Praroha, Prāroha: 16 definitions
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In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Praroha (प्ररोह) or Aṅkūra refers to the “sprouts” (of trees), as mentioned in a list of four synonyms in the second chapter (dharaṇyādi-varga) of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu (an Ayurvedic encyclopedia). The Dharaṇyādi-varga covers the lands, soil, mountains, jungles and vegetation’s relations between trees [viz., Praroha] and plants and substances, with their various kinds.
Agriculture (Krishi) and Vrikshayurveda (study of Plant life)
Praroha (प्ररोह) refers to the “sprouting of a seed”, as prescribed by certain bio-organical recipes for plant mutagenesis, according to the Viśvavallabha-Vṛkṣāyurveda by Cakrapāṇi-Miśra (1580 CE): an encyclopedic work dealing with the principles of ancient Indian agriculture and horticulture.—Accordingly, “A seed that is sown after smearing it with Alangium salviifolium oil, and the marrow of boar and crocodile and sprinkled with coconut water (gale?) sprouts (praroha) immediately”.
Praroha (प्ररोह) refers to the “sprout” or “seedling” part of plants, representing a technical term related to the morphology branch of “plant science”, which ultimately involves the study of life history of plants, including its origin and development, their external and internal structures and the relation of the members of the plant body with one another.—The vṛkṣāṅga-sūtrīya-adhyāya, i.e., the chapter of the bījotpatti-kāṇḍa of Parāśara’s Vṛkṣāyurveda deals with various parts of plants. The synonyms of Praroha (“sprout”) are Udbheda and Aṅkura. When a seed (bīja) comes in contact with soil, it softens and swells. Next it manifests itself by striking a root (mūla) into the soil. And thus it completes the sprouting process along with a visible cotyledon (bījamātṛkā) and sometimes with primary leaf (bījapatra). Once the sprouting (praroha) takes place, the seedling draws its nourishment from bījamātṛkā. With this supply of nourishment the seedling grows on. However, so long the root of the sprout has not fully established itself into the soil the process continues. By the time the established sprout (praroha) is able to draw its nourishment directly from the soil, the cotyledons (bījamātṛkā) dry up. Now the root (mūla) draws the aqueous fluid from the soil and supplies it right upto the leaf through syandanī i.e. vascular system. And here in the leaf ‘pārthiva-rasa’ gets digested in presence of colouring matter. In this process some sort of warm waste material comes out. The sap which is now a finer product nourishes the entire product of seedling (praroha) becomes a full fledged plant in due course.
Shoots (praroha) have been divided into two classes depending upon if they come out from a seed with one cotyledon or with two cotyledons, and they are named—
- Ekmātṛka (having one primary leaf),
- Dvimātrika (having two primary leafs).
A shoot or sprout (praroha) by nature may be of three kinds viz.
- Avyakta-mātṛka (invisible cotyledon),
- Vyakta-ātṛka (visible cotyledon),
- Vidala-mātṛka (shrivelled cotyledon).
Shoots (praroha) are of five kinds. They are called:
- Bījāṅkura,
- Patrāṅkura,
- Kāṇḍāṅkura,
- Kandāṅkura,
- Mūlāṅkura.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Praroha (प्ररोह):—Off shoots of a plant
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Praroha (प्ररोह) refers to “sprouting (of those who die)”, according to the Vārāṇasīmāhātmya verse 1.116-125.—Accordingly, “[...] And there is no rebirth (udbhava) in this world for those Pāśupata sages who follow the observance of the skull, they who abide by the Atimārga. For the practitioners of the Atimārga there is only indifference. Those who have set out on the Atimārga only delight in indifference. Those who die on the saline ground go along that path, but of all saline grounds Vārāṇasī is the best, O sage. And there is no sprouting (praroha) for those who die there. The body abandoned on the cremation ground merges in the Lord of Time. [...]”.
Praroha (प्ररोह) refers to “taking root (in various bodies)”, according to the Netratantroddyota commentary on the Netratantra of Kṣemarāja: a Śaiva text from the 9th century in which Śiva (Bhairava) teaches Pārvatī topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.—Accordingly, [verse 4.5cd-6, while describing the purification process of the initiand]—“Conceived means taking root in (antar-praroha) various bodies, janana is to be born out of that, adhikāra is the success of those who have grown to maturity and are suitable to experience bhoga. He’s qualified to achieve karma, i.e., he can acquire its ability to bring about enjoyment matured by the great power of the mantras. It takes the form of being ready to perform results. [...]”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Praroha (प्ररोह).—
1) Sprouting, shooting or growing up, gremination; as in यवाङ्कुरप्ररोहः (yavāṅkuraprarohaḥ).
2) A bud, sprout, shoot (fig. also); प्लक्षप्ररोह इव सौधतलं बिभेद (plakṣapraroha iva saudhatalaṃ bibheda) R.8.93; प्लक्षान् प्ररोह- जटिलानिव मन्त्रिवृद्धान् (plakṣān praroha- jaṭilāniva mantrivṛddhān) 13.71; Kumārasambhava 5.6;7.17; Uttararāmacarita 5.3.
3) A scion, offspring; हा राधेयकुलप्ररोह (hā rādheyakulapraroha) Ve.4; Mv.6.25; नन्दवंशप्ररोहः (nandavaṃśaprarohaḥ) Mu.1.11.
4) A shoot of light; कुर्वन्ति सामन्तशिखामणीनां प्रभाप्ररोहास्तमयं रजांसि (kurvanti sāmantaśikhāmaṇīnāṃ prabhāprarohāstamayaṃ rajāṃsi) R.6.33.
