The Sanskrit term Proṣitapatikā can be transliterated into English as Prositapatika or Proshitapatika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: academia.edu: Rare Sanskrit Words from the Commentary on the Bṛhat-kalpa-bhāṣya

Proṣitapatikā (प्रोषितपतिका) (or Proṣitabhartṛkā) refers to a “woman whose husband is abroad”.—In his publication for the Journal of Jaina Studies, Yutaka Kawasaki collected in a non-definite list several rare Sanskrit words (e.g., proṣitapatikā) from Malayagiri’s and Kṣemakīrti’s commentaries on the Bṛhatkalpabhāṣya: a 6th century commentary on monastic discipline authored by Svetambara Jain exegete Saṅghadāsa.

context information

Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

Languages of India and abroad

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Proṣitapatikā (प्रोषितपतिका):—n. Poetics. the wife in pain and agony of separation from her husband who is abroad;

context information

Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Proshita, Patika.

Full-text: Proshitabhartrika.

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