Prikshaprayaj, Priksha-prayaj, Pṛkṣaprayaj: 3 definitions

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Prikshaprayaj 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 Pṛkṣaprayaj can be transliterated into English as Prksaprayaj or Prikshaprayaj, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Pṛkṣaprayaj (पृक्षप्रयज्):—[=pṛkṣa-prayaj] [from pṛkṣa] (kṣa-) mfn. in which oblations of food begin to be offered (said of the dawn), [Ṛg-veda iii, 7, 10] ([Sāyaṇa]; according to others ‘hastening with swift horses’).

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

Pṛkṣaprayaj (पृक्षप्रयज्):—

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Pṛkṣaprayaj (पृक्षप्रयज्):—Adj. nach [Sāyaṇa. ] an welchem (Morgen) man Speiseopfer zu bringen beginnt. Die Stelle scheint verdorben zu sein.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung
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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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