Prasuti, Prasūti: 21 definitions
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In Hinduism
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Source: ISKCON Press: GlossaryPrasūti (प्रसूति).—A daughter of Svāyambhuva Manu who was the wife of Dakṣa.
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaPrasūti (प्रसूति).—A daughter of Svāyambhuva Manu. Svayaṃbhuva Manu had two sons named Priyavrata and Uttānapāda and three daughters named Ākūti, Devahūti and Prasūti. Ākūti was married to Ruciprajāpati, Devahūti to Kardamaprajāpati and Prasūti to Dakṣaprajāpati. Yajña is the son of Ākūti. Kapila is the son of Devahūti. Prasūti got only a number of daughters. (8th Skandha, Devī Bhāgavata).
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationPrasūti (प्रसूति) is one of the three daughters of Svāyambhuvamanu and Śatarūpā, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.1.16:—“[...] He (Svāyambhuva Manu) begot of her (Śatarūpā) two sons Priyavrata and Uttānapāda and three daughters Ākūti, Devahūti and Prasūti, all of them very famous. He gave Ākūti in marriage to Ruci and the middle one to Kardama. He gave Prasūti the younger sister of Uttānapāda in marriage to Dakṣa. Their sons and progeny are spread over the world both mobile and immobile. [...] O sage, Kardama begot of Devahūti many daughters. Dakṣa begot twenty-four daughters. [...] Thus according to their own actions and at the bidding of Śiva innumerable famous brahmins were born out of the various living beings”.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Prasūti (प्रसूति).—A daughter of Svāyambhuva Manu, married to Dakṣa: gave birth to sixteen (Twenty four Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa) daughters; was afraid of Vīrabhadra and his party in the sacrificial hall of her husband.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa III. 12. 55-56; IV. 1. 1 and 11, 47-48; 5. 9. Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa I. 1. 59; II. 9. 42-7; Vāyu-purāṇa 1. 66 and 68; Viṣṇu-purāṇa I. 7. 18-19, 22-27.
1b) An elephant daughter of the Dignāgas.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 7. 354.
1c) A daughter of Vairāja; was given in marriage to Dakṣa; Dakṣa to be conceived as prāṇa and Maru as saṅkalpa; to them were born 24 daughters, all viśvamātaras.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 10. 17, 22-3; 67. 27-8.
1d) A wife of Vasiṣṭha.*
- * Viṣṇu-purāṇa I. 7. 8.
Prasūti (प्रसूति) is the name of one of the two daughters of Manu-svāyaṃbhuva and Śatarūpā, according to the Vaṃśa (‘genealogical description’) of the 10th century Saurapurāṇa: one of the various Upapurāṇas depicting Śaivism.—Accordingly, [...] By penance Śatarūpā got Manu as her husband. As a result two sons—Priyavrata and Uttānapāda and two daughters—Ākūti and Prasūti were born. [...] Ākūti was married to Ruci and Prasūti to Dakṣa. Dakṣa produced in Prasūti twenty-four daughters . Dakṣa gave thirteen daughters Śraddhā and others to Dharma. Khyāti was given to Bhṛgu, Satī to Śiva, Sambhūti to Marīci, Smṛti to Aṅgiras, Prīti to Pulastya, Kṣamā to Pulaha, Saṃtati (Santati) to Kratu, Anasuyā to Atri, Ūrjā to Vasiṣṭha, Svadhā to Pitṛs and Svāhā to Agni.
