Prakrama: 14 definitions
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Prakrama means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, 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.
In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammarPrakrama (प्रक्रम).—(l) the place of articulation, the place of the production of sound, such as throat, chest, palate and the like; cf. प्रक्रम्यन्ते अस्मिन्वर्णा इति प्रक्रमः स्थानमुच्यते (prakramyante asminvarṇā iti prakramaḥ sthānamucyate) M. Bh. Pradipa on सिद्धं तु समानप्रक्रमवचनात् (siddhaṃ tu samānaprakramavacanāt) P.I.2.30 Vart.2; (2) recital of Veda, described as क्रमपाठ (kramapāṭha) cf. उभयथा च प्रक्रमे दोषो भवति (ubhayathā ca prakrame doṣo bhavati) M.Bh.on P. VIII. 4.28 cf. also "अष्टसु प्रक्रमेषु दोषो भवति (aṣṭasu prakrameṣu doṣo bhavati)"quoted in the Mahabhasya on P.VI. 1.172; (3) regularity in the position of words, regular order of words.
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.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (h)Prakrama (प्रक्रम) refers to a unit of measurement (used during construction of Hindu temples).—In the Āpastambaśrautasūtra, the measurement of the abode of āhavanīya fire is mentioned with the unit of prakrama and it fixes the area as eight prakrama for Brahmins. In the commentary of Rudradātta on Āpastambaśrautasūtra, the unit called prakrama is identified as dvipada or tripada. In the later period, the practice of worship of image as well as the necessity of the construction of temple came into being gradually.
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryPrakrama.—(CII 1), an effort; zealous activity; same as parākrama. Note: prakrama is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPrakrama (प्रक्रम).—1 A step, stride.
2) A pace considered as a measure of distance.
3) Commencement, beginning.
4) (a) Stepping forward, proceeding. (b) Procedure, course; कोऽयं विधेः प्रक्रमः (ko'yaṃ vidheḥ prakramaḥ) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 5.24.
5) The case in question.
6) Leisure, opportunity.
7) Regularity, order, method.
8) Degree, proportion, measure.
9) The reading of the Kramapāṭha.
1) Discussing any point in question.
Derivable forms: prakramaḥ (प्रक्रमः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrakrama (प्रक्रम).—m.
(-maḥ) 1. Proceeding, going. 2. Leisure, opportunity. 3. Beginning. 4. Surpassing, overcoming. 5. A step, a stride. 6. A place considered as a measure of distance. 7. Proportion, order, method. E. pra first, kram to go, aff. ac .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrakrama (प्रक्रम).—[pra-kram + a], m. 1. Proceeding. 2. Beginning, [Kathāsaritsāgara, (ed. Brockhaus.)] 18, 63 (prācī-, Beginning from the east). 3. Opportunity. 4. Proportion, [Vedāntasāra, (in my Chrestomathy.)] in
Prakrama (प्रक्रम).—[masculine] step, stride (also as a measure of distance); commencement, beginning, proportion, measure.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Prakrama (प्रक्रम):—[=pra-krama] [from pra-kram] m. (ifc. f(ā). ) stepping, proceeding, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] a step, stride, pace (also as a measure of distance, the length of which is variously stated at 2 or 3 or 3 1/2 Padas, also at more or less), [Brāhmaṇa; Gṛhya-sūtra and śrauta-sūtra]
3) [v.s. ...] commencement, beginning, procedure, course, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Mālatīmādhava; Prabodha-candrodaya; Kathāsaritsāgara]
4) [v.s. ...] leisure, opportunity, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] relation, proportion, degree, measure, [Vedāntasāra]
6) [v.s. ...] method, order, regularity (esp in the position of words and in gram. construction; cf. -bhaṅga)
7) [v.s. ...] the reading of the Krama (= krama-pāṭha q.v.), [Patañjali]
8) [v.s. ...] discussing any point in question
9) [v.s. ...] the case in qu°, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
10) [v.s. ...] ([plural]) a series of oblations corresponding to the movements of a sacrificial horse, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrakrama (प्रक्रम):—[pra-krama] (maḥ) 1. m. Beginning; proceeding; surpassing; opportunity.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Prakrama (प्रक्रम) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Pakkama.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 dictionaryPrakrama (प्रक्रम) [Also spelled prakram]:—(nm) a process; sequence; series.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPrakrama (ಪ್ರಕ್ರಮ):—
1) [noun] a going ahead; a moving forward.
2) [noun] the end part of the leg, on which a person or animal stands or moves; a foot; a step.
3) [noun] the distance covered by stepping once, while walking.
4) [noun] a commencing of a work, undertaking, etc.; commencement; a start.
5) [noun] a course of action; method or manner of doing something.
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)
Starts with: Prakramabhanga, Prakramabhangavant, Prakramabhangavat, Prakramamana, Prakramana, Prakramani, Prakramaniruddha, Prakramaniya, Prakramatritiya, Prakramaviruddha.
Ends with: Akshaughaprakrama, Bhagnaprakrama, Danaprakrama, Gunasangaprakrama, Krodhaprakrama, Manaprakrama, Navatiprakrama, Nitprakrama, Parigrahaprakrama, Satyaprakrama, Shilaprakrama, Steyaprakrama, Svajanaprakrama.
Full-text: Bhagnaprakrama, Prakramatritiya, Bhagnaprakramata, Pakkama, Prakramabhanga, Prakramaviruddha, Prakramabhangavat, Pirakkiramam, Tripada, Dvipada, Navatiprakrama, Prakram, Prakramaniruddha, Nitprakrama, Astakaruna, Pada.
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The Agnistoma Somayaga in the Shukla Yajurveda (by Madan Haloi)
Part 3.1: Construction of the Mahāvedī < [Chapter 4 - The Agniṣṭoma Ritual]
Part 4.6: Construction of the Sadas < [Chapter 4 - The Agniṣṭoma Ritual]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 7.52 < [Chapter 7 - Literary Faults]
Text 7.76 < [Chapter 7 - Literary Faults]
Text 8.16 < [Chapter 8 - Literary Qualities]
Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kāṇḍa XIII, adhyāya 4, brāhmaṇa 3 < [Thirteenth Kāṇḍa]
Kāṇḍa X, adhyāya 2, brāhmaṇa 3 < [Tenth Kāṇḍa]
Kāṇḍa XIII, adhyāya 1, brāhmaṇa 3 < [Thirteenth Kāṇḍa]
Vishnudharmottara Purana (Art and Architecture) (by Bhagyashree Sarma)
1. Origin and Development of Temple building < [Chapter 4 - Temple Building]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 3.4.342 < [Chapter 4 - Descriptions of Śrī Acyutānanda’s Pastimes and the Worship of Śrī Mādhavendra]
Verse 3.4.321 < [Chapter 4 - Descriptions of Śrī Acyutānanda’s Pastimes and the Worship of Śrī Mādhavendra]
Bharadvaja-srauta-sutra (by C. G. Kashikar)