Pranapaharin, Prāṇāpahārin, Pranapahari, Prana-apaharin, Prāṇāpahārī, Prana-apahari: 5 definitions
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Pranapaharin means something in Jainism, Prakrit, 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 Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve ReflectionsPrāṇāpahārin (प्राणापहारिन्) refers to the “thieves of life”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “The pleasures that are cherished, like the poison of a snake, are the thieves of life (prāṇāpahārin) immediately and they are produced in the cycle of rebirth by the 30 gods”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPrāṇāpahārin (प्राणापहारिन्).—a. fatal, destructive to life.
Prāṇāpahārin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms prāṇa and apahārin (अपहारिन्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrāṇāpahārin (प्राणापहारिन्).—mfn. (-rī-riṇī-ri) Deadly, fatal. E. prāṇa and apahārin what takes away.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrāṇāpahārin (प्राणापहारिन्):—[from prāṇa > prān] mfn. taking away l°, fatal, deadly, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrāṇāpahārin (प्राणापहारिन्):—[prāṇā+pahārin] (rī-riṇī-ri) a. Deadly.
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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Partial matches: Apaharin, Prana.
Full-text: Apaharin.
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