Pragdakshina, Prāgdakṣiṇa, Prac-dakshina: 5 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Prāgdakṣiṇa can be transliterated into English as Pragdaksina or Pragdakshina, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchPrāgdakṣiṇa (प्राग्दक्षिण):—(prāñc + da) adj. (ṇam adv.) f. ā südöstlich [Kauśika’s Sūtra zum Atuarvaveda 84. 86.80. 83.] [Aśvalāyana’s Śrautasūtrāni 2, 6.] [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 16, 5, 17.] [Amarakoṣa 2, 1, 7.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 952.] [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 58, 76.] pravaṇa [ĀŚV. GṚHY. 4, 1.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungPrāgdakṣiṇa (प्राग्दक्षिण):——
1) Adj. (f. ā) südöstlich —
2) f. ā Südost. —
3) ṇā Adv. südöstlich [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtra 16,5,17.]
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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Partial matches: Dakshina, Prag, Prac.
Starts with: Pragdakshinanc, Pragdakshinapravana.
Full-text: Pragdakshinapravana, Pragdakshinanc, Prandakshina, Pracya, Avadhi.
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