Prayoga: 28 definitions
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In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Prayoga (प्रयोग) refers to “performance”. The term is used throughout nāṭyaśāstra literature.
According to the Nāṭyaśāstra 1.41, a performance (prayoga) is classified into four different dramatic styles (vṛtti):
- bhāratī (the verbal),
- sāttvatī (the grand),
- ārabhaṭī (the energetic),
- kaiśikī (the graceful).
2) Prayoga (प्रयोग) refers to the “performance” of songs (dhrūva) according to the Nāṭyaśāstra 32.400:—“the performance (prayoga) relates to divine and human beings”.
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Mīmāṃsā (school of philosophy)
Prayoga (प्रयोग) refers to “injunction of employment ”. It is one of the four classifications of vidhi (injunciton).—Prayoga-vidhi is the injunction(s) that describe the order of performance of all the subsidiary or minor parts of the central activity, it determines the process and order of all the actions which constitute the process.
Prayoga (प्रयोग).—Francis X. Clooney states that in the early Mīmāṃsā of Jaimini, prayoga signified the concrete, particular, event of the sacrifice: [The term prayoga focuses] our attention on the status of the sacrifice as an event actualizing many abstract relational patterns... Prayoga is an event: a particular happening in a particular time and place, done by a particular person. It is where all the many ritual connections are realized and actualized. There is no abstract prayoga, because prayoga is by definition an occurrence in time and space.
Mimamsa (मीमांसा, mīmāṃsā) refers to one of the six orthodox Hindu schools of philosophy, emphasizing the nature of dharma and the philosophy of language. The literature in this school is also known for its in-depth study of ritual actions and social duties.
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
1) Prayoga (प्रयोग).—Employment or use of a word in language and literature about which, laying down rules is looked upon as the purpose of grammar; cf. प्रयोगमूलत्वाद् व्याकरणस्मृतेः (prayogamūlatvād vyākaraṇasmṛteḥ) Kaiy.on P. V. 1.16, लोकतोर्थप्रयुक्ते शब्दप्रयोगे शास्त्रेण धर्मनियमो यथा लौकिक-वैदिकेषु (lokatorthaprayukte śabdaprayoge śāstreṇa dharmaniyamo yathā laukika-vaidikeṣu) M. Bh. Ahnika I. Vart. 1;
2) Prayoga.—Use of speech; utterance; cf. मध्यमेन स वाक्प्रयोगः प्रणवात्मकः कर्तव्यः (madhyamena sa vākprayogaḥ praṇavātmakaḥ kartavyaḥ), T. Pr. XVIII. 4.
Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Prayoga (प्रयोग) refers to the “employment (of astras weapons)”, as discussed in the forty-second chapter of the Ahirbudhnyasaṃhitā, a Pāñcarātra work in 60 chapters dealing with topics such as Viṣṇu’s discus-power, the processes of creation and esoteric practices related to Sudarśana (such as mantras and yantras).—Description of the forty-second chapter: [...] Śiva then cites a few instances when these aṅgāstra-weapons might be useful (8-14) and he thereupon embarks upon a catalog of symptoms that necessitate the employment of Sudarśana’s aṅgāstra-powers (15-34). He illustrates the use of the aṅgāstra-weapons of Sudarśana by recounting the story of the vengeful king of Kāśī who hurled a magic effigy at Kṛṣṇa, [...].
Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Prayoga (प्रयोग) refers to the “actions” (of the military, involving elephants), according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 5, “on marks of the stages of life”]: “14. He has hard wrinkles developed in the saṃdāna, etc.; subject to appropriate attacks of must; not inclined to sleep, with mind hostile to rival elephants; afraid of fumigation in fire; trumpeting, with a great mass of hair on his fore-limbs, fond of military action (prayoga); this young elephant is a kalyāṇa (‘fine one’) and has reached the fourth stage”.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Kama-shastra (the science of Love-making)
Prayoga (प्रयोग) refers to the “practical principles (of a particular science)”, according to the Vātsyāyana’s Kāmasūtra: a Sanskrit text from the 2nd century dealing with eroticism, sexuality and emotional fulfillment in life belonging to Kāmaśāstra (the ancient Indian science of love-making).—Accordingly, “Here some learned men object, and say that females, not being allowed to study any science, should not study the Kama Sutra. But Vatsyayana is of opinion that this objection does not hold good, for women already know the practice of Kama Sutra (prayoga-grahaṇa), and that practice (prayoga) is derived from the Kama Shastra, or the science of Kama itself. [prayogagrahaṇaṃ tvāsām / prayogasya ca śāstrapūrvakatvād iti vātsyāyanaḥ] Moreover, it is not only in this but in many other cases that, though the practice of a science is known to all, only a few persons are acquainted with the rules and laws on which the science is based. [...]”.
