Prasavanti, Prasavantī: 3 definitions
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Prasavanti 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPrasavantī (प्रसवन्ती).—f. A woman in labour; न पश्येत् प्रसवन्तीं च तेजस्कामो द्विजोत्तमः (na paśyet prasavantīṃ ca tejaskāmo dvijottamaḥ) Manusmṛti 4.44.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrasavantī (प्रसवन्ती):—[=pra-savantī] [from pra-savat > pra-sava > pra-sū] f. a woman in labour, [Manu-smṛti iv, 44.]
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.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryPrasavantī (प्रसवन्ती):—n. a woman in labor pain;
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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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 4.44 < [Section IX - Personal Cleanliness]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Part 5 - Making known the names of the three jewels < [Chapter LI - Seeing all the Buddha Fields]
Appendix 1 - Distribution of gods in the three worlds < [Chapter XXXII-XXXIV - The eight classes of supplementary dharmas]