Prarabdha, Prārabdha: 14 definitions
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Prarabdha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Prarabdh.
In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric TraditionsPrārabdha (प्रारब्ध) or Prārabdhakarma refers to a type of karma (which fuels his present existence), according to the Svacchandatantra verse 4.141-145.—Accordingly, “Next, he should then bring about destruction of the past and future karma for the liberation-seeker, because of his indifference [to the world]. He should not purify the one [part of karma] that is the prārabdha [karma], [which fuels his present existence]. But for the Sādhaka, he should purify [only] one [part of the] past karma for the purpose of power, and having manifested the past and future karma together, he should initiate [the candidate]. This is the śivadharmiṇī-dīkṣā. [...]”.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramPrārabdha (प्रारब्ध) refers to “beginning (to practice severe austerity)”, according to the Yogakhaṇḍa of the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, [while discussing the Hagiography of Siddha Bauddhadeva]: “[...] Having recollected the god with (his) blissful mind, (the king) went to the shore (of the nearby sea). O god, Vyāpaka, Jaya and Vijaya, the third—these are the three adepts who resided there. O Bhairava, he began (prārabdha) to practice very difficult austerity, (hanging) face down. He practiced severe austerity for a thousand divine years. Jaya was on (his) left shoulder and Vijaya on (his) right. The Pervasive One (Vyāpaka), practiced terrible austerity in the Cavity of Brahmā. [...]”.
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.
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
Source: Wikisource: Ashtavakra GitaPrārabdha (प्रारब्ध) refers to “antecedent causal action”, according to the Aṣṭāvakragītā (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Vedānta topics.—Accordingly, [as Janaka says to Aṣṭavakra]: “In my unblemished nature there are no elements, no body, no faculties, no mind. There is no void and no anguish. [...] For him who is always free from individual characteristics there is no antecedent causal action (prārabdha), no liberation during life, and no fulfilment at death. [kva prārabdhāni karmāṇi jīvanmuktirapi kva vā] For me, free from individuality, there is no doer and no reaper of the consequences, no cessation of action, no arising of thought, no immediate object, and no idea of results. [...]”.
Vedanta (वेदान्त, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryprārabdha (प्रारब्ध).—n (S) Merit and demerit during some former stage of existence considered as constituting the occasion of the present birth, and as regulating the allotment to it of physical good and evil:--thus answering both to Fortune or destiny as the appointer and to fortune or fortunes as one's portion appointed. prārabdha is distinguished into sañcitaprārabdha & kriyamāṇaprārabdha Fortunes as determined by one's deeds in a former birth, and fortunes as resulting from the deeds of the present. Sanskrit adage. prārabdhakarmaṇāmbhōgādēvakṣayaḥ Done deeds pass away only on being reaped; i.e. "every deed shall have its recompense of reward." Ec- cles. xii. 14. prārabdha is also distinguished into anicchāprārabdha, parēcchāprārabdha, svēcchāprārabdha q.v. in loc.
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prārabdha (प्रारब्ध).—p S Begun, commenced, entered upon.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishprārabdha (प्रारब्ध).—n Fortune or destiny. a Begun.
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 dictionaryPrārabdha (प्रारब्ध).—p. p. Begun, commenced.
-bdham 1 What is begun, an undertaking; विघ्नैः पुनः पुनरपि प्रतिहन्यमानाः प्रारब्धमुत्तमजना न परित्यजन्ति (vighnaiḥ punaḥ punarapi pratihanyamānāḥ prārabdhamuttamajanā na parityajanti) Bhartṛhari 1.27.
2) Fate, destiny.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrārabdha (प्रारब्ध).—mfn.
(-bdhaḥ-bdhā-bdhaṃ) Begun, beginning. E. pra and āṅ before, rabh to begin, kta aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrārabdha (प्रारब्ध).—[adjective] (having) begun or undertaken.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Prārabdha (प्रारब्ध):—[=prā-rabdha] [from prā-rabh] mfn. commenced, begun, undertaken, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] one who has c° or b° (also -vat mfn.), [Amaru-śataka; Rājataraṅgiṇī; Kathāsaritsāgara]
3) [v.s. ...] n. an undertaking, enterprise, [Kāvya literature; Pañcatantra]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrārabdha (प्रारब्ध):—[(bdhaḥ-bdhā-bdhaṃ) p.] Begun.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Prārabdha (प्रारब्ध) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Pāraṃbhiya, Pāraddha.
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
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryPrārabdha (प्रारब्ध) [Also spelled prarabdh]:—(nm) destiny, fate, lot; -[lekha] the writ of destiny/fate.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPrārabdha (ಪ್ರಾರಬ್ಧ):—[adjective] done earlier (esp. in one’s previous life or lives).
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Prārabdha (ಪ್ರಾರಬ್ಧ):—
1) [noun] = ಪ್ರಾರಬ್ಧಕರ್ಮ [prarabdhakarma].
2) [noun] a person who follows another consistent (as the consequences of one’s sinful deeds).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryPrārabdha (प्रारब्ध):—n. fate; destiny; predestination; adj. begun; commenced;
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.
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