प्रणपात्

Sanskrit

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *prónepōts (great-grandson), from *pro- + *népōts (grandson). Cognate with Latin pronepōs (great-grandchild).

Pronunciation

Noun

प्रणपात् • (práṇapāt) stemm

  1. great-grandson
    • c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 8.17.13:
      यस्ते॑ शृङ्गवृषो नपा॒त् प्रण॑पात् कुण्ड॒पाय्यः॑ ।
      न्य् अ॑स्मिन् दध्र॒ आ मनः॑ ॥
      yáste śṛṅgavṛṣo napāt práṇapāt kuṇḍapā́yyaḥ.
      ny àsmin dadhra ā́ mánaḥ.
      To Kundapayya, grandson's son, grandson of Srngavrs! to thee,
      To him have I addressed my thought.

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