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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: Ancient Science of Life: Vaidyavallabha: An Authoritative Work on Ayurveda TherapeuticsPrasūti (प्रसूति) refers to “parturated women”, and is dealt with in the 17th-century Vaidyavallabha (chapter 2) written by Hastiruci.—The Vaidyavallabha is a work which deals with the treatment and useful for all 8 branches of Ayurveda. The text Vaidyavallabha (mentioning prasūti) has been designed based on the need of the period of the author, availability of drugs during that time, disease manifesting in that era, socio-economical-cultural-familial-spiritual-aspects of that period Vaidyavallabha.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramPrasūti (प्रसूति) refers to “product (of consciousness)”, according to the Ṭīkā (commentary) on the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “[...] The three-fold transmission is said to be these three lineages. How is the three-fold transmission? (It is) the product of the essence of knowledge because it is the product of consciousness (cit-prasūti) which is the essence of true knowledge. This is the meaning. How is it that it is called the cause of the cause of the differentiation of the (three) times, namely, the future, the present and the past? [...]”..
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)
Source: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)Prasūti (प्रसूति) refers to the “children”, according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, “[...] It has been said that there are eighteen addictions. These are the outcome of the desire for earthly enjovments. [...] Wise men speak of that wife as a wife who has auspicious marks and who knows the fine arts, who is clever, who is loved by her husband, and who is young and modest. She is the chief instrument in attaining the three objects of life, and she is the distinguishing feature of domestic life. She looks after the children and the utensils and other articles of the household (prasūti-upaskara-prekṣā), and she charms the mind. [...]”.
This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: Apam Napat: Indian MythologyShe is the grand daughter of the sage Manu and the wife of Daksha. With him, she had a hundred daughters.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryprasūti (प्रसूति).—f (S) pop. prasūta f Bringing forth, parturition. 2 S Birth or production.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishprasūti (प्रसूति).—f Bringing forth, parturition. Birth.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPrasūti (प्रसूति).—f.
1) Procreation, begetting, generation.
2) Bringing forth, bearing, delivering, giving birth to; ऊर्ध्वं प्रसूतेश्चरितुं यतिष्ये (ūrdhvaṃ prasūteścarituṃ yatiṣye) R.14.66.
3) Calving.
4) Laying eggs; नवप्रसूतिर्वरटा तपस्विनी (navaprasūtirvaraṭā tapasvinī) N.1.135.
5) Birth, production, generation; प्रसूतिं चकमे तस्मिंस्त्रैलोक्यप्रभवोऽपि यत् (prasūtiṃ cakame tasmiṃstrailokyaprabhavo'pi yat) R.1. 53.
6) Appearance, coming forth, growth (of flowers &c.); आरण्यकोपात्तफलप्रसूतिः (āraṇyakopāttaphalaprasūtiḥ) R.5.15.
7) A product, production.
8) Offspring, progeny, issue; R.1.25,77; 2.4;5.7; प्रसूतिभाजः सर्गस्य तावेव पितरौ स्मृतौ (prasūtibhājaḥ sargasya tāveva pitarau smṛtau) Kumārasambhava 2.7; नूनं प्रसूतिविकलेन मया प्रसिक्तं धौताश्रुशेषमुदकं पितरः पिबन्ति (nūnaṃ prasūtivikalena mayā prasiktaṃ dhautāśruśeṣamudakaṃ pitaraḥ pibanti) Ś.6. 24.
9) A producer, generator, procreator; न केवलानां पयसां प्रसूतिम् (na kevalānāṃ payasāṃ prasūtim) R.2.63.
1) A mother.
11) A cause (kāraṇa); जगत्प्रसूतिः (jagatprasūtiḥ) Kirātārjunīya 4.32.
Derivable forms: prasūtiḥ (प्रसूतिः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrasūti (प्रसूति).—f.
