Prishthaja, Pṛṣṭhaja, Prishtha-ja: 4 definitions
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Prishthaja 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 Pṛṣṭhaja can be transliterated into English as Prsthaja or Prishthaja, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Vastushastra (architecture)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (architecture)Pṛṣṭhaja (पृष्ठज) (Cf. Pṛṣṭha) refers to “one’s back”, according to the Devyāmata (in the section śalyoddhāra-paṭala or “excavation of extraneous substances”).—Accordingly, “[...] If [someone] touches his back (pṛṣṭha-saṃsparśa), there is [an extraneous thing] arising from the back (pṛṣṭhaja) [, i.e. a back-bone at the depth up to the back]. If [someone touches] his belly, [there is an extraneous thing related to the belly] at the depth up to the [belly]. If [someone] touches his side, one should prognosticate that there is an extraneous thing arising from dust. The best knower of extraneous things [= the officiant] should remove that extraneous thing which exists [at a depth of] that measurement [= up to the side] [underground]. [...]”.
Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPṛṣṭhaja (पृष्ठज):—[=pṛṣṭha-ja] [from pṛṣṭha] m. ‘back-born’, Name of a form (or a son) of Skanda, [Mahābhārata] ([varia lectio] pṛṣṭha-taḥ).
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Prishtha, Ja.
Starts with: Prishthajaha.
Ends with: Jalaprishthaja, Paniyaprishthaja.
Full-text: Paniyaprishthaja, Prishtha, Shalyavittama, Udbhava, Samsparsha, Pamsu, Parshva, Prishthasamsparsha, Prishthasparsha, Vittama, Udara, Pamshulika, Prishthatas.
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