Pranipat, Praṇipat: 4 definitions
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Pranipat 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.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPraṇipat (प्रणिपत्).—1 P. To bow down to, fall prostrate before, bow respectfully to, salute (with acc. or dat.); प्रणिपत्य सुरास्तस्मै शमयित्रे सुरद्विषाम् (praṇipatya surāstasmai śamayitre suradviṣām) R.1.15; वागीशं वाग्भिरर्थ्याभिः प्रणिपत्योपतस्थिरे (vāgīśaṃ vāgbhirarthyābhiḥ praṇipatyopatasthire) Kumārasambhava 2.3;3.6.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPraṇipat (प्रणिपत्).—throw one’s self down, bow to ([accusative], [dative], or [locative]). [Causative] cause to fall down or bow.
Praṇipat is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms praṇi and pat (पत्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPraṇipat (प्रणिपत्):—[=pra-ṇi-√pat] ([Pāṇini 8-4, 17]) [Parasmaipada] -patati ([especially] [indeclinable participle] -patya), to throw one’s self down before, bow respectfully to ([accusative], rarely [dative case] or [locative case]), [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.:—[Causal] -pātayati, to cause a person ([accusative]) to bow down or fall prostrate, [Mālavikāgnimitra]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Praṇipat (प्रणिपत्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Paṇivaya.
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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