Sanskrit manuscript in Devanāgarī

prasava प्रसव – production; origination

substantive masculine · Word type unspecified

Dictionary sources

AYI dictionary substantive masculine

production; origination

Cappeller 1891 substantive masculine

Original text · English · substantive masculine

prasavá1 ·m. pressing out the Soma.

Original text · English · substantive masculine

prasavá2 ·m. urging, setting or getting in motion, impulse, animation; furtherance, assistance; activity, pursuit; impeller, vivifier.

Original text · English · substantive masculine

prasavá3 ·m. procreation, generation, conception, bringing forth, childbirth; birthplace; offspring, blossom, flower.

Monier-Williams 1872 substantive masculine · Word type unspecified

Original text · English · substantive masculine

1. pra-sava, as, m. (for 2. see under 2. pra-su below), Ved. pressing out Soma juice.

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2. pra-sava, as, m. (for 3. see under 2. pra-sū, p. 649), procreating, generating, procreation, genera- tion; the production of young, bringing forth or bearing young, childbirth, parturition, delivery, travail, labour; conception; birthplace, source, origin; offspring, young, progeny, posterity, (antaḥ-p˚, containing offspring, pregnant; kisalaya-p˚, the offspring of a twig, a young shoot); a flower, blossom [cf. kanaka- p˚, pīta-p˚]; fruit.

Original text · English · substantive masculine

3. pra-sava, as, m. (for 1. and 2. see under 1. and 2. pra-su, p. 648), Ved. urging forwards, setting in motion, being set in motion; a current, course, stream; rousing up, excitement, animation; order- ing, enjoining; furtherance, assistance, help; pursuit, acquisition; one who urges on or excites.

Original text · English · Word type unspecified

prasava 1 . 2. and 3. pra-sava. See under 1. and 2. pra-su, col. 2, and 2. pra-sū, p. 649.

Petersburger 1855 substantive masculine · Word type unspecified

Original text · German · substantive masculine

1. prasavá (von su, sunoti mit pra) m. das Pressen, Keltern des Soma ṚV. 9,50,2. ŚĀṄKH. ŚR. 13,19,5. KĀTY. ŚR. 7,1,31. KĀTY. ŚR. 7,3,13. LĀṬY. 4,8,7. LĀṬY. 10,1,3.

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2. prasavá (von sū mit pra) m. 1〉 Antrieb, das in-Gang-Kommen oder — Setzen, Lauf, Schwung, Strömung u. s. w.: indràḥ kṛṇotu (naḥ) prasa̱ve rathàṃ pu̱raḥ ṚV. 1,102,9. indrèṣite prasa̱vaṃ bhikṣàmāṇe ṚV. 3,33,2. ṚV. 3,33,4. ṚV. 3,33,11. pra yatsi̱ndhavàḥ prasa̱vaṃ yathāyannāpàḥ samu̱draṃ rathyèva jagmuḥ ṚV. 3,36,6. prasava, pratiṣṭhiti AIT. BR. 1,8. — 2〉 Anregung, Belebung, Erweckung; das Betreiben, Geheiss (so v. a. preraṇa); Förderung, Beihilfe: tadrādhò va̱yaṃ de̱vasyà (savituḥ) prasa̱ve mànāmahe ṚV. 1,159,5. sa̱vi̱turva̱yaṃ pràsa̱ve yā̀ma u̱rvīḥ ṚV. 3,33,6. uteśìṣe prasa̱vasya̱ tvameka̱ it ṚV. 5,81,5. niveśana, pra˚ ṚV. 6,71,2. savitā sarvasya prasavamagacchat PAÑCAV. BR. 24,15,2. sa̱vitā̱ pràsa̱vānā̱madhìpatiḥ AV. 5,24,1. TS. 3,4,5,1. savitā prasavānāmīśa AIT. BR. 1,16. AIT. BR. 7,16. indràsya yantu prasa̱ve visàṣṭāḥ ṚV. 8,89,12. ṚV. 10,111,8. ṚV. 10,139,1. yasyā̀ vra̱te pràsa̱ve ya̱kṣamejàti AV. 8,9,8. ma̱rutā̀ṃ prasa̱venà jaya VS. 10,21. VS. 2,11. VS. 4,18. TBR. 1,5,1,3. TBR. 1,5,3,1. ŚAT. BR. 1,5,1,15. ŚAT. BR. 3,5,3,10. ŚAT. BR. 13,4,2,12. anuyāja˚ KĀTY. ŚR. 2,2,2. ŚĀṄKH. BR. 6,13. Vielleicht hierher zu ziehen: brahmacaryeṇa dākṣyeṇa prasavairvayasāpi ca . eko vai rakṣitā caiva tridivaṃ maghavāniva .. MBH. 3,1809. — 3〉 das Vorsichbringen, Betrieb, Erwerb: apàvratānprasa̱ve vā̀vṛdhā̱nānbràhma̱dviṣàḥ ṚV. 5,42,9. kṣemàsya ṚV. 7,82,4. vājàsya VS. 2,15. VS. 9,5. VS. 17,63. VS. 18,1. — 4〉 concret: maràsvatyā vā̱cā, sa̱vitrā pràsa̱venà (prasavitrā wäre richtiger) TBR. 1,8,1,1. — Vgl. prati˚, satya˚.

