Prayam, Pra-yam: 4 definitions
Introduction:
Prayam means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology. 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Prayam in India is the name of a plant defined with Streblus asper in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Vanieria crenata Chun (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany (1899)
· Observationes Botanicae (Retzius) (1788)
· FBI (1888)
· Mus. Bot. (1856)
· Fl. Cochinch. (1790)
· Flora de Filipinas (1837)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Prayam, for example chemical composition, extract dosage, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, side effects, health benefits, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrayam (प्रयम्).—stretch, hold out, offer, give; produce, cause; pronounce, utter; restore, pay back, return.
Prayam is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pra and yam (यम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Prayam (प्रयम्):—[=pra-√yam] [Parasmaipada] [Ātmanepada] -yacchati, te, to hold out towards, stretch forth, extend, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda];
—to place upon ([locative case]), [Mahābhārata];
—to offer, present, give, grant, bestow, deliver, despatch, send, effect, produce, cause (with [dative case] [genitive case] or [locative case] of [person] and [accusative] of thing), [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc. (with vikrayeṇa, to sell; with uttaram, to answer; with śāpam, to pronounce a curse; with yuddham, to give battle, fight; with viṣam, to administer poison; with buddhau, to set forth or present to the mind);
—to restore, pay (a debt), requite (a benefit), [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.;
—to give (a daughter) in marriage, [Aitareya-brāhmaṇa; Āśvalāyana-gṛhya-sūtra; Manu-smṛti etc.]
2) Prāyam (प्रायम्):—[from prāya] ind. [gana] gotrādi.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Prayam (प्रयम्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Payaccha.
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: Prayama, Prayaman, Prayamana, Prayamya.
Ends with: Anuprayam, Aprayam, Atiprayam, Pratiprayam, Samprayam, Upaprayam.
Full-text (+14): Anuprayam, Upaprayam, Prayamana, Atiprayam, Prayatatva, Payaccha, Prayatata, Prayatatman, Prayatatmavat, Prayatamanasa, Prayamya, Prayatavastra, Aprayam, Prayatanjali, Pratiprayam, Prayataparigrahadvitiya, Prayati, Prayatadakshina, Prayantri, Satkriti.
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Search found 4 books and stories containing Prayam, Pra-yam, Prāyam; (plurals include: Prayams, yams, Prāyams). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
The Markandeya Purana (by Frederick Eden Pargiter)
Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kāṇḍa XII, adhyāya 8, brāhmaṇa 3 < [Twelfth Kāṇḍa]
Shakti and Shakta (by John Woodroffe)
Chapter XIV - Cit-śakti (the Consciousness aspect of the Universe) < [Section 2 - Doctrine]