annaprashana means A Hindu rite of passage marking an infant's first intake of food other than milk. It carries an Arena rating of 1342, earned across 19 head-to-head judged battles.
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Why “annaprashana” is a great word
A Hindu rite of passage marking the ceremonial first feeding of solid food to an infant. From Sanskrit अन्नप्राशन (annaprāśana), from अन्न (anna, "grain, food") and प्राशन (prāśana, "eating, feeding"). Unlike the upanayana, a later initiation into sacred study, or the secular, gradual process of weaning, annaprashana is a singular, sanctified threshold. It is the warm scent of sweetened rice and ghee, the tentative touch of a silver spoon to gums, and the collective, held breath of a family giving way to soft laughter—a quiet celebration of the first irrevocable step from sole dependence into the shared, sustaining world.
Etymology
From Sanskrit अन्नप्राशन (annaprāśana). See also annaprasan.
noun
- A Hindu rite of passage marking an infant's first intake of food other than milk.
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