Prokshita, Prōkṣita, Prokṣita: 8 definitions
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Prokshita means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 terms Prōkṣita and Prokṣita can be transliterated into English as Proksita or Prokshita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)
Source: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)Prokṣita (प्रोक्षित) refers to “having sprinkled water (over animals)” (as opposed to Aprokṣita—“not having sprinkled water”), according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, “The killing of animals leads to a series of sins. Sacrificial animals are said to be fourteen in number. Some are domestic, others wild. The slaughter of these animals, if not sprinkled over (aprokṣita) with water for sacrificial purposes, is a sin. [...]”.
This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryprōkṣita (प्रोक्षित).—p S Sprinkled.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryProkṣita (प्रोक्षित).—p. p.
1) Purified or consecrated by sprinkling.
3) Immolated at a sacrifice.
3) Offered in sacrifice.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryProkṣita (प्रोक्षित).—mfn.
(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) 1. Sprinkled. 2. Kindly, slaughtered. 3. Offered in sacrifice. E. pra before, ukṣ to sprinkle, aff. kta .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Prokṣita (प्रोक्षित):—[from prokṣa > prokṣ] mfn. sprinkled, purified or consecrated by sprinkling, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Manu-smṛti; Yājñavalkya]
2) [v.s. ...] immolated, killed, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryProkṣita (प्रोक्षित):—[pro+kṣita] (taḥ-tā-taṃ) a. Sprinkled; killed.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPrōkṣita (ಪ್ರೋಕ್ಷಿತ):—[adjective] cleansed by sprinkling water or some other liquid.
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Prōkṣita (ಪ್ರೋಕ್ಷಿತ):—[noun] an animal religiously cleansed before being offered as a scrifice.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Prokshitavya.
Ends with: Aprokshita, Samprokshita, Suprokshita.
Full-text: Aprokshita, Suprokshita, Samprokshita, Proksh, Akekara, Uksh, Kship.
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Vaisheshika-sutra with Commentary (by Nandalal Sinha)
Sūtra 6.2.5 (What objects are pure or holy) < [Chapter 2 - Of the Production of Dharma and A-dharma]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 5.27 < [Section VI - Lawful and Forbidden Meat]
Verse 5.7 < [Section II - Objectionable Food]
The Markandeya Purana (Study) (by Chandamita Bhattacharya)
Non-vegetarian food < [Chapter 2]
Natyashastra (English) (by Bharata-muni)
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad (by Swāmī Mādhavānanda)
Section II - The Process of Creation < [Chapter I]
The Agnistoma Somayaga in the Shukla Yajurveda (by Madan Haloi)
Part 5.2: Morning Soma pressing (prātaḥsavana) < [Chapter 4 - The Agniṣṭoma Ritual]