Pranijata, Prāṇijāta, Pranin-jata: 3 definitions
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Pranijata 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
Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)
Source: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)Prāṇijāta (प्राणिजात) refers to “animals”, according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, “[...] The object of hunting is not meat alone, but from it one acquires pearls, skins, and musks. Even elephants are captured; animals (prāṇijāta) therefore are sought for, for a variety of purposes, and so it is called hunting. [...]”.
This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPrāṇijāta (प्राणिजात).—a whole class of animals.
Derivable forms: prāṇijātam (प्राणिजातम्).
Prāṇijāta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms prāṇin and jāta (जात).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrāṇijāta (प्राणिजात):—[=prāṇi-jāta] [from prāṇi > prān] n. a class or species of animals, [Mahīdhara]
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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