Prashamsya, Praśaṃsya: 7 definitions
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Prashamsya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Praśaṃsya can be transliterated into English as Prasamsya or Prashamsya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationPraśaṃsya (प्रशंस्य) or Supraśaṃsya refers to “praising someone”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.30 (“The Celebration of Pārvatī’s Return”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada: “On hearing that Pārvatī was returning, Menā and Himavat excessively delighted went ahead seated in a divine vehicle. [...] Women near and dear as also the wives of her brothers embraced her closely with great pleasure.—‘A great task has been well accomplished by you. It has saved the whole family . All of us are sanctified by your noble conduct’.—Praising (su-praśaṃsya) her with these and similar words they bowed to her with great delight. They worshipped her with sandal paste and sweet scented flowers in great joy. [...]”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypraśaṃsya (प्रशंस्य).—a S (Possible, purposed, necessary, suitable) to be praised or commended.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryPrāśaṃsya (प्राशंस्य).—(= Pali pāsaṃsa, according to [Pali Text Society’s Pali-English Dictionary] gdve., with prā-for pra-, but could be from Sanskrit praśaṃsā plus ya), praiseworthy or resulting in praise: dṛṣṭe ca dharme prāśaṃsyaḥ Udānavarga v.25; compare Pali Pv. iv.7.13 diṭṭhe va dhamme pāsaṃso.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPraśaṃsya (प्रशंस्य).—[adjective] to be praised, better than ([ablative]).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Praśaṃsya (प्रशंस्य):—[=pra-śaṃsya] [from pra-śaṃs] mfn. to be pr°, praisew°, [Ṛg-veda; Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa; Uttararāma-carita] ([varia lectio])
2) [v.s. ...] preferable to, better than ([ablative]), [Manu-smṛti ii, 95; Manvarthamuktāvalī, kullūka bhaṭṭa’s Commentary on manu-smṛti] (cf. 1. śasya.)
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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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Partial matches: Shamsya, Pra.
Ends with: Suprashamsya.
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