Prasadhana, Prasādhana: 13 definitions
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Alternative spellings of this word include Prasadhan.
In Hinduism
Kama-shastra (the science of Love-making)
Prasādhana (प्रसाधन) refers to “clothes and ornaments” (as prescribed by traditional daily-routine-duties of the householder), according to chapter 1.4 of Vātsyāyana’s Kāmasūtra: a Sanskrit text from the 2nd century dealing with eroticism, sexuality and emotional fulfillment in life belonging to Kāmaśāstra (the ancient Indian science of love-making).—Accordingly [while describing the daily routine of a citizen]: “After [one’s midday sleep,] the householder, having put on his clothes and ornaments (gṛhīta-prasādhana), should, during the afternoon, converse with his friends. [gṛhītaprasādhanasyāparāhṇe goṣṭhīvihārāḥ] In the evening there should be singing, and after that the householder, along with his friend, should await in his room, previously decorated and perfumed, the arrival of the woman that may be attached to him, or he may send a female messenger for her, or go for her himself. After her arrival at his house, he and his friend should welcome her, and entertain her with a loving and agreeable conversation. Thus end the duties of the day.”.
Kamashastra (कामशास्त्र, kāmaśāstra) deals with ancient Indian science of love-making, passion, emotions and other related topics dealing with the pleasures of the senses.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Prasādhana (प्रसाधन).—
1) Accomplishing, effecting, bringing about.
2) Setting in order, arranging.
3) Decorating, ornamenting, embellishing; toilet, dress; ध्रियते कुसुम- प्रसाधनं तव तच्चारु वपुर्न दृश्यते (dhriyate kusuma- prasādhanaṃ tava taccāru vapurna dṛśyate) Kumārasambhava 4.18.
4) A decoration, ornament, means of decoration or ornament; भूतार्थ- शोभाह्रियमाणनेत्राः प्रसाधने संनिहितेऽपि नार्यः (bhūtārtha- śobhāhriyamāṇanetrāḥ prasādhane saṃnihite'pi nāryaḥ) Kumārasambhava 7.13,3.
-naḥ, -nam, -nī A comb.
Derivable forms: prasādhanam (प्रसाधनम्).
Prasādhana (प्रसाधन).—n.
(-naṃ) 1. Dress, decoration, embellishment. 2. Accomplishing, effecting. 3. Arranging. 4. Means of decoration, things of ornamentation. nf. (-naṃ-nī) A comb. f. (-nī) A drug, commonly called Siddhi. E. pra before, sādh to accomplish, aff. lyuṭ .
Prasādhana (प्रसाधन).—[pra-sādh + ana], I. n. 1. Dressing, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 10, 32; 2, 211 (decking the hair). 2. Dress, embellishment, accomplishment, [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] [distich] 22. 3. Accomplishing, adorning, [Mālavikāgnimitra, (ed. Tullberg.)] 62, 23; anointing the body, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 7, 220; 4, 152. Ii. m., f. nī, and n. A comb.
Prasādhana (प्रसाधन).—[adjective] accomplishing; [neuter] bringing about, arranging, ornament, dress, kalā [feminine] the art of dressing or decorating.
— [feminine] ī comb.
1) Prasādhana (प्रसाधन):—[=pra-sādhana] [from pra-sādh] mf(ī)n. accomplishing, effecting, [Ṛg-veda]
2) [v.s. ...] m. a comb, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [=pra-sādhana] [from pra-sādh] n. (ifc. f(ā). ) bringing about, perfecting, [Nirukta, by Yāska]
4) [v.s. ...] n. arranging, preparing, [Suśruta]
5) [v.s. ...] embellishment, decoration, toilet and its requisites, [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.
6) [v.s. ...] [wrong reading] for sādana
Prasādhana (प्रसाधन):—[pra-sādhana] (naṃ) 1. n. Dressing; effecting. n. f. (naṃ-nī) A comb. f. A drug.