5) A new leaf or branch, twig, spray.
6) An excrescence.
Derivable forms: prarohaḥ (प्ररोहः).
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Prāroha (प्रारोह).—A shoot, sprout, new leaf; see प्ररोह (praroha). -a. Accustomed to rise or ascend.
Derivable forms: prārohaḥ (प्रारोहः).
Praroha (प्ररोह).—m.
(-haḥ) 1. A bud, a shoot. 2. A shoot of light. E. pra before, ruh to grow, aff. ghañ .
Praroha (प्ररोह).—i. e. pra-ruh + a, m. A shoot, [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] [distich] 157; a branch, [Pañcatantra] 259, 1.
Praroha (प्ररोह).—[masculine] ṇa [neuter] growing or shooting forth (lit. & [figuratively]); sprout, shoot, twig.
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Prāroha (प्रारोह).—[masculine] shoot, sprout.
1) Praroha (प्ररोह):—[=pra-roha] [from pra-ruh] m. germinating, sprouting, growing or shooting forth ([literally] and [figuratively]; cf. dṛḍhap), [Kumāra-sambhava; Manvarthamuktāvalī, kullūka bhaṭṭa’s Commentary on manu-smṛti] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] a bud, shoot, sprout, sprig, [Harivaṃśa; Kāvya literature; Suśruta] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] an excrescence, [Suśruta]
4) [v.s. ...] a new leaf or branch, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
5) [v.s. ...] ([figuratively]) a shoot = ray (of light; See prabhā-p), [Kumāra-sambhava; Raghuvaṃśa; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
6) Prāroha (प्रारोह):—[=prā-roha] [from prā] a m. a shoot, sprout (= pra-r), [Catalogue(s)]
7) [v.s. ...] mf(ī)n. accustomed to rise or ascend [gana] chattrādi.
8) [=prā-roha] [from prā-ruh] b See prā-r under 3. prā, p.702.
Praroha (प्ररोह):—[pra-roha] (haḥ) 1. m. A bud, a shoot.
Praroha (प्ररोह):—(von ruh mit pra) m.
1) das Keimen, Aufgehen, Hervorschiessen: bīja [Kapila 4, 29.] bījaṃ prarohāsamartham, brīhyādi prarohasamartham [Kullūka] zu [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 9, 291] bei [Loiseleur Deslongchamps] na ca prarohābhimukho pi dṛśyate manoratho syāḥ [Kumārasaṃbhava 5, 60.] upāṅgānyaṅgulīnetranāsāsyaśravaṇāni ca . prarohaṃ yānti cāṅgebhyastadvattebhyo nakhādikam .. [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 11, 4.] —
2) Schoss, Sprosse, Knospe, Trieb [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1118.] [Suśruta 1, 133, 16.] nyagrodha [259, 17.] puṣpaphalaprarohāḥ [2, 186, 3. 436, 1.] prarohāḍhyaṃ nyagrodham [Harivaṃśa 5291.] [Rāmāyaṇa 4, 25, 23.] [Raghuvaṃśa 8, 92. 9, 59. 13, 71.] [Kumārasaṃbhava 7, 17.] [Chezy’s Ausgabe des Śākuntala 61, 14.] [Vikramorvaśī 157.] [Ṛtusaṃhāra 1, 22.] [Rājataraṅgiṇī 6, 367.] uru adj. [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 3, 9, 16.] Auswuchs: māṃsa [Suśruta 1, 87, 14. 258, 7. 260, 9. 308, 6.] jyotiḥ, prabhā Lichtausläufer so v. a. Strahlen [Kumārasaṃbhava 3, 49.] [Raghuvaṃśa 6, 33.] — Vgl. dṛḍha, mahī, prāroha .
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Prāroha (प्रारोह):—adj. = prarohaḥ śīlamasya gaṇa chattrādi zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 4, 4, 62.] m. = praroha Schoss, Spross, Trieb: dharmataru [Oxforder Handschriften 209,a,20.]
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Praroha (प्ररोह):—
1) bījārthasya prarohaḥ syādudbhedaḥ [Sāhityadarpana 348.] —
2) Trieb in übertr. Bed.: yathāmayo sādhucikitsito nṛṇāṃ punaḥ punaḥ saṃtudati prarohān [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 11, 28, 28.]
Praroha (प्ररोह):—m. —
1) das Keimen , Aufgehen , Hervorschiessen in eig. und übertr. Bed. —
2) Schoss , Sprosse , Knospe , Trieb. —
3) Auswuchs. —
4) Trieb in übertr. Bed.
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Prāroha (प्रारोह):——
1) *Adj. = prarohaḥ śīlamasya. —
2) m. Schoss , Spross , Trieb.
Praroha (प्ररोह) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Paroha.
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
Prarōha (ಪ್ರರೋಹ):—
1) [noun] a germinating; a sprouting.
2) [noun] a young growth from a seed; growth (of a plant) that is in the very initial stage of development.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Prarohadharmin, Prarohaka, Prarohana, Prarohat, Prarohavant, Prarohavat.
Full-text (+61): Mamsapraroha, Dridhapraroha, Mahipraroha, Prabhapraroha, Anupraroha, Pishitapraroha, Prarohavat, Vijapraroha, Yavapraroha, Prarohin, Paroha, Bijapraroha, Plakshapraroha, Prarohadharmin, Prarohana, Prarohavant, Aushnya, Sirajala, Gandha, Vayu.
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