Original text · German · substantive masculine

3. prasavá (von su, sū mit pra) m. P. 6,2,144, Sch. TRIK. 3,5,5. 1〉 Zeugung, das Gebären, Werfen, Geburt AK. 3,3,10. AK. 3,4,27,210. H. 541. H. an. 3,703. MED. v. 42. VS. 22,32. ˚karmakṛt (bhṛgu) MBH. 13,4142. MBH. 14,1401. MBH. 14,1403. SUŚR. 1,311,14. SĀṂKHYAK. 11. SĀṂKHYAK. 65. HARIV. 6433. VIŚVAN._bei_GOLD. MĀN. 154,a. ā prasavāt bis zur Niederkunft ŚĀK. 71,10. prasavonmukhī RAGH. 3,12. upasthitaprasavā SUŚR. 1,368,5. nivṛttaprasavā SUŚR. 378,6. pratyagraprasavā (dhenu) Schol. zu P. 2,1,65. āsannaprasavā KATHĀS. 28,2. PAÑCAT. 74,18. PAÑCAT. 87,6. HIT. 72,7. RĀJA-TAR. 3,106. HARIV. 9707. VARĀH. BṚH. S. 21,7. VARĀH. BṚH. S. 68,14. VARĀH. BṚH. S. 96,8. BHĀG. P. 5,8,3. PAÑCAT. 252,14. fg. prasavaṃ prāpte kāle cakāra sā KATHĀS. 34,45. Schol. zu KĀTY. ŚR. 424,1. KĀTY. ŚR. 540,1. ˚kāla, ˚samaya VARĀH. BṚH. S. 21,24. VARĀH. BṚH. S. 21,37. PAÑCAT. 49,15. PAÑCAT. 74,19. ˚vikāra portentum bei der Geburt VARĀH. BṚH. S. 45,52. garbho yāti svabhāvātprasavaṃ prati SUŚR. 1,343,16. ā prasavāt bis zur Empfängniss M. 9,70. saṃskṛtaṃ prasavaṃ yāti svalpamannaṃ caturvidham so v. a. vermehrt sich MBH. 3,213. icchā Bildung —, Entstehung eines Wunsches AK. 3,4,211. — 2〉 Geburtsstätte MBH. 14,1402. ŚAṂK._zu_BṚH. ĀR. UP. S. 239. — 3〉 sg. und pl. progenies, Nachkommenschaft AK. 3,4,27,210. H. an. MED. M. 3,22. M. 9,55. M. 9,145. BRĀHMAṆ. 3,15. MBH. 1,1563 = MBH. 1,2161. MBH. 1,7831. fgg. MBH. 3,8558. MBH. 9,2115. MBH. 13,205. MBH. 1,4144. HARIV. 4001. R. 6,93,15. SUŚR. 2,509,12. RAGH. 1,22. RAGH. 8,30. BHĀG. P. 6,6,3. Schol. zu KĀTY. ŚR. 1047,24. sa˚ Nachkommenschaft habend Spr. 4095. antaḥprasavā schwanger HARIV. 1348. saprasavā dass. DHŪRTAS. 76,7. vīraprasavā bhava KUMĀRAS. 7,87. MĀLAV. 14. ˚saṃtāna MBH. 3,8558. kisalaya˚ junge Sprossen RAGH. 9,31. — 4〉 Blüthe AK. 3,4,27,210. H. 1125. H. an. MED. HALĀY. 2,31. amṛtaprasavā (bhūmi) MBH. 13,3194. SUŚR. 1,219,20. SUŚR. 2,286,2. SUŚR. 2,367,13. SUŚR. 2,489,16. ŚĀK. 106. RAGH. 4,23. RAGH. 16,61. KUMĀRAS. 1,56. KUMĀRAS. 4,14. ṚT. 4,8. MEGH. 66. ad MEGH. 112. Frucht AK. H. an. MED. Blüthe und Frucht AK. 2,4,1,18. — Vgl. kanakaprasavā, pītaprasava, puṇya˚.

Original text · German · Word type unspecified

2. prasava 2〉 am Ende, NĪLAK.: prasavairdve mātuḥ kule dve pitustaiḥ.

