Prashams, Praśaṃs: 4 definitions

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Prashams 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.

The Sanskrit term Praśaṃs can be transliterated into English as Prasams or Prashams, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Praśaṃs (प्रशंस्).—1 P.

1) To praise, extol, approve, speak approvingly of, commend; हरिणा युवतिः प्रशशंसे (hariṇā yuvatiḥ praśaśaṃse) Gītagovinda 1; यच्च वाचा प्रशस्यते (yacca vācā praśasyate) Manusmṛti 5.127; प्राशंसीत्तं निशाचरः (prāśaṃsīttaṃ niśācaraḥ) Bhaṭṭikāvya 15.65; R.5.25;17.36.

2) To esteem, value.

3) To declare.

4) To foretell, prophesy.

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

Praśaṃs (प्रशंस्).—tell forth, proclaim aloud; stir up, excite; praise, extol, recommend to ([genetive]).

Praśaṃs is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pra and śaṃs (शंस्).

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

Praśaṃs (प्रशंस्):—[=pra-√śaṃs] [Parasmaipada] [Ātmanepada] -śaṃsati, te, (irreg. [Potential] -śaṃsīyāt, [Cāṇakya]), to proclaim, declare, praise, laud, extol, [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.;

—to urge on, stimulate, [Ṛg-veda i, 84, 19];

—to approve, esteem, value (with na, to disapprove, blame), [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.;

—to foretell, prophesy, [Cāṇakya]

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Praśaṃs (प्रशंस्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Pasaṃsa.

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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.

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