The Sanskrit term Prokṣaṇīpātra can be transliterated into English as Proksanipatra or Prokshanipatra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: JSTOR: Tāntric Dīkṣā by Surya Kanta

Prokṣaṇīpātra (प्रोक्षणीपात्र) refers to a “vessel for sprinkling water” and represents one of the rites performed one day before Dīkṣā: an important ritual of Śāktism described in the Śāradātilaka-tantra, chapters III-V.—“... Next, he should empty the prokṣaṇīpātra and fill it again. The maṇḍala is worshipped with scent and flowers. It is decorated with rice, flowers and darbha grass. Over these the teacher places a brush and akṣita rice. Then ho worships the following deities. (1) Ādhāra-śakti holding two lotuses. (2) Blue tortoiso seated on her head; (3) Ananta seated on Brahma-śilā and white like a kunda-flower (4) Cakra-dhara supporting the earth on his head, and (5) Vasumatī dark like a tamāla-leaf, holding a blue lotus and shining with her ocean-like girdle. This is followed by a very complicated worship.”

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Prokṣaṇīpātra (प्रोक्षणीपात्र).—n.

(-traṃ) A vessel for sprinkling water, &c. E. prokṣaṇa, and pātra a vessel, cvi aff.

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

Prokṣaṇīpātra (प्रोक्षणीपात्र):—[=prokṣaṇī-pātra] [from prokṣaṇī > prokṣa > prokṣ] n. ([Nīlakaṇṭha]) a vessel for sprinkling water

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

Prokṣaṇīpātra (प्रोक्षणीपात्र):—[prokṣaṇī-pātra] (traṃ) 1. n. Vessel for sprinkling water.

[Sanskrit to German]

Prokshanipatra in German

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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: Prokshani, Patra.

Full-text: Prokshana.

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