Kamashastra (कामशास्त्र, kāmaśāstra) deals with ancient Indian science of love-making, passion, emotions and other related topics dealing with the pleasures of the senses.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Prayoga (प्रयोग) refers to “attentively” (touching a sinful ascetic), according to the Pātravidhi—a manual of the Lakulīśa Pāśupata school of Śaivism dealing with purification of the initiate’s vessel (pātra) and other concerned issues.—Accordingly, “Having touched such a sinful ascetic who is involved in breaking [the vessel], breaching [the rules concerning the vessel], and cooking, the same rite of purity [which is prescribed] for [touching] a corpse should be performed. (16) An initiated twice-born man, who does [any of these] attentively (prayoga) or inattentively (ayoga), is born in animal lives for sixty thousand years. (17)”.
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.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Literally prayoga means performance. It is the performance of sacrifice, the application of text to perform yajña. The injunctions to perform the sacrifice or vidhi are found in Brahmana portion of Veda. Kalpa Sūtrās explain the prayoga part further.
There are different stages in performing a sacrifice. It begins with cleaning the place and building the altar. Then the dravya is acquired. Then the priest is invited to officiate. Following that the altar is decorated and Agni invoked. Then the purification of each of the dravya is done. Then the homas (in the fire) and danas (alms etc) are done. The sacrifice concludes with cleaning up the place and taking the fruit of sacrifice.
Based on the dravya used and rites performed, there are two major classes of prayoga –
- Catuṣpātra (using four ingredients)
- and Ṣaṭpātra (using six ingredients).
Ṣaṭpātra involves the usage all the six dravyas mentioned above.
Catuṣpātra does not involve idhma and pūrṇa pātra. However, the regular rite that a brahmacari performs, does not mandatorily involve any pātra (though usage is not prohibited). Most of the prayogas nitya or otherwise, involve Ṣaṭpātra prayoga.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Prayoga (प्रयोग) refers to “practice”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly as The Lord said: “O Śāriputra, in the buddha-field of the Tathāgata Ekaratnavyūha, there is a Bodhisattva, the great being Gaganagañja who is resplendent by the splendor of merit (puṇya-tejas), [...] who is adorned with determination (adhyāśaya) because of gaining distinction (viśeṣagāmitā), is without any doubt about all dharmas (sarvadharma-niḥsaṃśaya) as adorned with practice (prayoga), is without high and low as adorned with great equanimity (mahopekṣa) [...]”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
General definition (in Buddhism)
Prayoga (प्रयोग) or Prayogavīrya refers to the “energy as practice” and represents one of the “three kinds of energies” (vīrya) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 108) The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., prayoga). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Prayoga (प्रयोग) refers to “evil urges of body” and is one of the twenty-four activities (kriyā) of sāmparāyika (transmigression-extending influx). Sāmparāyika is one two types of āsrava (influx) which represents the flow of karma particles towards the soul, which is due to the three activities: manoyoga ( activities of mind), kāyayoga ( activities of body) and vacanayoga (activities of speech).
Kriyā (‘activities’, such as prayoga) is a Sanskrit technical term defined in the Tattvārthasūtra (ancient authorative Jain scripture) from the 2nd century, which contains aphorisms dealing with philosophy and the nature of reality.Prayoga (प्रयोग).—One of the activities (kriyā) of transmigression-extending influx (sāmparāyika).—Body-activities like wandering, movements are called prayoga-kriyā.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
India history and geography
Prayoga refers to: “Use, state of action”.—It is included in the glossary section of the study dealing with the Temples and Cult of Shri Rama in Tamil-Nadu, with reference to the traditional lore, embodied in, for example the Nalayirativvaiyappirapantam (i.e., Nalayira Divyaprabandham).
