Prishthanuga, Pṛṣṭhānuga, Prishtha-anuga: 6 definitions

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Prishthanuga 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 Pṛṣṭhānuga can be transliterated into English as Prsthanuga or Prishthanuga, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Pṛṣṭhānuga (पृष्ठानुग).—a. going behind, following; युद्धकालेऽग्रगो यः स्यात् सदा पृष्ठानुगः पुरे (yuddhakāle'grago yaḥ syāt sadā pṛṣṭhānugaḥ pure) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.59.

Pṛṣṭhānuga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pṛṣṭha and anuga (अनुग). See also (synonyms): pṛṣṭhagāmin, pṛṣṭhayāyin.

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pṛṣṭhānuga (पृष्ठानुग).—pṛ10ṣṭhānuga, i. e. pṛṣṭha -anuga, adj. Following, Böhtl. Ind. Spr. 2493.

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

Pṛṣṭhānuga (पृष्ठानुग).—[adjective] going behind, following.

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

Pṛṣṭhānuga (पृष्ठानुग):—[from pṛṣṭha] ([Rāmāyaṇa]) mfn. going behind, following.

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

Pṛṣṭhānuga (पृष्ठानुग):—(pṛṣṭha + anuga) adj. hinterher gehend, nachfolgend (Gegens. agraga) [Spr. 2493.]

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

Pṛṣṭhānuga (पृष्ठानुग):—Adj. hinterher gehend , nachfolgend [Rāmāyaṇa 3,17,14.]

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