Prangana, Pramgana, Prāṅgaṇa, Prāṅgana: 13 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Prāṅgaṇa (प्राङ्गण) refers to the “courtyard”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.30 (“The Celebration of Pārvatī’s Return”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada: “On hearing that Pārvatī was returning, Menā and Himavat excessively delighted went ahead seated in a divine vehicle. [...] The lord of the mountains gave monetary gifts to brahmins and lords. He made the brahmins recite auspicious hymns, as part of the festivities. The parents delighted with their daughter; the brothers and the sisters gathered joyfully in the courtyard (prāṅgaṇa), O sage. The happy and delighted Himavat, honoured everyone. Then he went to the Gaṅgā for his bath. [...]”.
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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Sanskrit dictionary
Prāṅgaṇa (प्राङ्गण) or Prāṅgana (प्राङ्गन).—
1) A court, courtyard.
2) A floor (as of the house).
3) A kind of drum.
Derivable forms: prāṅgaṇam (प्राङ्गणम्), prāṅganam (प्राङ्गनम्).
Prāṅgaṇa (प्राङ्गण).—n.
(-ṇaṃ) 1. A sort of drum. 2. A court, a yard. 3. A hall, a floor. E. pra before, agi to go, aff. lyuṭ .
Prāṅgaṇa (प्राङ्गण).—n. 1. A sort of drum. 2. and prāṅgana prāṅgana, (i. e. pra-aṅgana), A court, [Hitopadeśa] 50, 3.
Prāṅgaṇa (प्राङ्गण).—[neuter] fore-court, court-yard.
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Prāṅgana (प्राङ्गन).—[neuter] fore-court, court-yard.
1) Prāṅgaṇa (प्राङ्गण):—n. (pra-aṅgaṇa) a court, yard, court-yard, [Ratnāvalī; Kathāsaritsāgara; Purāṇa] etc. (also written gana)
2) a kind of drum, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. [preceding])
Prāṅgaṇa (प्राङ्गण):—[prā+ṅgaṇa] (ṇaṃ) 1. n. Drum; court-yard.
Prāṅgaṇa (प्राङ्गण):—und prāṅgana n.
1) = aṅgaṇa, aṅgana Hof [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1004.] [Halāyudha 2, 144. 5, 31.] dvāra [Kathāsaritsāgara 15, 89.] mandira [41, 2.] [Hitopadeśa 50, 2. 101, 7.] prāṅgaṇe prāpte kalpadrau ka udāsate [Śatruṃjayamāhātmya 14, 21.] prāṅgana (v. l. prāṅgaṇa) [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 3, 23, 21.] [Rājataraṅgiṇī 1, 246.] kānyakubjorvī yamunāpārato sya sā . abhūdākālikātīraṃ gṛhaprāṅganavadvaśe .. [4, 145. 5, 40.] —
2) prāṅgaṇa = prāṅga [Śabdaratnāvalī im Śabdakalpadruma]
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Prāṅgaṇa (प्राङ्गण):—
1) nṛpāsthāna [Kathāsaritsāgara 59, 26.]
Prāṅgaṇa (प्राङ्गण):—n. —
1) Hof. —
2) * = prāṅga.
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Prāṅgana (प्राङ्गन):—n. Hof. Richtiger prāṅgana.
Prāṅgaṇa (प्राङ्गण) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Paṃgaṇa.
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
Prāṃgaṇa (प्रांगण) [Also spelled prangan]:—(nm) a courtyard; an enclave.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Prāṃgaṇa (ಪ್ರಾಂಗಣ):—[noun] an area surrounded on its four sides by buildings; a quadrangle.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Prāṅgaṇa (प्राङ्गण):—n. 1. courtyard; 2. a small drum;
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.
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Starts with: Pranganastha, Pranganatas.
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