Pratisarga: 10 definitions

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1. Purana
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Pratisarga means something in 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.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1a) Pratisarga (प्रतिसर्ग).—Secondary creation, three-fold;¹ done by the ten sons, seven sages and Yāmadevas of the epoch of Svāyambhuva Manu;² one of the five characteristics of the purāṇa.³

1) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 3. 31, 110, 113; Vāyu-purāṇa 102. 46, 53; Viṣṇu-purāṇa VI. 8, 2 and 15.
2) Matsya-purāṇa 8. 1.
3) Ib. 52. 2; 53. 65; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa I. 1. 37; 3. 26.

1b) A topic of the purāṇa at the evening of the day of Brahmā, pralaya sets in, when the whole universe appears like an oven with blazing fire. Then come different clouds pouring in torrents everywhere (Ekārṇava)¹ Lord's sleep in the waters.²

1) Vāyu-purāṇa 4. 10; 100. 133-79.
2) Ib. 100. 185-9.

Source: Shodhganga: The saurapurana - a critical study

Pratisarga (प्रतिसर्ग) refers to “creation or evolution of the Universe” and represents one of the various aspects of the Pañcalakṣaṇa definition of Purāṇas, according to Amarakoṣa: the famous Sanskrit lexicon of the 5th Century A.D.—Accordingly, the Purāṇas are supposed to contain theories about [viz., pratisarga (recreation of the universe after its periodic dissolution)].—In the Saurapurāṇa, pratisarga is also termed as pratisañcara and pralaya.

context information

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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pratisarga (प्रतिसर्ग).—

1) Secondary creation (as by the agents of one Supreme Being); संग्रहेण मया ख्यातः प्रतिसर्गस्तबानघ (saṃgraheṇa mayā khyātaḥ pratisargastabānagha) Bhāgavata 4.8.5; आदिसर्गस्तु यः सूत कथितो विस्तरेण च । प्रति- सर्गश्च ये येषामधिपास्तान् वदस्व नः (ādisargastu yaḥ sūta kathito vistareṇa ca | prati- sargaśca ye yeṣāmadhipāstān vadasva naḥ) || Kālikā P.

2) Dissolution.

3) Continued creation out of primitive matter.

4) The portion of a Purāṇa which treats of the destruction and renovation of the world; सर्गश्च प्रतिसर्गश्च वंशो मन्वन्तराणि च । वंशानुचरितं चैव पुराणं पञ्चलक्षणम् (sargaśca pratisargaśca vaṃśo manvantarāṇi ca | vaṃśānucaritaṃ caiva purāṇaṃ pañcalakṣaṇam) ||

Derivable forms: pratisargaḥ (प्रतिसर्गः).

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

Pratisarga (प्रतिसर्ग).—m.

(-rgaḥ) 1. The portion of a Purana, which treats of the destruction and renovation of the world. 2. Secondary creation, or the creation of the world by the agency of Brahma. and other divine beings regarded as the agents of one Supreme Being. 2. Dissolution. E. prati severally, sarga going.

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

Pratisarga (प्रतिसर्ग).—[prati-sarga], m. 1. Secondary creation, or the creation of the world by Brahman and other divine beings. 2. The portion of a Purāṇa which treats of the destruction and renovation of the world.

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

1) Pratisarga (प्रतिसर्ग):—[=prati-sarga] a See under prati-√sṛj.

2) [=prati-sarga] [from prati-sṛj] b m. secondary or continued creation out of primitive matter, [Purāṇa]

3) [v.s. ...] dissolution, destruction, [ib.]

4) [v.s. ...] the portion of a Purāṇa which treats of the destruction and renovation of the world, [Indian Wisdom, by Sir M. Monier-Williams 511; 517.]

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

Pratisarga (प्रतिसर्ग):—[prati-sarga] (rgaḥ) 1. m. The portion of a Purāna which treats of the destruction and renovation of the world; secondary creation.

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context information

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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Pratisarga (ಪ್ರತಿಸರ್ಗ):—

1) [noun] = ಪ್ರತಿಸೃಷ್ಟಿ - [pratisrishti -] 1.

2) [noun] the supposed complete annihilation of the universe; the Greate Deluge.

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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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Part 5 - Pañca-lakṣaṇa (the five characteristics) and the Matsyapurāṇa < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]

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