Pratipaccandra: 3 definitions
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Pratipaccandra means something in Jainism, Prakrit, 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Pratipachchandra.
In Jainism
Jain philosophy
Source: archive.org: Anekanta Jaya Pataka of Haribhadra SuriPratipaccandra (प्रतिपच्चन्द्र) refers to the “moon on the first day”, as occurring in the Anekāntajayapatākā-prakaraṇa, a Śvetāmbara Jain philosophical work written by Haribhadra Sūri.—[Cf. Vol. II, P. 110, l. 5]—‘Pratipaccandra’ means the moon on the first day, the new moon particularly revered and saluted by some people. This phrase occurs in Raghuvaṃśa (VIII, 65) [Cf. Mallinātha explanation]. [...] This phrase is met with in the state-seal of Śivāji. The pertinent portion of the seal is as under—[...]. The Pāiya (Prakrit) and Gujarati equivalents of ‘pratipad’ are ‘paḍivaya’ and ‘paḍavo’ respectively, and each of them means the first day of either of the fortnights bright or dark-half. But ‘pratipaccandra’ should be taken as the moon of the second day of the bright-half of the moon, for, the moon Cannot be seen on the first day with naked eye, and if it is seen on that day, then that day is really the second and not the first, and people regard it also so.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPratipaccandra (प्रतिपच्चन्द्र).—[masculine] the young moon* (cf. pratipad).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPratipaccandra (प्रतिपच्चन्द्र):—[=prati-pac-candra] [from prati-pad > prati-pad] m. the moon on the first day, the new moon ([especially] revered and saluted), [Raghuvaṃśa]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Candra.
Full-text: Padivayacamda.
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