As a deity name
Name 845 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
the space before the Vedi (perhaps a kind of sacrificial chamber having columns or beams towards the east and situated opposite to the Vedi; accord. to others, a room in which the…
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Dictionary citations
1. prāg—vaṃśa m. a former or previous generation, Hariv.
N. of Viṣṇu, ib.
2. prāg—vaṃśa mfn. having the supporting beams turned eastward, KātyŚr.; Āp.
prāg—vaṃśa m. the space before the Vedi (perhaps a kind of sacrificial chamber having columns or beams towards the east and situated opposite to the Vedi; accord. to others, a room in which the family and friends of the person performing the sacrifice assemble), ĀpŚr.; Hariv.; Ragh.; BhP.
prāgvaṃśa m. (-śaḥ) 1 The room opposite to that which contains the materials for an oblation, and in which the family and friends of the sacrificer assemble. 2 A former dynasty or race. E. prāk before, and vaṃśa a race, &c.
Alternative readings
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