The Sanskrit term Prakṣālita can be transliterated into English as Praksalita or Prakshalita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra Tantra

Prakṣālita (प्रक्षालित) refers to “(having) washed (one’s face)”, according to the Netratantra of Kṣemarāja: a Śaiva text from the 9th century in which Śiva (Bhairava) teaches Pārvatī topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.—Accordingly, [verse 19.88-89ab, while describing the ritual that protect the king and his kingdom]—“One should always perform [the recitation of the mantra] for the sake of peace in obligatory rites, special rites, and for fulfillment of special wishes. [The Mantrin should always] apply the forehead mark of white ash [infused] with seven recitations [of the Amṛteśa] mantra on [the king’s] washed face (prakṣālita—mukhe prakṣālite). [This] removes the pollution caused by the mothers”.

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Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

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

prakṣālita (प्रक्षालित).—p Washed.

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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.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Prakṣālita (प्रक्षालित).—p. p.

1) Washed, cleansed.

2) Purified.

3) Expiated.

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

Prakṣālita (प्रक्षालित).—mfn.

(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) Washed, cleansed. E. pra before, kṣal r. 10th cl. to clean, aff. kta .

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

1) Prakṣālita (प्रक्षालित):—[=pra-kṣālita] [from pra-kṣal] mfn. washed, cleansed

2) [v.s. ...] expiated, [ib.]

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

Prakṣālita (प्रक्षालित):—[pra-kṣālita] (taḥ-tā-taṃ) a. Washed.

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

Prakṣālita (प्रक्षालित) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Pakkhālia.

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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 corpus

Prakṣālita (ಪ್ರಕ್ಷಾಲಿತ):—[adjective] cleaned, washed with water.

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Prakṣālita (ಪ್ರಕ್ಷಾಲಿತ):—[noun] that which is washed with water.

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Prakṣāḷita (ಪ್ರಕ್ಷಾಳಿತ):—[adjective] = ಪ್ರಕ್ಷಾಲಿತ [prakshalita]1.

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Prakṣāḷita (ಪ್ರಕ್ಷಾಳಿತ):—[noun] = ಪ್ರಕ್ಷಾಲಿತ [prakshalita]2.

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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.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Prakṣālita (प्रक्षालित):—adj. 1. washed off; cleansed; 2. bathed;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Kshalita, Pra.

Starts with: Prakshalitapada, Prakshalitapani.

Ends with: Aprakshalita, Samprakshalita, Suprakshalita.

Full-text: Prakshalitapani, Prakshalitapada, Prakshalana, Pakkhalia, Prakshalit, Suprakshalita, Mriksha.

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