Suprasada, Suprasāda, Su-prasada, Suprasādā: 10 definitions
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Suprasada 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaSuprasāda (सुप्रसाद).—A warrior of Subrahmaṇya. (Śalya Parva, Chapter 45, Verse 71).
Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and placesSuprasāda (सुप्रसाद) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. IX.44.66) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Suprasāda) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
Suprasādā also refers to the name of a Lady mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. IX.45.13).
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySuprasāda (सुप्रसाद).—a. very gracious or propitious.
-daḥ Name of Śiva.
Suprasāda is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms su and prasāda (प्रसाद).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySuprasāda (सुप्रसाद).—mfn.
(-daḥ-dā-daṃ) Kind, complacent, auspicious. m.
(-daḥ) Siva. E. su well, good, and prasāda favour.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionarySuprasāda (सुप्रसाद).—I. adj. kind. Ii. m. Śiva.
Suprasāda is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms su and prasāda (प्रसाद).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySuprasāda (सुप्रसाद).—[adjective] very gracious or kind.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Suprasāda (सुप्रसाद):—[=su-prasāda] [from su > su-pakva] m. extreme graciousness or propitiousness, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
2) [v.s. ...] mfn. easily placable, [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] very gracious or kind, auspicious, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
4) [v.s. ...] m. Name of Śiva, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] of one of Skanda’s attendants, [Mahābhārata]
6) [v.s. ...] of an Asura, [Harivaṃśa]
7) Suprasādā (सुप्रसादा):—[=su-prasādā] [from su-prasāda > su > su-pakva] f. Name of one of the Mātṛs attending on Skanda, [Mahābhārata]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySuprasāda (सुप्रसाद):—[su-prasāda] (daḥ) 1. m. Shiva. a. Favourable.
[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 corpusSuprasāda (ಸುಪ್ರಸಾದ):—
1) [noun] special grace, mercy or charity.
2) [noun] the food presented to an idol or the remnants of food left by a spiritual, reverential person (which is treated as holy, sacred).
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)
Partial matches: Prasada, Cu, Shu.
Starts with: Suprasadaka.
Full-text: Suprasadi.
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