Prapitva: 5 definitions
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Prapitva 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
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and SubjectsPrapitva (प्रपित्व) is found in several passages of the Rigveda as a designation of time. In one passage the sense is made clear by the context: ‘at the rising of the sun’, ‘at midday’, and ‘at the prapitva, bordering on the night’. In another passage the sense of ‘late in the day’ also seems adequate, while the phrase abhipitve ahnaḥ, ‘at the close of day,’ also denotes the evening. According to Geldner, the sense of the word is the ‘decisive moment’ in a race or a battle, and so the ‘end of the day.’ Cf. ahan.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrapitva (प्रपित्व).—[neuter] going away, flight, retreat; evening.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Prapitva (प्रपित्व):—[=pra-pitva] [from pra-pāta > pra-pat] a See [column]2.
2) [=pra-pitva] b n. (perhaps for pra-pit-tva [from] √pat ; cf. apa-pitva) start, flight, haste, [Ṛg-veda]
3) [v.s. ...] the advanced day id est. evening, [ib.]
[Sanskrit to German]
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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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)