Praskand: 4 definitions

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Praskand 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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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Praskand (प्रस्कन्द्).—1 P.

1) To leap forward, up or down; गदां प्रगृह्य वेगेन प्रचस्कन्द रथोत्तमात् (gadāṃ pragṛhya vegena pracaskanda rathottamāt) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 6.95.77.

2) To fall upon, attack.

3) To shed, spill; एते प्रस्कन्दन्ति (ete praskandanti) Praśna Up.1.13. -Caus.

1) To cross (a river &c.)

2) To pour out (as an oblation).

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

Praskand (प्रस्कन्द्).—spring forth, down, upon ([accusative]); spurt, drop, fall; attack, assail.

Praskand is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pra and skand (स्कन्द्).

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

Praskand (प्रस्कन्द्):—[=pra-√skand] [Parasmaipada] -skandati ([indeclinable participle] -skandya, or -skadya), to leap forth or out or up or down, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Brāhmaṇa; Mahābhārata] etc.;

—to gush forth (as tears), [Gautama-dharma-śāstra];

—to fall into ([accusative]), [Rāmāyaṇa];

—to fall upon, attack, [Mahābhārata];

—to shed, spill, [Brāhmaṇa; Upaniṣad] :

—[Causal] -skandayati. to cause to flow (a river; others ‘to cross’), [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa];

—to pour out (as an oblation), [Mahābhārata]

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

Praskand (प्रस्कन्द्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Pakkhaṃda.

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.

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