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
prayōga (प्रयोग).—m (S) Applying, directing, setting upon, towards, against (a charm, a missile weapon, a medicine &c.): application, collocation, disposition (of words, phrases, members of sentences). Pr. prayōgaśaraṇāḥ vaiyākaraṇāḥ Grammariansmust follow the usus. 2 (Elliptically for mantrācā prayōga) A charm: also the application of a charm. Ex. tyā- pāsīṃ pra0 āhē; tyānēṃ majavara pra0 kēlā. 3 A form, a particular form or structure (as of a sentence or proposition). 4 The general precept closing a detailed statement and explication of points to be observed; the rule or canon deduced. 5 Reduc- ing to practice (of some rule or precept); conformable action. Ex. kimayācī kriyā jasī sāṅgitalī tasā āmhī pra0 karuna pāhilā parantu sādhata nāhīṃ. 6 Consequence, result, issue.
prayōga (प्रयोग).—m An experiment. Application. A charm. A form. Reducing to practice. Consequence.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Prayoga (प्रयोग).—1 Use, application, employment; as in शब्दप्रयोगः, अयं शब्दो भूरिप्रयोगःअल्पप्रयोगः (śabdaprayogaḥ, ayaṃ śabdo bhūriprayogaḥalpaprayogaḥ) 'this word is generally or rarely used'.
2) A usual form, general usage.
3) Hurling, throwing, discharging, (opp. saṃhāraḥ); प्रयोगसंहारविभक्तमन्त्रम् (prayogasaṃhāravibhaktamantram) R.5.57.
4) Exhibition, performance, representation (dramatic), acting; देव प्रयोगप्रधानं हि नाट्यशास्त्रम् (deva prayogapradhānaṃ hi nāṭyaśāstram) M.1; नाटिका न प्रयोगतो दृष्टा (nāṭikā na prayogato dṛṣṭā) Ratnāvalī 1 'not seen acted on the stage'; आ परितोषाद्विदुषां न साधु मन्ये प्रयोग- विज्ञानम् (ā paritoṣādviduṣāṃ na sādhu manye prayoga- vijñānam) Ś.1.2.
5) Practice, experimental portion (of a subject); (opp. śāstra 'theory'); तदत्रभवानिमं मां च शास्त्रे प्रयोगे च विमृशतु (tadatrabhavānimaṃ māṃ ca śāstre prayoge ca vimṛśatu) M.1.
6) Course of procedure, ceremonial form.
7) An act, action.
8) Recitation, delivery.
9) Beginning, commencement.
1) A plan, contrivance, device, scheme.
11) A means, instrument; नयप्रयोगाविव गां जिगीषोः (nayaprayogāviva gāṃ jigīṣoḥ) Kirātārjunīya 17.38.
12) Consequence, result.
13) Combination, connection.
14) Addition.
15) (In gram.) A usual form.
16) Offering, presenting.
17) (a) Principal, loan bearing interest. (b) Lending money on usury; प्रतिबन्धः प्रयोगो व्यवहारोऽवस्तारः (pratibandhaḥ prayogo vyavahāro'vastāraḥ) ...... कोशक्षयः (kośakṣayaḥ) Kau. A.2.7.26; also कोशद्रव्याणां वृद्धिप्रयोगः (kośadravyāṇāṃ vṛddhiprayogaḥ)
18) Appointment.
19) A sacred text or authority. A text which brings together the various धर्म (dharma)s of a विकृति (vikṛti). A प्रयोगवचन (prayogavacana), however, does this only when धर्म (dharma)s are made available by the चोदक (codaka) which, therfore, is said to be the stronger of the two. चोदको हि प्रयोग- वचनाद् बलवत्तरः (codako hi prayoga- vacanād balavattaraḥ) | ŚB. on MS.5.1.8.
2) A cause; motive.
21) An example.
22) Application of magic, magical rites.
23) A horse.
Derivable forms: prayogaḥ (प्रयोगः).
Prayoga (प्रयोग).—nt. (Sanskrit only m.), presentation of a dramatic performance: kiṃ idaṃ adya…parvaṃ vā °gaṃ vā utsavaṃ vā Mahāvastu i.232.10.
Prayoga (प्रयोग).—m.
