Pralayamkara, Pralayaṃkara, Pralayaṅkara, Pralayam-kara, Pralayankara: 5 definitions
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Pralayamkara 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 Pralayankar.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationPralayaṃkara (प्रलयंकर) refers to “one who was seen as the annihilator of all” and is used to describe Gaṇeśa, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.15 (“Gaṇeśa’s battle”).—Accordingly, after Gaṇeśa spoke to Śiva’s attendants: “[...] Now none among them stood face to face. Just as deer flee to any direction on seeing a lion, the Gaṇas, who were thousands in number fled in that manner. Then Gaṇeśa returned to doorway and stood there. He was seen as the annihilator of all (pralayaṃkara) [dṛṣṭaḥ sa sarveṣāṃ pralayaṃkaraḥ] in the manner of Yama, the terrible god of death at the end of a Kalpa. [...]”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPralayaṃkara (प्रलयंकर):—[=pra-laya-ṃ-kara] [from pra-laya > pra-lī] mf(ī)n. causing destruction or ruin, [Upaniṣad; Kāvya literature]
[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 dictionaryPralayaṃkara (प्रलयंकर) [Also spelled pralayankar]:—(a) catastrophic; devastating, causing destruction or ruin, spelling disaster; hence ~[karī] (a).
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Partial matches: Pralayam, Kara.
Full-text: Pralayankar, Pralay.
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