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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Prathamasāhasa (प्रथमसाहस).—See pūrva sāhasa; for being a pseudo-physician one deserves punishment.^*

• * Matsya-purāṇa 227. 65, 177.

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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.

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Prathamasāhasa (प्रथमसाहस).—the first or lowest of the three degrees of punishment or fine; पणानां द्वे शते सार्धे प्रथमः साहसः स्मृतः (paṇānāṃ dve śate sārdhe prathamaḥ sāhasaḥ smṛtaḥ) Manusmṛti 8.138.

Derivable forms: prathamasāhasaḥ (प्रथमसाहसः).

Prathamasāhasa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms prathama and sāhasa (साहस).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Prathamasāhasa (प्रथमसाहस).—m.

(-saḥ) The first or lowest degree of fine or punishment. E. prathama, and sāhasa infliction.

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

Prathamasāhasa (प्रथमसाहस).—[masculine] the first (lowest) fine ([jurisprudence]).

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

Prathamasāhasa (प्रथमसाहस):—[=prathama-sāhasa] [from prathama] m. the first or lowest degree of punishment or fine, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

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

Prathamasāhasa (प्रथमसाहस):—[prathama-sāhasa] (saḥ) 1. m. Lowest fine.

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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: Prathama, Sahasa.

Full-text: Apavedha.

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