The Sanskrit word "Pratāpavān" (प्रतापवान्) means
"glorious, majestic, powerful, or valorous," often
used in classical texts to describe people, deities,
or objects possessing great splendor or might.
Etymology and Composition
Meanings in Sanskrit
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Scriptural Usage
- The verse reads:
"tasya sañjanayan harṣaṃ kuruvṛddhaḥ pitāmahaḥ | siṃhanādaṃ- vinadyo uccaiḥ śaṅkhaṃ dadhmau pratāpavān"—translated as "His glorious grandsire sounded a lion’s roar and
- blew his conch, being glorious and powerful."
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Additional Notes
- "Pratāpavān" can be masculine or feminine, with the feminine
- form often being pratāpavatī.
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