Prasādhana (प्रसाधन):—(wie eben)
1) adj. f. ī zuwegebringend: yo ya.ñasya pra.ādhana.tanturde.eṣvātataḥ . tamāhutaṃ naśīmahi [Ṛgveda 10, 57, 2.] vi.athasya pra.ādhanama.nim [91, 8.] —
2) Kamm, m. [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 688.] f. ī [Amarakoṣa 2, 6, 3, 41.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 4, 182.] [Medinīkoṣa Nalopākhyāna 195.] [YUKTIKALPATARU im Śabdakalpadruma] n. [AMARAMĀLĀ] bei [Bharata] zu [Amarakoṣa] [Śabdakalpadruma] keśaprasādhanī Haarkamm [Suśruta 2, 138, 5.] —
3) f. ī ein best. Heilkraut (siddhi) [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] —
4) n. a) das Zuwegebringen: ṛñjatiḥ prasādhanakarmā [Yāska’s Nirukta 6, 21.] (arśasām) doṣata eva prasādhanaṃ kartavyam das Zurechtbringen [Suśruta 1, 259, 21.] Zubereitung: paṭupāka [2, 350, 13.] — b) das Ordnen, Schmücken; Anputz, Toilette; Alles was zum Anputz dient [Amarakoṣa 2, 6, 3, 1.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 636.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] [Halāyudha 2, 384.] keśānām [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 2, 211.] [Mahābhārata 13, 4976.] [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 34, 21.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 7, 12, 8.] keśānāṃ ca mālyādinā prasādhanam [Kullūka] zu [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 2, 211.] prasādhanaṃ pūrvāhṇa eva kurvīta er mache seine Toilette [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 4, 152. 7, 220. 10, 32.] [Mahābhārata 13, 2531. 5075.] [Harivaṃśa 7777] (wo fälschlich prasādanaṃ steht). bhāryāṃ kḷptaprasādhanām [Kathāsaritsāgara 15, 88.] vidhiṃ duhituścakāra [34, 250.] mukhaprasādanavidhau (lies prasādhana) [Mālavikāgnimitra 40.] prasādhanavidheḥ prasādhanaviśeṣaḥ Schmuck [Vikramorvaśī 22.] [Śākuntala 87, 16.] [KĀM. NĪTIS. 7, 28.] [Kumārasaṃbhava 7, 13. 30.] kusuma Blumenschmuck [4, 18.] — prasādhana fehlerhaft für prasādana [Mahābhārata 9, 3527.] Vgl. duṣprasādhana .
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Prasādhana (प्रसाधन):—
4) b) na tanoti prasādhanam schmückt sich nicht [Kathāsaritsāgara 104, 55.] kṛtaprasādhanā [76, 13. 82, 34. Z. 6] [Harivaṃśa 7777] liest die neuere Ausg. añjanaṃ rocanaṃ cāpi st. prasādanaṃ cāñjanaṃ ca .
Prasādhana (प्रसाधन):——
1) Adj. zuwegebringend. —
2) (*m.) f. ī und (*n.) Kamm. keśaprasādhanī Haarkamm. —
3) *f. ī eine best. Heilpflanze. —
4) n. — a) das Zuwegebringen. — b) das Zurechtbringen. — c) das Ordnen , Schmücken , Anputz , Toilette ; alles was zum Anputz dient. ksuma Blumenschmuck. Am Ende eines adj. Comp. f. ā. — d) fehlerhaft für prasādana.
Prasādhana (प्रसाधन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Pasāhaṇa.
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
Prasādhana (प्रसाधन) [Also spelled prasadhan]:—(nm) make-up; make-up aids, beauty aids; cosmetics; adornment; -[gṛha] a beauty saloon; -[sāmagrī] beauty aids, make-up aids; cosmetics.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Prasādhana (ಪ್ರಸಾಧನ):—
1) [noun] the act of decorating, adorning or making up.
2) [noun] the condition of being decorated, made up.
3) [noun] the costumes, wigs, cosmetics ornaments, etc. used in making up (as an actor).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Prasādhana (प्रसाधन):—n. 1. accomplishing; effecting; bringing about; 2. setting in order; arranging 3. decorating; embellishing; 4. means of decoration or ornamentation; embellishment;
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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