Prayopagamana, Prāyopagamana, Praya-upagamana: 6 definitions

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Prayopagamana 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

[«previous next»] — Prayopagamana in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Prāyopagamana (प्रायोपगमन).—sitting down and abstaining from food and thus preparing oneself for death, fasting oneself to death; मया प्रायोपवेशनं कृतं विद्धि (mayā prāyopaveśanaṃ kṛtaṃ viddhi) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 4; प्रायोपवेशनमति- र्नृपतिर्बभूव (prāyopaveśanamati- rnṛpatirbabhūva) R.8.94; प्रायोपवेशसदृशं व्रतमास्थितस्य (prāyopaveśasadṛśaṃ vratamāsthitasya) Ve.3.1.

Derivable forms: prāyopagamanam (प्रायोपगमनम्).

Prāyopagamana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms prāya and upagamana (उपगमन). See also (synonyms): prāyopaveśa, prāyopaveśana, prāyopaveśanikā.

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

Prāyopagamana (प्रायोपगमन).—[neuter] seeking death by abstaining from food.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Prāyopagamana (प्रायोपगमन):—[from prāya] n. going to meet death, seeking death (by abstaining from food), [Rāmāyaṇa]

[Sanskrit to German]

Prayopagamana in German

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Prayopagamana in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Prāyōpagamana (ಪ್ರಾಯೋಪಗಮನ):—[noun] a seeking death by fasting (as a religious act).

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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