapanjara, Simhadamshtra, Kalakampana, Dhumaketu, Mahamaya, Dhurandhara, Sumaya.
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