Praksha, Prakṣā, Pra-ksha: 4 definitions

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Praksha 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.

Praksha has 2 English definitions available.

The Sanskrit term Prakṣā can be transliterated into English as Praksa or Praksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Prakṣa (प्रक्ष):—1. s. vanaprakṣa .

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Prakṣa (प्रक्ष):—2. so v. a. plakṣa (einer Etymologie wegen verändert) [Taittirīyasaṃhitā 6, 3, 10, 2.]

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Prakṣa (प्रक्ष):—3. in nagarājasama [Mahābhārata 7, 7997] fehlerhaft für prakhya .

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

Prakṣa (प्रक्ष):—1. m. einer Etymologie wegen aus plakṣa verändert.

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Prakṣa (प्रक्ष):—2. Adj. —

1) in vanaprakṣa v.l. für krakṣa

2) in nagarājasama [Mahābhārata 7,7997] fehlerhaft ; [MBH.ed.Bomb.7,175,108] liest nagarāḍiva duṣprekṣyaḥ ed Vardh. 106. nāgarāḍiva na prakhyaḥ.

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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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