Prasaha, Prasāha, Prāsahā: 12 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Ayurveda
Languages
1. Sanskrit
2. Kannada
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Introduction:

Prasaha 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

Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany

Prasaha (प्रसह) is the Sanskrit name for a group of animals referring to “animals and birds who take their food by snatching”, the meat of which is used as a medicinal substance. Prasaha is a sub-group of Māṃsavarga (“group of meat”). It is a technical term used throughout Āyurveda. They were originally composed by Caraka in his Carakasaṃhitā sūtrasthāna XXVII.

The Prasaha group contains the following animals:

Go (cow),
Khara (ass),
Aśvatara (mule),
Uṣṭra (camel),
Dvīpin (panther),
Siṃha (lion),
Ṛkṣa (bear),
Vānara (monkey),
Vṛka (wolf),
Vyāghra (tiger),
Tarakṣu (hyena),
Babhru (large brow mongoose),
Mārjāra (cat),
Mūṣika (mouse),
Lopāka (fox),
Jambuka (jackal),
Śyena (hawk),
Vāntāda (dog),
Cāṣa (blue jay),
Vāyasau (crow),
Śaśaghnī (golden eagle),
Madhuhā (honey bazzard),
Bhāsa (beared vulture),
Gṛdhra (vulture),
Ulūka (owl),
Kuliṅgaka (sparrow hawk),
Dhūmikā (owlet),
Kurara (fish eagle).

Prasaha meat is heavy, hot and sweet in character. It promotes strength and development and acts as an aphrodisiac. It alleviates vāta but aggravata kapha and pitta. It is useful for the persons taking regular physical exercise and having strong digestive power. The meat of Prasaha animals and birds who are carnivorous is useful for those suffering from chronic piles, grahaṇī-doṣa and phthisis.

Source: archive.org: Sushruta samhita, Volume I

Birds such as, the

Kāka,
Kanka,
Kurura,
Chāsa,
Bhāsa,
Shashaghāti,
Uluka,
Chilli,
Shyena,
Gridhra, etc.

belong to the family of Prasahas (Carnivorous birds that suddenly dart on their prey).

Metrical Text The flesh of birds belonging to this group is identical in its virtues, potency, taste and digestive transformation with those of the aforesaid carnivorous mammals, such as the lion, etc., and is specially beneficial in cases of consumption and kindred wasting diseases.

The Prasaha is a sub-group of the Jāṅghala group (living in high ground and in a jungle).

Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Prasaha (प्रसह):—Animals which extend their neck and front part of body for food or animals and birds who take their food by snatching. Exp - Domestic cow, Donkey / ass, camel, horse, hyena, jackel, wolf etc.

context information

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.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Prasaha (प्रसह).—a. Withstanding, enduring, bearing up.

-haḥ 1 A beast or bird of prey.

2) Resistance, endurance, opposition.

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Prasāha (प्रसाह).—Overpowering, defeating.

Derivable forms: prasāhaḥ (प्रसाहः).

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Prāsahā (प्रासहा).—f. Name of Indra's wife; इन्द्रस्य प्रिया जाया वावाता प्रासहा नाम (indrasya priyā jāyā vāvātā prāsahā nāma) Ait. Br.3.22.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Prasaha (प्रसह).—m.

(-haḥ) 1. A beast or bird of prey. 2. Resistance, endurance. f.

(-hā) Adj. Withstanding, bearing up. E. pra before, sah to be able, aff. ac .

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Prasāha (प्रसाह).—m.

(-haḥ) Overpowering, defeating.

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

Prasaha (प्रसह).—[pra-sah + a], m. A beast or bird of prey.

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

Prasaha (प्रसह).—[adjective] & [masculine] bearing, resisting (—°).

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Prāsaha (प्रासह).—[adjective] powerful, victorious; [feminine] force, victory.

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Prāsaha (प्रासह).—[masculine] power, force.

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

1) Prasaha (प्रसह):—[=pra-saha] [from pra-sah] mfn. (ifc.) enduring withstanding, [Kāmandakīya-nītisāra]

2) [v.s. ...] m. endurance, resistance (See duṣ-pr)

3) [v.s. ...] a beast or bird of prey, [Caraka; Suśruta]

4) Prasahā (प्रसहा):—[=pra-sahā] [from pra-saha > pra-sah] f. Solanum Indicum, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) Prasāha (प्रसाह):—[=pra-sāha] [from pra-sah] a m. overpowering, defeating, force, violence (See aand duṣ-pr)

6) [v.s. ...] controlling one’s self, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

7) [=pra-sāha] b See pra- √sah.

8) Prāsahā (प्रासहा):—[=prā-sahā] [from prā-sah > prā] a ind. by force, violently, mightily, [Ṛg-veda; Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Brāhmaṇa]

9) Prāsaha (प्रासह):—[=prā-saha] [from prā] m. force, power, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa] (hāt ind. by force, [Mānava-gṛhya-sūtra])

10) Prāsahā (प्रासहा):—[=prā-sahā] [from prā-saha > prā] b f. Name of the wife of Indra, [Aitareya-brāhmaṇa]

11) Prāsāha (प्रासाह):—[=prā-sāha] [from prā] mfn. See jagat-prās

12) [v.s. ...] n. (with bharad-vājasya) Name of a Sāman, [Ārṣeya-brāhmaṇa]

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

Prasaha (प्रसह):—[pra-saha] (haḥ) 1. m. A beast of prey.

[Sanskrit to German]

Prasaha in German

context information

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

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Prasaha (ಪ್ರಸಹ):—[adjective] that lasts for ever or for a very long time.

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Prasaha (ಪ್ರಸಹ):—

1) [noun] the will or ability to wait or endure without complaint; patience; tolerance; forbearance.

2) [noun] ability to last, continue or remain; endurance.

3) [noun] a bird or beast that hunts another for food.

context information

Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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