(-gaḥ) 1. Occasion, cause, motive, object. 2. Consequence, result. 3. Affair, matter. 4. Appointing, appointment. 5. Application, use, employment. 6. Ceremonial form, course of preceding. 7. Usage, practice, as in bhūriprayoga. 8. Hurling, throwing, sending. 9. Delivery, recitation. 10. Exhibition of a dance, dancing. 11. Practice, performance, (opposed to theory.) 12. Beginning, commencement. 13. Consequence, result. 14. Application of magic, magical rites. 15. Subduing, fascinating. 16. Device, contrivance. 17. Example, comparision. 18. Act, action. 19. Dramatic action or performance. 20. Principal, loan bearing interest. 21. Lending money at interest. 22. Profits of usury or trade. 23. A horse. 24. Text, authority. E. pra before, yuj to join, aff. ghañ .
Prayoga (प्रयोग).—i. e. pra-yuj + a, m. 1. Throwing missiles, [Arjunasamāgama] 5, 6. 2. Application, employment, [Pañcatantra] i. [distich] 205; use, [Śiśupālavadha] 9, 79. 3. Example, comparison. 4. Lending money at interest, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 10, 115. 5. Appointing. 6. Ceremonial form, course of proceeding. 7. Device, contrivance, 8. Act, action, practice, [Daśakumāracarita] in
Prayoga (प्रयोग).—[masculine] hurling, throwing, position or addition (of a word); employment, use, practice; usual form ([grammar]); means (only [instrumental] plur. by means of); commencement, beginning, enterprise, execution; device, plan, contrivance; offering, bestowing; lending at interest or the invested capital; recitation, delivery, performance, representation.
1) Prayoga (प्रयोग):—[=prayo-ga] [from prayas] 1. prayo-ga mfn. ([Padapāṭha] pra-yoga) (for 2. See under. pra-√yuj) coming to a meal, [Ṛg-veda x, 7, 5] ([Sāyaṇa] = pra-yoktavya)
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a Ṛṣi, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā]
3) [v.s. ...] (with bhārgava) author of [Ṛg-veda viii, 91; Anukramaṇikā]
4) [from pra-yuj] 2. prayoga m. (for 1. See under 2. prayas, [column]1) joining together, connection, [Varāha-mihira]
5) [v.s. ...] position, addition (of a word), [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā-prātiśākhya; Pāṇini] ([locative case] often = in the case of [Kāśikā-vṛtti on Pāṇini 1-4, 25; 26 etc.])
6) [v.s. ...] hurling, casting (of missiles), [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa] etc.
7) [v.s. ...] offering, presenting, [Harivaṃśa]
8) [v.s. ...] undertaking, beginning, commencement, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; ???]
9) [v.s. ...] a design, contrivance, device, plan, [Mālavikāgnimitra; Rājataraṅgiṇī]
10) [v.s. ...] application, employment ([especially] of drugs or magic; cf. [Indian Wisdom, by Sir M. Monier-Williams 402, 1]), use, [Gṛhya-sūtra and śrauta-sūtra; Mahābhārata] etc. (ena, āt and ga-tas ifc. = by means of)
11) [v.s. ...] practice, experiment (opp. to, ‘theory’), [Mālavikāgnimitra]
12) [v.s. ...] a means (only ais, by use of means), [Mahābhārata; Suśruta]
13) [v.s. ...] (in gram.) an applicable or usual form, [Siddhānta-kaumudī; Vopadeva]
14) [v.s. ...] exhibition (of a dance), representation (of a drama), [Mṛcchakaṭikā; Kālidāsa] (ga-to-√dṛś, to see actually represented See on the stage, [Ratnāvalī])
15) [v.s. ...] a piece to be represented, [Kālidāsa; Prabodha-candrodaya]
16) [v.s. ...] utterance, pronunciation, recitation, delivery, [???; Ṛgveda-prātiśākhya; Pāṇini [Scholiast or Commentator]]
17) [v.s. ...] a formula to be recited, sacred text, [Śikṣā]
18) [v.s. ...] lending at interest or on usury, investment, [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata]
19) [v.s. ...] principal, loan bearing interest, [Gautama-dharma-śāstra]
20) [v.s. ...] an example, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
21) [v.s. ...] cause, motive, affair, object, [Horace H. Wilson]
22) [v.s. ...] consequence, result, [ib.]
23) [v.s. ...] ceremonial form, course of proceeding, [ib.]
