Praudhivada, Prauḍhivāda, Praudhi-vada: 5 definitions

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Praudhivada 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

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

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Source: academia.edu: Religious Inclusivism in the Writings of an Early Modern Sanskrit Intellectual (Shaivism)

Prauḍhivāda (प्रौढिवाद) refers to a “bold claim” (i.e., one whose purpose is to prevent a specific doubt).

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Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

prauḍhivāda (प्रौढिवाद).—m S Boldness of assertion; a prompt and full affirmation concerning an imperfectlyexamined matter; made in confidence of ability to maintain it and to confound objectors.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Prauḍhivāda (प्रौढिवाद).—

1) a grandiloquent or pompous speech.

2) a bold assertion.

Derivable forms: prauḍhivādaḥ (प्रौढिवादः).

Prauḍhivāda is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms prauḍhi and vāda (वाद). See also (synonyms): proḍhivāda.

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

Prauḍhivāda (प्रौढिवाद):—[=prauḍhi-vāda] [from prauḍhi > prauḍha] m. a bold assertion, pompous speech, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. prauḍha-v).

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Praudhivada in German

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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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