Prapat: 6 definitions
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Prapat means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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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Sanskrit dictionary
Prapat (प्रपत्).—1 P.
1) To fly forth or away.,
2) To fly, fly or move about.
3) To fall down or upon, throw oneself down.
4) To hasten towards.
5) To be deprived of, fall from, lose, fall off or away from.
6) To come down, fall down, descend. -Caus.
1) To throw down.
2) To rout, put to flight.
3) To chase, pursue.
Prapat (प्रपत्).—fly forth or along, hasten to ([locative]); fall down, rush upon, come into ([locative]). [Causative] cause to flee, pursue.
Prapat is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pra and pat (पत्).
Prapat (प्रपत्):—[=pra-√pat] [Parasmaipada] -patati, to fly away or along, hasten towards ([locative case]), fly or fall down upon ([locative case]), fall, [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.;
—to fall from, be deprived of, lose ([ablative]), [Mahābhārata] :
—[Causal] -pātayati, to cause to fly away, [Atharva-veda; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa];
—to chase, pursue, [Mahābhārata];
—to throw down, [ib.] :
—[Desiderative] -pipatiṣati, to wish to hurry away, [Atharva-veda] :
—[Intensive] -pāpatīti, to shoot forth, [Ṛg-veda]
Prapat (प्रपत्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Pavaḍa.
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
Prapat in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) a fall, waterfall, cataract..—prapat (प्रपात) is alternatively transliterated as Prapāta.
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Nepali dictionary
Prapaat is another spelling for प्रपात [prapāta].—n. 1. falling down or into; a fall; 2. cascade; waterfall; 3. precipice; steep rock;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+6): Prapata, Prapatabhimukha, Prapatakala, Prapatam, Prapatambu, Prapatana, Prapath, Prapatha, Prapathaka, Prapathin, Prapathita, Prapathya, Prapati, Prapatika, Prapatin, Prapatishnu, Prapatita, Prapatni, Prapatr, Prapatra.
Full-text: Prapata, Udasarpana, Anuprapat, Prapatam, Prapatishnu, Prapatita, Prapatambu, Prapatabhimukha, Prapatin, Pavada, Prapatana, Prapitva, Prapitsu, Papata.
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
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Nirukta and the Vedic interpretation (study) (by Shruti S. Pradhan)
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Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
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Ganita-sara-sangraha by Mahavira-Acharya (by M. Rangacharya)
Chapter 4 - Trtiyah prakirnaka vyavaharah < [Part 2 - Sanskrit text]
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Review of Panchakarma for surgical conditions in Ayurveda. < [2020: Volume 9, September issue 10]