m. (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound'f(ā-).;for 1. 2.See above) begetting, procreation, generation, conception, parturition, delivery, birth, origin etc.
प्रसवः 1 Begetting, generation, procreation, birth, production; प्रसवविकारो स्त्रीणां द्वित्रिचतुःप्रभृति संप्रसूतौ वा । हीनातिरिक्तकाले च देशकुलसंक्षयो भवति Bṛi. S. -2 Child-birth, delivery, confinement; an in आसन्नप्रसवा. -3 Offspring, progeny, young ones, children; oft. at the end of comp.; केवलं वीरप्रसवा भूयाः U.1; Ku.7.87. -4 Source, origin, brith-place (fig. also); प्रसवः कर्मफलस्य भूरिणः Ki.2.43. -5 Flower, blossom; प्रसवविभूतिषु भूरुहां विरक्तः Śi.7.42; नीता लोध्रप्रसवरजसा पाण्डुतामानने श्रीः Me.67; कुन्दप्रसवशिथिलं जीवितम् 113; R.9.28; Ku.1.55;4.14; Ś.5.9; Māl.9.27.31; U.2.2. -6 A fruit, product; यज्ञप्रसववर्जिताः Mb.12.18.46. -7 Ved. Extracting Soma juice; अपुत्रः प्रसवेनार्थी वनवासमुपावसत् Mb.13.4.6. -7 Setting in motion. -9 A current, stream. -1 Excitement, animation. -11 Enjoining, ordering. -12 Assistance, help. -13 pursuit, acquisition. -Comp. -उन्मुखः a. about to be delivered or confined; पतिः प्रतीतः प्रसवोन्मुखीं प्रियां ददर्श R.3.12. -कालः the time of delivery or bringing forth. -गृहम् a lying-in-chamber. -धर्मिन् a. productive, prolific. -बन्धनम् the foot-stalk of a leaf or flower, peduncle. -वेदना, -व्यथा pangs of child-birth, throes. -स्थली a mother. -सथानम् 1 a place for delivery. -2 a nest.
प्रतिप्रसवः 1 A counter-exception, an exception to an exception (wherein the general rule is shown to be applicable to cases falling under the exception); तृजकाभ्यां कर्तरि इत्यस्य प्रतिप्रसवो$यं (याजकादिभिश्च) Sk. -2 A contrary effect.
m. 1. pressing (of Soma); 2. setting in motion, impulse; course, current; quickening power, stimulation, instigation; aid; command; acquisition; vivifier; 3. be getting, generation; conception; bringing forth, bearing; birth; delivery, confinement; augmentation; birth-place; flower, blossom; sg. & pl. offspring, progeny (--°ree;, sts.=young --): -griha, n. lying-in chamber; -savana, n. bringing forth, bearing of children; fe cundity; -sava-vedanâ, f. pangs of child birth, travail; -savitrí, m. 1. impeller, in citer, vivifier (of, g.); 2. (-tri), m. procreator, father; -savin, a. bearing, producing; -sa vya, a. (holding the left hand outtowards anything), following one's left hand, keeping one's left hand towards anything (in walking round it): -m, ad. to the left; -sáh, a. (str. st. -s&asharp;h) overpowering; -saha, a. enduring, withstanding (--°ree;); m.endurance, resistance (only --°ree;); beast or bird of prey; -sahana, n. resisting; overcoming; embracing; -sahya, 1. gd. forcibly; exceedingly; without more ado; necessarily (with na, by no means); 2. fp. conquerable;with inf. capable of being (ps. pt.): -kârin, a. acting with violence; -harana, n. forcible abduction or appro priation.
copayāmaś ca kāṭaś cārṇavaś ca dharṇasiś ca draviṇaṃ ca bhagaś cāntarikṣaṃ ca sindhuś ca samudraś ca sarasvāṃś ca viśvavyacāś ca te yaṃ dviṣmo yaś ca no dveṣṭi tam eṣāṃ jambhe dadhma svāhā ApMB.1.10.7 (ApG.3.8.10).
noun (masculine) a flower (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
augmentation (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
begetting (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
birth (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
birthplace (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
conception (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
delivery (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
fruit (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
generation (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
increase (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
offspring (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
origin (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
parturition (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
posterity (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
procreation (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the red globe-amaranth Frequency rank 2831/72933
noun (masculine) next (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
acquisition (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
aid (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
course (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
flight (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
furtherance (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
impulse (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a Marut (?)
pursuit (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
rush (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
setting or being set in motion (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
stimulation (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (neuter) bearing children (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
bringing forth (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
fecundity (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) an exception to an exception (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
counter-order (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
return to the original state (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
suspension of a general prohibition in a particular case (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) Nerium Odorum Rubro-simplex (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Pterospermum Suberifolium (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
red globe-amaranth (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
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