24) [v.s. ...] a horse (cf. pra-yāga), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
25) Prāyoga (प्रायोग):—[=prāyo-ga] [from prāyas] mfn. ([probably]) = 1. prayo-ga, [Ṛg-veda x, 106, 2.]
Prayoga (प्रयोग):—[pra-yoga] (gaḥ) 1. m. Occasion, object; appointing; consequence; example; effort; action; the principal; profit; a text.
Prayoga (प्रयोग):—1. (prayas + 1. ga)
1) adj. zum Mahle kommend; so ist wohl zu verstehen und demgemäss die Betonung zu ändern in der Stelle: dyubhirhi.aṃ mi.ramiva pra.ogam [Ṛgveda 10, 7, 5.] —
2) m. Nomen proprium eines Ṛṣi [Taittirīyasaṃhitā 5, 1, 10, 1.] Liedverfasser (mit dem patron. Bhārgava) von [Ṛgveda 8, 91.] [Weber’s Indische Studien 3, 460. 478.]
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Prayoga (प्रयोग):—2. (von yuj mit pra) m. in Ableitungen werden beide Glieder verstärkt nach gaṇa anuśatikādi zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 7, 3, 20.]
1) Verbindung: nibaddhaṃ puṃstrīprayogeṇa jagatsamastam [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 73, 20.] (raktaṃm) puruṣaprayogādavicāraṃ garbhatāṃ yāti [77, 21.] —
2) das Setzen, Beifügen, Hinzufügen [Prātiśākhya zur Vājasaneyisaṃhitā 6, 23.] [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 2, 1, 56. 3, 26.] —
3) das Werfen, Abschiessen (eines Geschosses) [Arjunasamāgama 5, 6.] [Mahābhārata 1, 5131. 5224. 5306. 3, 12310.] [Rāmāyaṇa] [Gorresio 1, 24, 18. 31, 11.] [Raghuvaṃśa 2, 42. 5, 57.] [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 132, 9.] —
4) das Darbringen: annapānaprayogaiḥ [Harivaṃśa 1562.] —
5) das in’s-Werk-Setzen, Unternehmen, Beginnen, Anfang; = pratyutkrama [Amarakoṣa 3, 3, 26.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1510.] iṣṭyāyanānāṃ phālgunyāṃ prayogaḥ [Aśvalāyana’s Śrautasūtrāni 2, 14.] [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 5, 1, 1.] [Śāṅkhāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 3, 8, 1. 14, 1.] punaḥ [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 2, 6, 3, 12.] Anschlag, Plan [Mālavikāgnimitra 63.] (tava) prayogaḥ kuṇṭhatāṃ yāto lohaṃ vajramaṇāviva [Rājataraṅgiṇī 4, 298.] —
6) Anwendung, Gebrauch, gewöhnlicher Gebrauch, Praxis; = prayukti [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 3, 127. fg.] [Medinīkoṣa g. 42.] [Kauśika’s Sūtra zum Atuarvaveda 63.] [GOBH. 4, 5, 8.] [LĀṬY. 10, 5, 3.] astyupamānasya saṃpratyarthe prayogaḥ [Yāska’s Nirukta 7, 31.] bhūri adj. häufig gebräuchlich [Amarakoṣa 3, 4, 1, 1.] bhūriprayogatvāt [2, 10, 47.] alpa [Yāska’s Nirukta 1, 14. 2, 13.] [Jaimini 1, 14.] [KAṆ. 10, 2, 8.] [Mahābhārata 1, 5342. 3, 10295.] [Harivaṃśa 14211.] [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 8, 1, 15.] [Spr. 2027.] [Sūryasiddhānta 13, 22.] [] zu [Chāndogyopaniṣad S. 10.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 7, 7, 36.] [Amarakoṣa 3, 4, 32 (28), 6. 6, 8, 46.] [Sāhityadarpana 3, 15. 9.] [Scholiast] zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 1, 1, 9. 3, 1, 82.] [Siddhāntakaumudī] zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 6, 1, 150.] [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa] am Schluss. [Halāyudha 4, 9. 5, 79. 80.] [Vopadeva’s Grammatik 26, 219.] [Madhusūdanasarasvatī’s Prasthānabheda] in [Weber’s Indische Studien 1, 16, 7. 