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Lemma: pradhāna (n)
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Temporal probability mass distribution
(in gram.) the principal member of a compound (MW)
a chief thing or person (MW)
a noble (MW)
an elephant-driver (MW)
intellect (MW)
primary matter or nature (MW)
supreme soul (MW)
the first companion of a king (MW)
the principal or first (MW)
Topic
Frequency
Kashmirian Shivaism
24
Cosmogony
23
Yoga
19
Medicine
17
Pashupata Shaivism
16
Liberation, mokṣa, release
11
King, rājanīti
10
Viṣṇu, Vishnuism
10
narrative literature
9
Creation of the world
9
Genealogies
9
war
9
Sāṃkhya
9
Kāmaśāstra
7
Shivaism, Śiva
7
dīkṣā
7
vrata
7
paribhāṣā, general rules
7
botany, plants
6
pralaya, destruction of the world
6
penance, prāyaścitta
6
prāyaścitta
6
Sacrifice, yajña
5
sahasranāman
5
Buddha's life
5
godāna
5
Astronomy
5
karman doctrine
5
praise of Viṣṇu (namas)
4
Buddhism
4
kṣetrajña
4
ahaṃkāra
4
Dhruva aka. Polar Star
4
Names of Śiva, sahasranāman
4
Bhakti
4
jātaka, avadāna
4
linguistic speculation
3
Mahāyāna
3
Minister
3
good behaviour
3
Politics
3
Lexicography
3
Names of Viṣṇu, sahasranāman
3
varṇas, castes
3
mantra
3
Mineralogy, jewels, metals
3
tulāpuruṣa
3
Behaviour, strīdharma
3
Alchemy
2
Cosmography
2
Dharmaśāstra
2
Tīrthas
2
Economy
2
trivarga, caturvarga
2
ātman
2
Varāha
2
svadharma
2
Prahlāda, Hiraṇyakaśipu
2
Brahmā
2
upanayana, initiation
2
general or default rules for the sacrifice
2
Cosmology
2
Geography
2
Nosology
2
Cosmogony (gen.)
2
Brideship and marriage
2
death rites, funeral rites, aurdhvadehika, pitṛmedha
2
avatāras
2
war and rivalry of Devas and Asuras
2
Kirātārjunīya
1
(Im-)purity
1
Māṇḍavya
1
Women
1
brahmacarya
1
Love
1
Vāmadeva
1
India
1
hunting
1
animal sacrifice, paśubandha
1
saṃsāra
1
Nyāya
1
gṛhastha, householder
1
dāna, giving
1
Maruts
1
paramārtha
1
alms, bhikṣā
1
Law
1
Zoology
1
Witness
1
cūḍākaraṇa
1
sacrificial fire
1
darśapūrṇamāsa iṣṭi, full-moon sacrifice
1
creates fever
1
śruti, Veda
1
religious speculation, mystic
1
Inheritance, heritage, heirs
1
brahman
1
Nara-Nārāyaṇa
1
Rituals
1
Dynasties
1
Māndhātṛ
1
Marutta
1
Andhaka
1
Meditation
1
Mahābhārata
1
Grammar
1
śrāddha
1
worship
1
Kṣatriya
1
Churning of the Milk Ocean
1
Religion and Philosophy
1
study, śiṣya, adhyāya
1
Astrology
1
Asceticism, tapas
1
rebirth, transmigration
1
triguṇa
1
weapons, arms
1
Shivaite Tantrism
1
Prostitution
1
process, jurisdiction
1
Logic
1
Giving, dāna
1
Vaiśeṣika
1
Accents
1
yuga theory
1
Peace and war
1
āśā, hope
1
fable
1
army
1
Cities
1
Kalki(n)
1
Prophesy
1
śotha
1
pāṇḍuroga
1
pathogenesis, origin of a disease
1
cough, kāsa
1
fever, jvara, takman
1
inundation
1
Palmistry
1
Underworld, hell, naraka
1
Concept Notes Count
first the first or highest in an ordering or series: "He wanted to be the first" 14
Prakṛti (in the Sāṃkhya phil.) the original producer of (or rather passive power of creating) the material world 13
nature the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized; "it is the nature of fire to burn" 3
predominance the state of being predominant over others 2
lord a titled peer of the realm 2
generator someone who originates or causes or initiates something; "he was the generator of several complaints" 1
disposition your usual mood; "he has a happy disposition" 1
pradhāna (grammar) the principal member of a compound 1
dominance the state that exists when one person or group has power over another; "her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her" 1
Collocations