Prishthatapa, Pṛṣṭhatāpa, Prishtha-tapa: 2 definitions
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Prishthatapa 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 Pṛṣṭhatāpa can be transliterated into English as Prsthatapa or Prishthatapa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPṛṣṭhatāpa (पृष्ठताप).—noon, midday.
Derivable forms: pṛṣṭhatāpaḥ (पृष्ठतापः).
Pṛṣṭhatāpa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pṛṣṭha and tāpa (ताप).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPṛṣṭhatāpa (पृष्ठताप):—[=pṛṣṭha-tāpa] [from pṛṣṭha] m. ‘back-burning’, noon, midday, [Mahābhārata]
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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