Puraskara: 12 definitions
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Puraskara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Puraskar.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypuraskara (पुरस्कर).—Mistaken for purassara q. v. in its second sense.
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puraskāra (पुरस्कार).—m (S) Promoting, furthering, pushing forward. 2 Taking the lead; conducting or managing (of a business). 3 S Rendering of homage or worship.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishpuraskāra (पुरस्कार).—m Promoting. Taking the lead.
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 dictionaryPuraskāra (पुरस्कार).—1 Placing before or in front.
2) Preference.
3) Treating with honour, showing respect, deference.
4) Worshipping.
5) Accompanying, attending.
6) Preparing.
7) Arranging, making complete or perfect.
8) Attacking.
9) Accusation.
1) Consecrating.
11) Anticipating, expecting.
12) (At the end of comp.) Preceded or accompanied by.
13) Sprinkling with holy water.
14) Acceptance.
15) Manifesting oneself; कर्महेतुपुरस्कारं भूतेषु परिवर्तते (karmahetupuraskāraṃ bhūteṣu parivartate) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.19.19.
Derivable forms: puraskāraḥ (पुरस्कारः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuraskāra (पुरस्कार).—m.
(-raḥ) 1. Making perfect or complete, finishing, polishing. 2. Preparing, getting ready. 3. Arranging, putting in array. 4. Placing before. 5. Honouring, respecting. 6. Worshiping. 7. Sprinkling with holy water. 8. Promise. 9. Accusation. 10. Attacking, assailing. 11. Anticipating, expecting. E. puras, and kāra making.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuraskāra (पुरस्कार).—[puras-kāra], m. 1. Preference, [Mālavikāgnimitra, (ed. Tullberg.)] 19, 6. 2. Deference, [Rāmāyaṇa] 1, 80, 11 Gorr. 3. As latter part of comp. adj. Preceded by, joined with; e. g. surā-sava-, adj. Together with spirituous liquors, Mahābhārata 13, 4737.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuraskāra (पुरस्कार).—[masculine] preference, veneration, honour.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuraskāra (पुरस्कार):—[puraskā+ra] (raḥ) 1. m. Making first or complete or ready; honouring; sprinkling holy water; promise; attack; anticipating; reward.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Puraskāra (पुरस्कार) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Purakkāra.
[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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryPuraskāra (पुरस्कार) [Also spelled puraskar]:—(nm) a reward, prize; —[vitaraṇa] prize distribution.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPuraskāra (ಪುರಸ್ಕಾರ):—
1) [noun] high esteem or regard; respect; respectful admiration.
2) [noun] the fact of accepting or being accepted.
3) [noun] something that is awarded; prize; award.
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: Puraskaram, Puraskarana, Puraskaranam, Puraskaraniya.
Ends with: Anyopagamapuraskara, Buddhipuraskara, Dharmapuraskara, Madana-puraskara, Pujapuraskara, Santvana-puraskara.
Full-text: Puraskarana, Puraskaram, Dharmapuraskara, Purakkara, Pujapuraskara, Puraskriya, Puraskar, Puroga.
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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 3.6.102 < [Chapter 6 - The Glories of Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu]
Verse 1.14.11 < [Chapter 14 - The Lord’s Travel to East Bengal and the Disappearance of Lakṣmīpriyā]
Verse 2.7.50 < [Chapter 7 - The Meeting of Gadādhara and Puṇḍarīka]
Bhishma Charitra (by Kartik Pandya)
Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)
Verse 9.9 - The twenty-two kinds of afflications (parīṣaha) < [Chapter 9 - Stoppage and Shedding of Karmas]
A study of the philosophy of Jainism (by Deepa Baruah)
Chapter V.a - Bondage (bandha) and its causes < [Chapter V - Bondage and Liberation]