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Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Prāptānujñā (प्राप्तानुज्ञा) refers to “having obtained (securing)” (permission), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.22 (“Description of Pārvatī’s penance”).—Accordingly, as Pārvatī’s maids said to Menakā: “O mother, O gentle lady, please listen to the words of your daughter. Obeisance be to you. You will listen with pleasure and act accordingly. For the sake of attaining Śiva, your daughter wishes to perform a severe penance. She has secured the permission [i.e., prāptānujñā] of her father. She now wants to seek it from you. O chaste lady, she is desirous of making her beauty fruitful. If your permission too is received, the penance can be performed”.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Prāptānujña (प्राप्तानुज्ञ).—a. one who has got permission to go, allowed to depart.

Prāptānujña is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms prāpta and anujña (अनुज्ञ).

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

Prāptānujñā (प्राप्तानुज्ञा).—(vb. āp), adj. having received the permission to withdraw.

Prāptānujñā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms prāpta and anujñā (अनुज्ञा).

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

Prāptānujña (प्राप्तानुज्ञ):—[from prāpta > prāp] mfn. allowed to withdraw or depart, [Rāmāyaṇa]

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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.

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Partial matches: Prapta, Anujna.

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