18, 1. fgg. 21, 14.] [Weber’s Verzeichniss No. 966.] eṣo smi bhoḥ kāryavaśātprayogavaśācca prākṛtabhāṣī saṃvṛttaḥ [Mṛcchakaṭikā 2, 14.] nipuṇa [Spr. 440.] jña [Suśruta 1, 28, 16.] vainateyaprayogeṇa so v. a. vermittelst [Harivaṃśa 5449.] tīkṣṇadūtaprayogataḥ (vgl. u. prayogātiśaya) [Hitopadeśa III, 60.] svaprayogāt vermittelst der eigenen Person, ohne fremde Beihilfe [Kathāsaritsāgara 29, 38.] samyakprayoga richtige Anwendung [Kumārasaṃbhava 1, 22.] samyakprayogeṇa durch Anwendung richtiger Mittel [Mahābhārata 2, 646.] prayogaiḥ durch Mittel [Mahābhārata 1, 5793.] Häufig von der Anwendung von Heilund Zaubermitteln (= kārmaṇa, karman [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa]): mūtraprayogasādhyeṣu gavyaṃ mūtraṃ prayojayet [Suśruta 1, 193, 15.] [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 74, 6.] rasāyanaprayogaiḥ [Harivaṃśa 9220.] vividhairmantraprayogaiḥ [Spr. 2929.] māyā [647.] vidyā [Geschichte des Vidūṣaka 150.] adarśana [Kathāsaritsāgara 12, 42. 32, 126. 132. 37, 74. 110. 240. 43, 26. 230. 44, 151. 48, 86. 49, 147.] Concret eine zur Anwendung kommende, gebräuchliche, vorkommende Form: samīyāditi prayogastu bhauvādikasya [Siddhāntakaumudī] zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher.7,4,24.] babhūve bubhūve iti prayogau [Vopadeva’s Grammatik 8, 33.] —
7) Aufführung eines Tanzes, eines Stückes, Vortrag, Recitation: nṛtya [Mṛcchakaṭikā 9, 19.] [Ṛtusaṃhāra 3, 13.] [Mālavikāgnimitra 5.] mayā sutīrthādabhinayavidyā suśikṣitā . dattaprayogaścāsmi [11, 17.] tadatrabhavānimaṃ māṃ ca śāstre prayoge ca vimṛśatu 22. prayogapradhānaṃ hi nāṭyaśāstram [13, 22. 23, 20.] [Raghuvaṃśa 19, 36.] [Śākuntala 2.] [Vikramorvaśī 35, 4.] [RATNĀV. 2, 15.] mūrchanābhiśca tālaiśca saprayogaiḥ [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 106, 58.] upāṃśu prayogaḥ śruteḥ Vortrag, Recitation [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 1, 3, 10.] [LĀṬY. 6, 5, 12. 6, 8.] japa upāṃśuprayogaḥ [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 1, 2, 34,] [Scholiast] [Prātiśākhya zum Ṛgveda 13, 19.] sakaraprayogacaturaṃ vacaḥ [Śiśupālavadha 9, 79.] samyagvarṇaprayogeṇa [ŚIKṢĀ 21. 22] in [Weber’s Indische Studien 4, 269.] ein Stück zum Aufführen: tatkatamaṃ prayogamāśrityainamārādhayāmaḥ [Chezy’s Ausgabe des Śākuntala 3, 3.] [Vikramorvaśī 36.] śāntarasaprāyaprayogābhinaya [Prabodhacandrodaja 2, 16.] ein zu recitirender Spruch: na karālo na lamboṣṭhaḥ u. s. w. prayogānvaktumarhati [ŚIKṢĀ 19] in [Weber’s Indische Studien 4, 268.] —
8) das Anwenden —, Anlegen des Geldes, Ausleihen auf Zinsen [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 10, 115.] [Mahābhārata 12, 3327.] kusīdaṃ vṛddhyā dhanaprayogaḥ [Kullūka] zu [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 1, 90.] arthānām [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 2, 9, 1.] dhanadhānyaprayogeṣu [Spr. 1287.] āyogaprayogakṛṣibāṇijyaprabhūta [SIDDH.] [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher.4,9,a.] prayogaṃ prayojayanti sie leihen Geld auf Zinsen aus [35,b.] —
9) = nidarśana Beispiel [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] —
10) Pferd (vgl. prayāga) [Śabdamālā im Śabdakalpadruma] — Vgl. artha, pūrva, bhūri, suprayogaviśikha, prāyogika .
