प्रसाद

See also: प्रसद् and प्रासाद

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit प्रसाद (prasāda).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /pɾə.sɑːd̪/, [pɾɐ.säːd̪]

Noun

प्रसाद • (prasād) m

(Hinduism, Sikhism) a type of food that is served as a religious offering

Declension

Declension of *प्रसाद* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	प्रसाद prasād	प्रसाद prasād
oblique	प्रसाद prasād	प्रसादों prasādõ
vocative	प्रसाद prasād	प्रसादो prasādo

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘢𑘿𑘨𑘭𑘰𑘟 (prasāda), from Sanskrit प्रसाद (prasāda).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɾə.sad̪/

Noun

प्रसाद • (prasād) m

prasada; food that is served as a religious offering to devotees

Declension

Declension of प्रसाद (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	प्रसाद prasād
direct plural	प्रसाद prasād
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	प्रसाद prasād	प्रसाद prasād
oblique सामान्यरूप	प्रसादा prasādā	प्रसादां- prasādān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	प्रसादाला prasādālā	प्रसादांना prasādānnā
ergative	प्रसादाने, प्रसादानं prasādāne, prasādāna	प्रसादांनी prasādānnī
instrumental	प्रसादाशी prasādāśī	प्रसादांशी prasādānśī
locative सप्तमी	प्रसादात prasādāt	प्रसादांत prasādāt
vocative संबोधन	प्रसादा prasādā	प्रसादांनो prasādānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of प्रसाद (masc cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular^* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	oblique सामान्यरूप
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	प्रसादाचा prasādāċā	प्रसादाचे prasādāċe	प्रसादाची prasādācī	प्रसादाच्या prasādācā	प्रसादाचे, प्रसादाचं prasādāċe, prasādāċa	प्रसादाची prasādācī	प्रसादाच्या prasādācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	प्रसादांचा prasādānċā	प्रसादांचे prasādānċe	प्रसादांची prasādāñcī	प्रसादांच्या prasādāncā	प्रसादांचे, प्रसादांचं prasādānċe, prasādānċa	प्रसादांची prasādāñcī	प्रसादांच्या prasādāñcā
^* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “प्रसाद”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “प्रसाद”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

প্ৰসাদ (Assamese script)
ᬧ᭄ᬭᬲᬵᬤ (Balinese script)
প্রসাদ (Bengali script)
𑰢𑰿𑰨𑰭𑰯𑰟 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀲𑀸𑀤 (Brahmi script)
ပြသာဒ (Burmese script)
પ્રસાદ (Gujarati script)
ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌦 (Grantha script)
ꦥꦿꦱꦴꦢ (Javanese script)
𑂣𑂹𑂩𑂮𑂰𑂠 (Kaithi script)
ಪ್ರಸಾದ (Kannada script)
ប្រសាទ (Khmer script)
ປ຺ຣສາທ (Lao script)
പ്രസാദ (Malayalam script)
ᢒᡵᠠᠰ᠌ᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡩᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘢𑘿𑘨𑘭𑘰𑘟 (Modi script)
ᢒᠷᠠᠰᠠᢗᢑᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
𑧂𑧠𑧈𑧍𑧑𑦿 (Nandinagari script)
𑐥𑑂𑐬𑐳𑐵𑐡 (Newa script)
ପ୍ରସାଦ (Odia script)
ꢦ꣄ꢬꢱꢵꢣ (Saurashtra script)
𑆥𑇀𑆫𑆱𑆳𑆢 (Sharada script)
𑖢𑖿𑖨𑖭𑖯𑖟 (Siddham script)
ප්‍රසාද (Sinhalese script)
𑩰 𑪙𑩼𑪁𑩛𑩭 (Soyombo script)
𑚞𑚶𑚤𑚨𑚭𑚛 (Takri script)
ப்ரஸாத³ (Tamil script)
ప్రసాద (Telugu script)
ปฺรสาท (Thai script)
པྲ་སཱ་ད (Tibetan script)
𑒣𑓂𑒩𑒮𑒰𑒠 (Tirhuta script)
𑨞𑩇𑨫𑨰𑨊𑨛 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From प्रसद् (prasad, “to fall into the power of”).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /pɾɐ.sɑː.dɐ/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /pɾɐ.s̪ɑː.d̪ɐ/

Noun

प्रसाद • (prasāda) stem, m

clearness, brightness, pellucidness, purity
अम्बुप्रसाद (ambu-prasāda) — the clearing nut tree, Strychnos potatorum

प्र्सादति (prsādati) — to be clear or bright
clearness of style, perspicuity
brightness (of the face)
calmness, tranquillity, absence of excitement
serenity of disposition, good humour
graciousness, kindness, kind behaviour, favour, aid, mediation
प्रसादात् (prasādāt) — through the kindness or by the favour of

prasādaṃ √kṛ — to be gracious

दुष्प्रसाद (duṣ-prasāda) — difficult to be propitiated
Kindness personified as a son of Dharma and Maitrī
clarified liquor, a decoction
settlings, a residuum
free gift, gratuity
a propitiatory offering or gift (of food = प्रसादद्रव्य (prasāda-dravya), प्रसादान्न (prasādā-nna))
the food presented to an idol, or the remnants of food left by a spiritual teacher (which any one may freely appropriate to his own use)
approbation
well-being, welfare
name of a commentator on the prakriyā-kaumudī

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of प्रसाद
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	प्रसादः (prasādaḥ)	प्रसादौ (prasādau)	प्रसादाः (prasādāḥ)
accusative	प्रसादम् (prasādam)	प्रसादौ (prasādau)	प्रसादान् (prasādān)
instrumental	प्रसादेन (prasādena)	प्रसादाभ्याम् (prasādābhyām)	प्रसादैः (prasādaiḥ)
dative	प्रसादाय (prasādāya)	प्रसादाभ्याम् (prasādābhyām)	प्रसादेभ्यः (prasādebhyaḥ)
ablative	प्रसादात् (prasādāt)	प्रसादाभ्याम् (prasādābhyām)	प्रसादेभ्यः (prasādebhyaḥ)
genitive	प्रसादस्य (prasādasya)	प्रसादयोः (prasādayoḥ)	प्रसादानाम् (prasādānām)
locative	प्रसादे (prasāde)	प्रसादयोः (prasādayoḥ)	प्रसादेषु (prasādeṣu)
vocative	प्रसाद (prasāda)	प्रसादौ (prasādau)	प्रसादाः (prasādāḥ)

Descendants

→ Hindi: प्रसाद (prasād)
→ Kannada: ಪ್ರಸಾದ (prasāda)
→ Khmer: ប្រាសាទ (praasaat)
→ Malayalam: പ്രസാദം (prasādaṁ)
→ Old Javanese: prasāda
- > Javanese: ꦥꦿꦱꦢ (prasada) (inherited)
→ Old Marathi: प्रसाद (prasāda)
- Marathi: प्रसाद (prasād)
→ Tamil: பிரசாதம் (piracātam)
→ Telugu: ప్రసాదము (prasādamu)
→ Thai: ประสาท (bprà-sàat)

References

Monier Williams (1899) “प्रसाद”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0696.