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3. prasava 4〉 Blüthe UTTARARĀMAC. 33,16 (44,11). — Vgl. megha˚, mauktikaprasavā.

Böhtlingk 1879 substantive masculine · Word type unspecified

Original text · German · substantive masculine

1. prasavá m. das Pressen —, Keltern des Soma.

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2. prasavá m. — 1〉 Antrieb, das in Gang Kommen oder — Setzen, Lauf, Schwung, Strömung u. s. w. — 2〉 Anregung, Belebung, Erweckung. — 3〉 Förderung, Beihülfe. — 4〉 das Betreiben, Geheiss. — 5〉 das Vorsichbringen, Betrieb, Erwerb. — 6〉 Erreger, Beleber.

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3. prasavá m. (adj. Comp. f. ā) — 1〉 Zeugung, das Gebären, Werfen, Geburt, Niederkunft. — 2〉 Empfängniss. — 3〉 *Bildung, Entstehung (eines Wunsches). — 4〉 Vermehrung, das Mehrwerden. — 5〉 Geburtsstätte. — 6〉 Sg. und Pl. progenies, Nachkommenschaft Chr. 24,18. kisalaya˚ so v. a. junge Sprossen. — 7〉 Blüthe. Nach den Lexicographen auch Frucht und Blüthe und Frucht.

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3. prasava IV. 7〉 n. R. ed. Bomb. 4,30,47. [Nachtrag, Band 7]

Apte 1890 substantive masculine

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prasavaḥ 1 Begetting, generation, procreation, birth, production. 2 Child-birth, delivery, confinement; as in āsannaprasavā. 3 Offspring, progeny, young ones, children; oft. at the end of comp.; kevalaṃ vīraprasavā bhūyāḥ U. 1; Ku. 7. 87. 4 Source, origin, birth-place (fig. also); Ki. 2. 43. 5 Flower, blossom; prasavavibhūtiṣu bhūruhāṃ viraktaḥ Śi. 7. 42; nītā lodhraprasavarajasā pāṃḍutāmānane śrīḥ Me. 65; kuṃdaprasavaśithilaṃ jīvitaṃ Me. 113; R. 9. 28; Ku. 1. 55; Ku. 4. 14; Ś. 5. 9; Māl. 9. 27, Māl. 9. 31; U. 2. 20. 6 A fruit, product 7 Ved. Extracting Soma juice. 8 Setting in motion. 9 A current, stream. 10 Excitement, animation. 11 Enjoining, ordering 12 Assistance, help. 13 Pursuit, acquisition. Comp. — unmukha a. about to be delivered or confined; patiḥ pratītaḥ prasavonmukhīṃ priyāṃ dadarśa R. 3. 12. — gṛhaṃ a lying-inchamber. — dharmin a. productive, prolific. — baṃdhanaṃ the foot-stalk of a leaf or flower, peduncle. — vedanā — vyathā pangs of child-birth, throes. — sthalī a mother. — sthānaṃ 1 a place for delivery. 2 a nest.

Cappeller 1887 substantive masculine

Original text · German · substantive masculine

1. prasavá m. das Pressen o. Keltern des Soma.

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2. prasavá m. Antrieb, Anregung, Förderung, Geheiß, Betrieb, Erwerb; Erreger, Beleber.

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3. prasavá m. Zeugung, Geburt, Niederkunft, Empfängnis; Geburtsstätte; Nachkommenschaft; Sprössling, Blüte.

Burnouf 1866 substantive masculine

Original text · French · substantive masculine

prasava prasava m. (sū) enfantement, accouchement, action de mettre bas. Progéniture; race, lignée; fleur; fruit. prasavaka m. buchanania latifolia, bot. prasavabandhana n. petiole d'une feuille, pédoncule d'une fleur. prasavitṛ m. (sfx. tṛ) procréateur; père. — F. [trī] mère.

Derived words

  • pratiprasava प्रतिप्रसव substantive masculine involution; reabsorption into their source

Occurrences in source texts (4)

PYS 2 occurrences
PYS 2.10–11: Eliminating the Kleśas 1 occurrence

Occurrences through derived words

PYS 4.33–34: Return of the Guṇas 1 occurrence

Occurrences through derived words

  • PYS 4.34 Segment 5

    Through: pratiprasava Attested form: pratiprasavaḥ Grammar of the segment: nominative singular masculine

SS 1 occurrence
SS 3.20–3.24: Turya in Daily Life 1 occurrence

Direct occurrences

  • SS 3.23 Segment 3

    Attested form: prasavaḥ Grammar of the segment: nominative singular

SVU 1 occurrence
SVU 2.6-2.7: Where the Gathered Mind Arises 1 occurrence

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