Pravarshana, Pravarṣaṇa: 9 definitions
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Pravarshana 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.
The Sanskrit term Pravarṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Pravarsana or Pravarshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaPravarṣaṇa (प्रवर्षण).—A peak of the mountain Gomanta. Śrī Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma once went to its top to observe the movements of their enemy Māgadha. (10th Skandha, Bhāgavata).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexPravarṣaṇa (प्रवर्षण).—The top hill of Gomanta. Pursued by Jarāsandha, Rāma and Kṛṣṇa fled to this. Besieged by Jarāsandha.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa X. [53 (v) 5]; 52. 10-11 [3], [16].
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.
Kavya (poetry)
Source: academia.edu: Bhoja’s Mechanical GardenPravarṣaṇa (प्रवर्षण) refers to the “shower type of fountain houses” (dhārāgṛha).—A great variety of water mechanisms are mentioned, and Bhoja delineates no less than four distinct types of fountain houses (dhārāgṛha) that were to be enjoyed by kings: [viz., the shower (pravarṣaṇa)]. All were to have structures made of elaborate carved wood and to be filled with statues and mechanical devices—of birds and various other figures including monkeys with gaping mouths.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPravarṣaṇa (प्रवर्षण).—
1) Raining.
2) The first rain.
Derivable forms: pravarṣaṇam (प्रवर्षणम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPravarṣaṇa (प्रवर्षण).—n.
(-ṇaṃ) 1. Raining. 2. The first rain.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPravarṣaṇa (प्रवर्षण).—i. e. pra-vṛṣ + ana, adj. Raining, Mahābhārata 3, 10012.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pravarṣaṇa (प्रवर्षण):—[=pra-varṣaṇa] [from pra-vṛṣ] m. Name of a mountain, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] n. beginning to rain, raining, causing to rain, [Mahābhārata; Varāha-mihira] ([Scholiast or Commentator] ‘first rain’).
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Varshana, Pra.
Ends with: Abhipravarshana, Sampravarshana.
Full-text: Gomanta, Dharagriha.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verses 6.2.43-45 < [Chapter 2 - Residence in Śrī Dvārakā]
Verse 1.6.25 < [Chapter 6 - Description of Kaṃsa’s Strength]
Vastu-shastra (4): Palace Architecture (by D. N. Shukla)
Brihat Samhita (by N. Chidambaram Iyer)
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 52 - Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma escape to Dvārakā < [Book 10 - Tenth Skandha]
Chapter 50(d) - Kṛṣṇa Crowned: Jarāsandha’s Defeat < [Book 10 - Tenth Skandha]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)