Pratipat: 6 definitions
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Pratipat means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexPratipat (प्रतिपत्).—The first among the tithis;1 the first day after the two parvas in the month fit for anvādhānakriya.2
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.
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Source: Pure Bhakti: Arcana-dipika - 3rd EditionPratipat (प्रतिपत्) or Prathama refers to one of the various “lunar days” (tithi):—There are approximately 29.5 lunar days in a lunar month. The first fifteen days begin with the first phase of the waxing moon (pratipat) and end with the full moon (pūrṇimā). [...] In accordance with the lunar day, one would utter, [for example, prathama-tithau].
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’).
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (shaktism)Pratipat (प्रतिपत्) refers to the “first lunar day”, as part of the Navarātra Tantric ritual (an autumnal festival of the warrior goddess Caṇḍikā).—Ceremonies include the appearance of a ten day structure spread out over the First lunar day (pratipat) to the Tenth lunar day (vijayadaśamī) in the bright phase of Āśvina.—Various 8th century sources refer to such rituals, for example: Devīpurāṇa, Kālikāpurāṇa, Kṛtyakalpataru, Durgābhaktitaraṅgiṇī, Durgāpūjātattva, Durgāpūjāviveka, Bhadrakālīmantravidhiprakaraṇa in Sanderson (2007); account of the Durgā Pūjā in Kelomal, West Bengal (Nicholas 2013).
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypratipat (प्रतिपत्).—f S pratipadā f (S) The first day of a lunar fortnight; the first of the moon's increase or wane.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPratipat (प्रतिपत्):—[=prati-√pat] [Parasmaipada] -patati, to hasten towards, run to meet ([accusative]), [Mahābhārata]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Pratipat (प्रतिपत्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Paḍivaya, Paḍivayā, Pāḍivayā.
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)
Starts with (+25): Pratipata, Pratipatana, Pratipatarana, Pratipatha, Pratipathagati, Pratipathaka, Pratipatham, Pratipathan, Pratipathika, Pratipati, Pratipatina, Pratipatita, Pratipatni, Pratipatra, Pratipatram, Pratipattaka, Pratipattar, Pratipattavya, Pratipatti, Pratipattibala.
Ends with: Catushpratipat, Dyutapratipat.
Full-text (+20): Padivaya, Pratipatturya, Prathama, Dyutapratipat, Tithi, Apratipad, Trayodashi, Dashami, Shashthi, Amavasya, Purnima, Navami, Ashtami, Ekadashi, Saptami, Aryasatya, Caturthi, Dvadashi, Caturdashi, Pancami.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 1.66 < [Section XXXVIII - ‘Day and Night’ of the ‘Pitṛs’]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 10.27.2 < [Sukta 27]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Appendix 10 - The story of the yakṣa Punarva (mother of the asura Punarvasu) < [Chapter XV - The Arrival of the Bodhisattvas of the Ten Directions]
Appendix 1 - The three turnings and twelve aspects of the Wheel of Dharma < [Chapter LI - Seeing all the Buddha Fields]
I. Knowledge of the paths < [VI. Acquiring the knowledges of the paths and the aspects of the paths]
Mahayana Buddhism and Early Advaita Vedanta (Study) (by Asokan N.)
Sanskrit sources of Kerala history (by Suma Parappattoli)
The Sucindram Inscription of Ramavarma (Dated 654 M.E.) < [Chapter 1 - Historical details from Sanskrit Inscriptions]
The Agnistoma Somayaga in the Shukla Yajurveda (by Madan Haloi)
Part 2.4: The Iṣṭi Sacrifice < [Chapter 2 - An Introduction to the Ritualistic Religion of the Vedas]