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Praśnāprasna A kind of Vidyā (occult science); that Vidyā, through which the auspicious or inauspicious happenings can be predicted when a question is asked by a person or even without a question. tathāngusthādipraśnabhāvam tadbhāvam ca pratiya yā vidyāḥ śubhāśubham kathayanti täh parsnāprasnāh.
(Sama 98 V? Pa 115)
Jaina Pāribhāșika Sabdakosa negation is Prāgabhāva, e.g.--absence of pot in the mass of earth (clay). yannivíttāveva kāryasya samutpattih so'sya prāgabhāvah. yathā mrtpindanivsttāveva samutpadyamānasya ghatasya mytpindah. (Pranata 3.59, 60)
Prastāra The constitution of the (special) code of PräyaŚcitta (expiation) in which there is a gradual severity of penalty in correspondance with the (wrong) argumentation by the offender. prastārāḥ-prāyascittasya racanāviseşāḥ.
(Sthā 6.101 Vr Pa 352) patthāro u viracaņā, so jotisa chamda ganita pacchitte. pacchittena tu pagayam, tassa tu bhedā bahuvigappa..
(BrKaBhā 6130)
Prāgbhārā The eighth decade of human life-span of hundred years; in this state, the skin becomes wrinkled; the person is hemmed in by the old age; he loses the affection of his wife. samkuciyavalicammo, sampatto atthamim dasam. ņārinamaņābhippeo, jarāe pariņāmio..
(DaHãV? Pa 9)
Prasphoțanā A blemish of Pratilekhanā (1) inspection of mona-stic paraphernalia); while undertaking the Pratilekhanā of a cloth which is smeared with dust, to flutter it with thrust. 'prasphoțanā' prakarşeņa reņugunditasyeva vastrasya jhāțanā. (u 26.26 SāVr Pa 541)
Prājāpatyasthāvarakāya Prājāpatyasthāvarakāya is a nickname of the Vanaspati (vegetable-bodied beings) as the Präjāpatya which is one of the sthāvarakāyas (Sthāvara Jiva) is related to Indra. (Sthă5.19) See--Indrasthāvarakāya. Prājāpatyasthāvarakāyādhipati That god who is the Master of Sthāvarakāya called vegetable-bodied beings.
(Sthā 5.20 Vr Pa 279) See—Indrasthāvarakāyādhipati.
Prahara (total) length of day or nitht.
(Aupa Nivr Pa 206)
Prājñaśramaņa .....anadhitadvādasāngacaturdaśapūrvā api santo yamartham caturdaśapūrvinirüpayati tasmin vicārakṣcchre'pyarthe'tinipunaprajñāḥ prājñaśramaņāḥ.
(Yośā 1.8 Vrp. 41) See-Prajnasravana.
Prākāmya A type of Vikriya Rddhi (supernatural protean power); by dint of which one can walk in water like land and plunge in and emerge out of the land like water. apsu bhūmāviva gamanam bhūmau jalam ivonmajjananimajjanakaraṇam prākāmyam.
(Tavā 3.36 p. 203)
Prāna 1. Vital-energy-The bio-energy which is created by the Paryāpties (bio-potentials). jivanasaktih prāņāh.
(Jaisidi 3.12) 2. The living beings possessed of two, three or four sense-organs. See-Sattva. 3. One of the five types of vāyu (life-wind or vital air), which propels the vital energy in the body; this vāyu spreads from tip of the nose, heart, navel and up to the big toes; it is blue in colour. prāṇāpāna-samānodāna-vyānāḥ pañca vāyavah.. .
Prāgabhāva First type of Abhāva (negation); only after cessation of the cause, the effect comes into being; thus, according to this law, there is absence of existence of effect in the cause; such
