Pralapana, Pralāpana: 10 definitions
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Pralapana 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
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Pralapana (प्रलपन) refers to “speaking like a madman” (due to the conjunction of various ecstatic emotions), according to the Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta 3.20 (“The Śikṣāṣṭaka Prayers”).—Accordingly, as Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said said: “[...] Now let me repeat all the pastimes of the Antya-līlā, for if I do so I shall taste the pastimes again. [...] The Seventeenth Chapter also tells how Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, due to the conjunction of various ecstatic emotions, again began speaking like a madman (pralapana) and described in detail the meaning of a verse from the Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛta. [...]”.
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
Kama-shastra (the science of Love-making)
Pralāpana (प्रलापन) refers to “training birds to speak and sing”.—Cf. Śukasārikāpralāpana which refers to “training parrot and mynas to speak and sing”, representing one of the “sixty four kinds of Art”, according to the Kāmasūtra of Vātsyāyaṇa.—Indian tradition, basically includes sixty four Art forms are acknowledged. The references of sixty four kinds of kalā are found in the Bhāgavatapurāṇa, Śaiva-Tantras, Kāmasūtra of Vātsyāyaṇa etc.
Kamashastra (कामशास्त्र, kāmaśāstra) deals with ancient Indian science of love-making, passion, emotions and other related topics dealing with the pleasures of the senses.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)
Pralāpana (प्रलापन) refers to “incoherent blabbering”, and represents one of the ten symptoms of a snake-bite (daṃśaceṣṭita) that could be potentially fatal, as taught in the Ceṣṭita (“symptoms of snake-bites”) section of the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā: an ancient Sanskrit text from the Pāñcarātra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viṣacikitsā, which represents the Ayurvedic study on Toxicology (Agadatantra or Sarpavidyā).—The ten symptoms of a bite ordained by time/death that could be fatal mentioned by Kaśyapa are—horripilation, thirst/burning sensation, profuse sweat, phlegm, inflammation/irritation of all the organs of the body, debility/lack of control of all the organs, salivation, incoherent blabbering (pralāpana), lack of memory and finally death.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Pralapana (प्रलपन).—
1) Talking, speaking, talk, words, conversation.
2) Prating, prattle, raving, incoherent or nonsensical talk; इदं कस्यापि प्रलपितम् (idaṃ kasyāpi pralapitam).
3) Lamentation, wailing; U 3.29.
Derivable forms: pralapanam (प्रलपनम्).
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Pralāpana (प्रलापन).—Causing or teaching to speak.
Derivable forms: pralāpanam (प्रलापनम्).
Pralapana (प्रलपन).—[pra-lap + ana], n. Prattling, peaking, [Pañcatantra] 163, 14.
Pralapana (प्रलपन).—[neuter] prattling, talking.
1) Pralapana (प्रलपन):—[=pra-lapana] [from pra-lap] n. prattling, talking, [Pañcatantra; Sāhitya-darpaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] lamentation, [Uttararāma-carita]
3) Pralāpana (प्रलापन):—[=pra-lāpana] [from pra-lap] n. ([from] [Causal]) causing or teaching to speak, [Catalogue(s)]
Pralapana (प्रलपन):—(von lap mit pra) n. das Schwatzen, Plaudern [Sāhityadarpana 70, 12.] [Pañcatantra 163, 14.]
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Pralāpana (प्रलापन):—(vom caus. von lap mit pra) n. das Sprechenlassen, Sprechenlehren: śukaśārikā [Oxforder Handschriften 217,a,14.]
Pralapana (प्रलपन):—n. das Schwatzen , Plaudern.
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Pralāpana (प्रलापन):—n. das Sprechenlassen , Sprechenlehren.
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
Pralapana (ಪ್ರಲಪನ):—
1) [noun] the act or an instance of speaking.
2) [noun] useless talk.
3) [noun] a long, helpless cry of grief and pain; wail.
4) [noun] involuntary speaking by a person suffering from convulsions, fits, etc.
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)
Full-text: Shukasarikapralapana, Pralapita, Pilakkanam, Palakkanam, Shukasharika, Pralapanem, Pralapa, Blabbering, Kala.
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Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 378 < [Malayalam-English (1 volume)]
Page 681 < [Malayalam-English-Kannada (1 volume)]
Page 528 < [Kannada-English-Malayalam (1 volume)]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 437 < [Volume 20 (1918)]
Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
The Sixty-four arts and crafts (Kalā) < [Appendices]
Shringara-manjari Katha (translation and notes) (by Kumari Kalpalata K. Munshi)
Kamashastra and Classical Sanskrit literature (study) (by Vishwanath K. Hampiholi)
Chapter 1.3 - The supplementary Arts and Sciences < [Chapter 2 - Kamasutra part 1 (Sadharana-adhikarana)—Critical study]
Musical Instruments in Sanskrit Literature (by S. Karthick Raj KMoundinya)