As a deity name
Name 116 of the Hanuman Sahasranāma — Rasvin Samhita / Brahmanda Purana, as taught by Lord Ram / Sages
Name 253 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 34 of the Surya Sahasranāma — Bhavishya Purana, as taught by Lord Brahma / Sages
Name 278 of the Surya Sahasranāma — Bhavishya Purana, as taught by Lord Brahma / Sages
As a Hindi name
प्रांशु · adj
[संज्ञा प्रांशुता] ऊँचा । उच्च — Śabdasāgara
प्रांशु · noun · masculine
वैवस्तव मनु के एक पुत्र का नाम · विष्णु · लंबा व्यक्ति । वह जो ऊँचा हो (को॰) — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
high, tall, long, &c.
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Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
prāṃśu mfn. (said to be fr. pra + aṃśu) high, tall, long, MBh.; Kāv. &c.
strong, intense, Naiṣ.
prāṃśu m. N. of a son of Manu Vaivasvata, Hariv.; Pur.
of a son of Vatsa-prī (or -prīti), Pur.
prāṃśu a. [prakṛṣṭāḥ aṃśavo'tra] 1 High, tall, lofty, of lofty or great stature (as a man); śālaprāṃśurmahābhujaḥ R. 1. 13; 15. 19. 2 Long, extended; Ś. 2. 15. — śuḥ A tall man, a man of great stature; prāṃśulabhye phale mohādudbāhuriva vāmanaḥ R. 1. 3.
Alternative readings
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