Prasu, Prashu, Prasū, Prāśu: 12 definitions
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Prasu means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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 Prāśu can be transliterated into English as Prasu or Prashu, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Prasū (प्रसू) refers to a “mother”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.26 (“Pārvatī-Jaṭila dialogue”).—Accordingly, as Śiva (in guise of a Brahmacārin) said to Pārvatī: “[...] O gentle lady, are you the wife of an ascetic who does not provide you with food and shelter and so leaving you has gone to another place? Tell me, in which family are you born? Who is your father? What are your undertakings? You are very fortunate. Futile is your interest in penance. Are you the mother of the Vedas [i.e., veda-prasū]? Are you Lakṣmī or Sarasvatī? I dare not guess who you are?”.
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Prasu (प्रसु) or Prasū (प्रसू).—1 P., 2, 4 Ā.
1) To beget, generate, produce.
2) To bring forth, be delivered of; पुत्ररत्नं प्रासोष्ट (putraratnaṃ prāsoṣṭa).
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Prasū (प्रसू).—a.
1) Bringing forth, bearing, giving birth to; स्त्रीप्रसूश्चाधिवेत्तव्या (strīprasūścādhivettavyā) Y.1.73. -f.
1) A mother; मातरपितरौ प्रसूजनयितारौ (mātarapitarau prasūjanayitārau) Ak. 'parents'; Śiśupālavadha 9.14.
2) A mare.
3) A spreading creeper.
4) A young shoot, tender grass.
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Prasū (प्रसू).—6 P.
1) To urge, impel, bid.
2) To hurl, throw.
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Prāśu (प्राशु).—a. Ved. Exceedingly quick or swift.
-śuḥ 1 Eating.
2) One who eats Soma.
3) An enemy of Vṛtra.
Prasū (प्रसू).—f.
(-sūḥ) 1. A mother. 2. A mare. 3. A spreading creeper. 4. The plantain. Adj. Bringing forth, bearing. E. pra before, sū to bear, aff. kvip .
Prasū (प्रसू).—[pra-sū], f. 1. A mother, [Śiśupālavadha] 9, 14. 2. A mare. 3. A spreading creeper. 4. The plantain.
Prasū (प्रसू).—[neuter] bearing, bringing forth (—°), fruitful. [feminine] mother; shoot, young grass or herb.
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Prāśu (प्राशु).—[adjective] very quick, swift.
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Prasū (प्रसू).—bring forth, produce, impel, set in motion, cause, bid.
Prasū is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pra and sū (सू).
1) Prasu (प्रसु):—[=pra-su] -√3. su Caus. -sāvayati, to cause continuous pressing (of Soma), [Nidāna-sūtra]
2) Prasū (प्रसू):—[=pra-sū] a. pra-√1. sū [Parasmaipada] -suvati, -sauti, ([imperative] -suhi with [varia lectio] -sūhi, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra]), to set in motion, rouse to activity, urge, incite, impel, bid, command, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda; Brāhmaṇa];
2) —to allow, give up to, deliver, [Atharva-veda; Brāhmaṇa; ???];
2) —to hurl, throw, [Bhaṭṭi-kāvya [Scholiast or Commentator]]
3) [=pra-sū] b. pra-√2. sū [Ātmanepada] -sūte, -sūyate, (rarely [Parasmaipada] -savati, -sauti; once [Potential] -sunuyāt, [Vajracchedikā]),
—to procreate, beget, bring forth, obtain offspring or bear fruit, produce, [Brāhmaṇa; Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.;
— (mostly [Ātmanepada] -sūyate, rarely ti) to be born or produced, originate, arise, [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata etc.]
4) [=pra-sū] c mfn. bringing forth, bearing, fruitful, productive, [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.
5) [v.s. ...] (ifc.) giving birth to (cf. pitṛ-pr, putrikā-pr, strī-pr)
6) [v.s. ...] f. a mother, [Inscriptions; cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) [v.s. ...] a mare, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
8) [v.s. ...] a young shoot, tender grass or herbs, sacrificial grass, [Ṛg-veda; Brāhmaṇa; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra]
9) [v.s. ...] a spreading creeper, the plantain, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
10) Prāśū (प्राशू):—[from prāś] 1. prāśū m. (for 2. See below) an eater, guest (?), [Ṛg-veda i, 40, 5] (Mahidh. ‘very swift’ = śīghra cf. prāśu).
11) Prāśu (प्राशु):—mfn. (pra-āśu) very quick or speedy, [Ṛg-veda] (= kṣipra, [Naighaṇṭuka, commented on by Yāska i, 15])
12) ind. (u) quickly, swiftly, [Āpastamba-śrauta-sūtra]
13) Prāśū (प्राशू):—2. prāśū m. (for 1. See under 2. prāś) = parā-krama, [Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa [Scholiast or Commentator]] (cf. satya-pr).
Prasū (प्रसू):—[pra-sū] (sūḥ) 3. f. A mother; a mare; a spreading creeper; a plantain.
Prasū (प्रसू):—
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Prāśu (प्राशु):—
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Prāśū (प्राशू):—m. so v. a. parākrama Comm. zu [Taittirīyabrāhmaṇa 1, 1, 5, 1.] — Vgl. satya .
Prasū (प्रसू):——
1) Adj. — a) gebärend , fruchttragend , fruchtbar. strīprasū Töchter gebärend. — b) Etwas (im Comp. vorangehend) erzeugend , so v.a. sorgend für —
2) f. — a) Mutter. — b) *Stute. — c) Schoss , junges Gras und Kraut , das beim Opfer gebrauchte , mit Blüthenähren versehene Gras.
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Prāśu (प्राशु):—Adj. überaus rasch , — flink , — behend prāśu Adv. [Āpastamba’s Śrautasūtra 7,13,3.]
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Prāśū (प्राशू):—1. m. Esser ([Sāyaṇa. ] ) so v.a. Gast ([GRASSMANN] ) [Ṛgveda (roth). 1,40,1.] Eher Adj. = prāśu ; = śīdhra [Mahīdhara] zu [Vājasaneyisaṃhitā 34,56.]
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Prāśū (प्राशू):—2. m. nach dem Comm. = parākrama in satyaprāśū.
Prasū (प्रसू) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Pasava, Pasū, Phāsu, Phāsua, Phāsuga.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Prasū (प्रसू):—: (nf) a mother, progenitress; one who bears/delivers (a child).
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Kannada-English dictionary
Prāsu (ಪ್ರಾಸು):—[noun] = ಪ್ರಾಸ - [prasa -] 3.
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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Partial matches: Pra, Cu, Shu.
Starts with (+11): Prashubh, Prashuc, Prashuci, Prashuddhi, Prashukriya, Prashumbh, Prashuna, Prashushah, Prasucaka, Prasucay, Prasuhma, Prasuka, Prasukta, Prasumant, Prasumat, Prasumaya, Prasun, Prasunabana, Prasunaka, Prasunamala.
Full-text (+86): Masiprasu, Pitriprasu, Lakshmanaprasu, Muktaprasu, Balaprasu, Bahuprasu, Prashushah, Bharataprasu, Shaniprasu, Striprasu, Putrikaprasu, Satyaprashu, Karttikeyaprasu, Viraprasu, Suprasu, Dutprasu, Puttrikaprasu, Yathaprashu, Prasumat, Prasumaya.
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