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Prāyoga (प्रायोग):—in der Stelle: prā.o.eva.śvātryā.śāsu.etha [Ṛgveda 10, 106, 2.] Vielleicht prayo zu lesen; vgl. 1. prayoga .
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Prayoga (प्रयोग):—2.
5)
6) yadi vāgbhiḥ prayogaḥ syātprayoge pāpakarmaṇaḥ wenn es nur der Worte bedürfte, um eine schlechte That in’s Werk zu setzen, [Mahābhārata 12, 4218.] —
7) ein Stück zum Aufführen: rambhā navaprayogaṃ hi nartiṣyati hareḥ puraḥ [Kathāsaritsāgara 121, 124.]
Prayoga (प्रयोग):—1. —
1) Adj. zum Mahle kommend. —
2) m. Nomen proprium eines alten Ṛṣi.
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Prayoga (प्रयोग):—2. m. —
1) Verbindung. —
2) Setzung , Beifügung , Hinzufügung (eines Wortes) [243,28.] Der Loc. lasst sich oft durch bei ([221,19,23.230,14.231,11.28,233,23.,24]) wiedergeben. —
3) das Schleudern , Abschiessen. —
4) Darbringung , das Zukommenlassen , Zuwenden [180,22.] —
5) das in’s Werk Setzen , Unternehmen , Beginnen , Anfang. yadi vāgbhiḥ prayogaḥ syāt so v.a. wenn es sich mit Worten machen liesse. —
6) Anschlagplan , Anstiftung. tvatprayoga so v.a. dein Werk [328,13] —
7) Anwendung , Gebrauch , gewöhnlicher Gebrauch , Praxis. prayogeṇa , prayegāt und prayogatas so v.a. vermittelst. —
8) Anwendung von Heilund Zaubermitteln. —
9) Mittel ; nur Instr. Pl. ([217,23]) zu belegen. —
10) eine zur Anwendung kommenden , gebräuchliche , vorkommende Form. —
11) Aufführung eines Tanzes , eines Stückes. tas mit darś aufführen sehen. —
12) ein Stück zum Aufführen. —
13) Vortrag , Recitation —
14) ein zu recitirender Spruch. —
15) das Anwenden — , Anlegen des Geldes , Ausleihen auf Zinsen. —
16) ein ausgeliehenes Kapital [Gautama's Dharmaśāstra] —
17) *Beispiel. —
18) *Pferd.
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Prāyoga (प्रायोग):—Adj. wohl = ^1. prāyoga zum Mahle kommend.
Prayoga (प्रयोग) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Paoga.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Prayoga (प्रयोग) [Also spelled prayog]:—(nm) an experiment; use, employment; application; exercise; ~[kartā] an experimenter; one who uses/employs/applies; ~[dharmā] an experimenter; ~[nipuṇa] skilled through practice, one who has achieved perfection through experiments/practice; ~[vāda/~vāditā] experimentalism; ~[vādī] an experimentalist; experimentalistic; ~[śīla] prone to make experiments; given to experimenting hence ~[śīlatā] (nf).
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Kannada-English dictionary
Prayōga (ಪ್ರಯೋಗ):—
1) [noun] a joining or being joined together.
2) [noun] the act or an instance of using a word, phrase, sentence, etc. in speaking or writing; usage.
3) [noun] a pattern or model, as of something to be imitated or avoided; an instance serving for illustration; an example.
4) [noun] a starting or beginning; a getting into action or motion; commencement; a start.
5) [noun] an order, direction or mandate; a command.
6) [noun] a plan; a scheme.
7) [noun] a carrying out, doing, etc.; execution.
8) [noun] a set form, manner or system of carrying out a ritual.
9) [noun] the act or an instance of discharging an arrow from the bow.
10) [noun] a formal exhibition or presentation before an audience, as a play, musical programme, etc.; a show; a performance.
11) [noun] the act of testing, examining.
12) [noun] that which is brought about by a cause; the effect.
13) [noun] a tool, implement, etc. used to bring about something.
14) [noun] the act, business of lending money at interest.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Prayoga (प्रयोग):—n. 1. use; application; employment; 2. a usual form; a general usage; 3. an experiment; 4. beginning; commencement; 5. a usage (of words or idm); 6. application of magic; magical rites;
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.
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