Pracalay, Pracalāy: 1 definition
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Pracalay means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Prachalay.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchPracalāy (प्रचलाय्):—(von pracala) sich hinundherbewegen, mit dem Kopfe nicken: pracalāyita adj. mit dem Kopfe nickend beim Schlaf in sitzender Stellung [Amarakoṣa 3, 1, 32.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 442.] n. das Nicken mit dem Kopfe beim Schlaf in sitzender Stellung: śramavaśācchāyāṃ śritaḥ śākhināmāsīnaḥ pracalāyitena (viell. āsīnapra zu lesen) sumahadduḥkhaṃ visasmāra saḥ [Rājataraṅgiṇī 1, 371.] āsīnapracalāyitam [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Starts with: Pracalaya, Pracalayana, Pracalayate, Pracalayati, Pracalayita.
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