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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Pravadat (प्रवदत्) refers to the “repetition” (of Mantras), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.47 (“The ceremonious entry of Śiva”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada: “[...] Waiting for the auspicious Lagna befitting marriage, Bṛhaspati and others became jubilant. Garga was seated in the place where the chronometer had been kept. The Oṃkāra Mantra was repeated during the interval before the Lagna. Repeating (pravadat) the Puṇyāha mantras, Garga lifted the handful of rice-grains and handing them over to Pārvatī he made her shower it on Śiva. [...]”.

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Pravadat (प्रवदत्).—mfn. (-dan-dantī-dat) 1. Speaking to or with, conversing, addressing. 2. Speaking much or well. 3. Arguing, a disputant. E. pra before, vad to speak, śatṛ aff.

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

Pravadat (प्रवदत्):—[pra-vadat] (n-ntī-t) p. Addressing, speaking well; arguing.

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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: Vadat, Pra.

Ends with: Apravadat.

Full-text: Apravadat, Akshatapurna, Pravad.

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