Prayat: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Prayat 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Prayat (प्रयत्).—1 Ā. To try, endeavour, strive, attempt.
Prayat (प्रयत्).—make effort, take pains, strive after, endeavour at ([locative], [dative], [accusative], or infin.).
Prayat is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pra and yat (यत्).
Prayat (प्रयत्):—[=pra-√yat] [Ātmanepada] -yatate, to be active or effective, [Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa] ([Epic] also [Parasmaipada] ti);
—to strive, endeavour, exert one’s self, devote or apply one’s self to ([locative case] [dative case] [accusative], arthe, artham, hetos, or [infinitive mood]), [???; Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata etc.]
Prayat (प्रयत्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Payatta.
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.
Nepali dictionary
Prayaat is another spelling for प्रयात [prayāta].—n. 1. invasion at night; 2. a precipice; steep rock; 3. a cascade; spring;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+9): Prayata, Prayatadakshina, Prayatamanasa, Prayatana, Prayatanjali, Prayatapani, Prayataparigrahadvitiya, Prayatar, Prayatata, Prayatatman, Prayatatmavat, Prayatatva, Prayatavastra, Prayatavya, Prayate, Prayati, Prayatita, Prayatitavya, Prayatn, Prayatna.
Full-text: Prayata, Prayatta, Prayattavya, Prayatana, Prayatnavat, Prayatnananda, Prayatnat, Paripre, Prayatnatas, Prayatita, Prayatnacchid, Prayatnaprekshaniya, Prayatnamuktasana, Prayatitavya, Samprayat, Payatta, Prayatna, Qin fang bian, Wat Phra Dhammakaya.
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 54 < [Volume 28 (1939)]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Nyaya-Vaisheshika (critical and historical study) (by Aruna Rani)
Substance (dravya) < [Chapter 4 - Theory of Padarthas (categories)]
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Classical review of relation of bala with body entities < [2018: Volume 7, September issue 16]
Typology, Structural Characterization and Sustainability of Integrated... < [Volume 13, Issue 23 (2021)]
Abhijnana Sakuntalam (with translation and notes) (by Bidhubhusan Goswami)
Chapter 5: Translation and notes < [Abhijnana Sakuntalam, text and notes]
Chapter 1: Translation and notes < [Abhijnana Sakuntalam, text and notes]