(-tiḥ) 1. Bringing forth, (as young.) 2. Birth, production. 3. Offspring, children, a son or daughter. 4. A mother. 5. A producer, a procreator. 6. Calving or laying eggs. E. pra before, sū to bear, aff. ktin or ktic .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrasūti (प्रसूति).—[pra-sū + ti], f. 1. Bringing forth (as young). 2. Birth, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 4, 84 (a-rājanya-prasūti + tas, from one who is not born in the Kṣatriya caste); springing up, [Daśakumāracarita] in
Prasuti (प्रसुति).—[feminine] = [preceding] [neuter]
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Prasūti (प्रसूति).—[feminine] bringing forth, bearing, birth, production, coming forth, growth; [feminine] father or mother, child, offspring, grown fruit; urging, impelling, bidding, permission.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Prasuti (प्रसुति):—[=pra-suti] [from pra-sava > pra-su] f. a S° sacrifice, [Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi]
2) Prasūti (प्रसूति):—[=pra-sūti] [from pra-sava > pra-sū] a (pra-) f. (for 2. See below) instigation, order, permission, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa; Kāṭhaka]
3) [=pra-sūti] b f. (for 1. See pra- √1. su) procreation, generation, bringing forth (children or young), laying (eggs), parturition, birth, [Manu-smṛti iv, 84] (-tas), [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
4) [v.s. ...] coming forth, appearance, growth (of fruit, flowers etc.), [Kālidāsa; Prabodha-candrodaya]
5) [v.s. ...] a production, product (of plants or animals), [Mahābhārata]
6) [v.s. ...] a procreator, father or mother, [Harivaṃśa; Varāha-mihira; Raghuvaṃśa]
7) [v.s. ...] a child, offspring, progeny, [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] and e.
8) [v.s. ...] Name of a daughter of Manu and wife of Dakṣa, [Purāṇa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrasūti (प्रसूति):—[pra-sūti] (tiḥ) 2. f. Bringing forth; birth; offspring; production.
[Sanskrit to German]
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
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryPrasūti (प्रसूति):—(nf) child-birth, delivery; maternity; labour; offspring; -[avakāśa] maternity leave; -[kakṣa] labour-room; -[gṛha] maternity home; ~[ja] labour pains, pangs of child-birth; -[jvara] post-delivery fever; ~[śālā] maternity home.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPrasūti (ಪ್ರಸೂತಿ):—
1) [noun] a giving birth; childbirth.
2) [noun] an infant; a baby; a child.
3) [noun] that which is brought forth, produced.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Prasuti-vijnana, Prasuti-visheshajna, Prasutigriha, Prasutija, Prasutijvara, Prasutijwar, Prasutika, Prasutikagriha, Prasutikala, Prasutikarma, Prasutike, Prasutikriye, Prasutiroga, Prasutivairagya, Prasutivayu, Prasutivikala, Prasutivyatha.
Ends with: Aprasuti, Arajanyaprasuti, Citprasuti, Ekadasha-prasuti, Kusumaprasuti, Nashyatprasuti, Phalaprasuti, Prakritiprasuti, Samprasuti, Shataprasuti, Sukhaprasuti.
Full-text (+101): Prasutija, Prasutivayu, Akuti, Kardama, Shati, Kshama, Smriti, Priti, Sambhuti, Daksha, Svaha, Medha, Parsutik, Anagha, Shatarupa, Trailokyaprabhava, Ekadasha-prasuti, Nabhinala, Mena, Pulaha.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 9.34 < [Section III - To whom does the Child belong?]
Verse 9.7 < [Section I - Husband and Wife]
Verse 12.98 < [Section XI - Supremacy of the Veda]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 5 - Creation (prajā-sṛṣṭi) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
Chapter 11 - The superhuman magnificence of Śiva < [Section 2 - Pūrvabhāga]
Chapter 70 - Various Creations (sṛṣṭi-vistāra) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
The Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
Chapter 3 - On the description of the family of Manu < [Book 8]
Chapter 1 - On the description of Prakṛti < [Book 9]
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 17 - The Narrative of Creation < [Section 7.1 - Vāyavīya-saṃhitā (1)]
Chapter 16 - Description of the Creation < [Section 2.1 - Rudra-saṃhitā (1): Sṛśṭi-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 1 - The marriage of Himācala < [Section 2.3 - Rudra-saṃhitā (3): Pārvatī-khaṇḍa]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.14.42 < [Chapter 14 - Yamarāja’s Saṅkīrtana]
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