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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Praṇipāta (प्रणिपात) refers to “worship one by prostrating”, according to the Kubjikāmata-tantra, the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.—Accordingly, “Accomplishment is not far and liberation is in the grasp of the disciple who, equal in pleasure and pain, behaves in this way. One should worship whatever the teacher gives as (his) teaching. Therefore, having known (the matter) in this way, the teacher is (realised to be) deity and in no other way. One should worship him by prostrating (praṇipāta) before him, with meditation and Yoga at all three times (of the day). One cannot perceive the invisible form of the Lord in any other way”.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

praṇipāta (प्रणिपात).—m S Salutation, reverence, obeisance.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

praṇipāta (प्रणिपात).—m Salutation, obeisance.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Praṇipāta (प्रणिपात).—

1) Falling at one's feet, prostration, submission; प्रणिपातप्रतीकारः संरम्भो हि महात्मनाम् (praṇipātapratīkāraḥ saṃrambho hi mahātmanām) R.4.64; तद् विद्धि प्रणिपातेन परिप्रश्नेन सेवया (tad viddhi praṇipātena paripraśnena sevayā) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 4.34.

2) Obeisance, salutation, reverential bow; प्रणिपातपूर्वं स्वहस्तलूनः (praṇipātapūrvaṃ svahastalūnaḥ) (puṣpoccayaḥ) Kumārasambhava 3.61;4.35; R.3.25.

Derivable forms: praṇipātaḥ (प्रणिपातः).

See also (synonyms): praṇipatanam.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pranipāta (प्रनिपात).—m.

(-taḥ) 1. Salutation, reverence, obeisance. 2. Falling at one’s feet, prostration. E. pra and ni before, pat to go, aff. ghañ .

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Praṇipāta (प्रणिपात).—i. e. pra-ni-pat + a, m. 1. Prostration, Böhtl. Ind. Spr. 442; [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] 34, 4. 2. Submission, [Raghuvaṃśa, (ed. Stenzler.)] 4, 64.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Praṇipāta (प्रणिपात).—[masculine] the same, reverence, humility.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Praṇipāta (प्रणिपात):—[=pra-ṇipāta] [from praṇi-pat] m. (ifc. f(ā). ) falling at a person’s feet, prostration, humble submission to ([genitive case]), salutation, reverence, obeisance, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Praṇipāta (प्रणिपात) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Paṇivāya.

[Sanskrit to German]

Pranipata in German

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Praṇipāta (ಪ್ರಣಿಪಾತ):—

1) [noun] the act of bowing in respect, worship or submission.

2) [noun] a lying with the face downward in demonstration of great humility or abject submission; prostration.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Partial matches: Pra, Nipata.

Starts with: Pranipatagata, Pranipatana, Pranipatanapratikara, Pranipatanapurahsaram, Pranipatanapurvakam, Pranipatanarasa, Pranipatanashiksha, Pranipatapratikara, Pranipatapurahsaram, Pranipatapurvakam, Pranipatarasa, Pranipatas, Pranipatashiksha.

Ends with: Ashtangapranipata, Avadhutapranipata, Sapranipata.

Full-text: Pranipatarasa, Pranipatapratikara, Pranipatapurahsaram, Pranipatagata, Panivaya, Pranipatti, Pranipatashiksha, Avadhutapranipata, Ashtangapranipata, Pranipatapurvakam, Pranipatana, Purahsara, Shiksha, Langhana.

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