Prayopaveshin, Prāyopaveśin, Praya-upaveshin: 4 definitions
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Prayopaveshin 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 Prāyopaveśin can be transliterated into English as Prayopavesin or Prayopaveshin, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPrāyopaveśin (प्रायोपवेशिन्).—a. fasting oneself to death, who sits without food at the door of another to exact compliance with his demands.
Prāyopaveśin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms prāya and upaveśin (उपवेशिन्). See also (synonyms): prāyopaviṣṭa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrāyopaveśin (प्रायोपवेशिन्):—[from prāya] mfn. = prāyopaviṣṭa, [Mahābhārata; Rājataraṅgiṇī]
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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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Partial matches: Upaveshin, Praya.
Full-text: Upaveshin, Prayopavishta, Praya.
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