Prakrishta, Prakṛṣṭa: 15 definitions

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Prakrishta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Marathi, 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.

The Sanskrit term Prakṛṣṭa can be transliterated into English as Prakrsta or Prakrishta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Prakrasht.

In Hinduism

Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

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Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

Prakṛṣṭa (प्रकृष्ट).—Superior, excellent; cf.मध्यमश्च शुक्ल-शव्दः पूर्वमपेक्ष्यप्रकृष्टः परमपेक्ष्य न्यूनः न च न्यूनः प्रवर्तते (madhyamaśca śukla-śavdaḥ pūrvamapekṣyaprakṛṣṭaḥ paramapekṣya nyūnaḥ na ca nyūnaḥ pravartate) ; M.Bh. on P. V.3.55 Vart. 3.

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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.

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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

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Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Prakṛṣṭa (प्रकृष्ट) refers to one of the eight Heroes (vīra-aṣṭaka) associated with Pūrṇagiri or Pūrṇapīṭha (which is located in the northern quarter), according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—[...] The eight heroes (vīrāṣṭaka): Chadmaka, Pramāthin, Prakṛṣṭa, Pramodin, Śaṅkukarṇa, Gokarṇa, Saṃvatsara, Mahotsava.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

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Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Prakṛṣṭa (प्रकृष्ट) refers to “excellent (intellect)” and is used to describe Gaṇeśa, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.19 (“Gaṇapati’s marriage”).—Accordingly, after Gaṇeśa spoke to Śiva and Pārvatī: “Saying thus, Gaṇeśa of excellent intellect (prakṛṣṭa-dhī), of great wisdom and foremost among intelligent persons assumed silence. On hearing his words, Pārvatī and Śiva, the rulers of the universe, were very much surprised. Then, Śiva and Pārvatī praised their son who was clever and intelligent and spoke to him who had spoken the truth”.

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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.

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In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

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Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections

Prakṛṣṭa (प्रकृष्ट) refers to “superior”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “Having assented to your own births in the forest of life, the pain you have been suffering previously for a long time by roaming about on the path of bad conduct subject to wrong faith is [like] an external fire. Now, having entered the self which is cherishing the end of all restlessness, wise, solitary, supreme [com.prakṛṣṭa—‘superior’] [and] self-abiding, may you behold the beautiful face of liberation. [Thus ends the reflection on] difference [between the body and the self]”.

Synonyms: Para, Parama.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

prakṛṣṭa (प्रकृष्ट).—a S Excellent, best, superlatively good.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

prakṛṣṭa (प्रकृष्ट).—a Excellent, best.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Prakṛṣṭa (प्रकृष्ट).—p. p.

1) Drawn forth or out.

2) Protracted, long, lengthy.

3) Superior, distinguished, excellent, eminent, exalted.

4) Chief, principal.

5) Distracted, disquieted.

6) Violent, strong, excessive.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Prakṛṣṭa (प्रकृष्ट).—mfn.

(-ṣṭaḥ-ṣṭā-ṣṭaṃ) 1. Chief, principal, pre-eminent. 2. Remote, far, long, (as a road). 3. Drawn out, lengthy, long. 4. Disquieted. E. pra eminently, kṛṣ to attract, aff. kta .

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Prakṛṣṭa (प्रकृष्ट).—[adjective] long, protracted; extraordinary, excellent; violent, strong.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Prakṛṣṭa (प्रकृष्ट):—[=pra-kṛṣṭa] [from pra-kṛṣ] mfn. drawn forth, protracted, long (in space and time), [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] superior, distinguished, eminent, [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc. (-tara mfn., [Pañcatantra]; -tama mfn., [Daśakumāra-carita])

3) [v.s. ...] violent, strong, [Ratnāvalī]

4) [v.s. ...] distracted, harassed, disquieted, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Prakṛṣṭa (प्रकृष्ट):—[pra-kṛṣṭa] (ṣṭaḥ-ṣṭā-ṣṭaṃ) a. Chief; remote.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Prakṛṣṭa (प्रकृष्ट) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Pakaḍḍha, Pagiṭṭha.

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Prakrishta in German

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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.

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Hindi dictionary

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Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Prakṛṣṭa (प्रकृष्ट) [Also spelled prakrasht]:—(a) excellent; supreme, best; hence ~[] (nf).

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Kannada-English dictionary

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Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Prakṛṣṭa (ಪ್ರಕೃಷ್ಟ):—

1) [adjective] drawn or stretched well.

2) [adjective] not short; long.

3) [adjective] excellent; superior.

4) [adjective] important; essential.

5) [adjective] being too much or too great; immoderate.

6) [adjective] powerful; strong.

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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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