Pratyanc, Pratyañc, Pratyak: 9 definitions
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Pratyanc has 7 English definitions available.
Alternative spellings of this word include Pratyanch.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchPratyak (प्रत्यक्):—s. u. pratyañc .
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Pratyañc (प्रत्यञ्च्):—
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Pratyañc (प्रत्यञ्च्):—
1) c) [Z. 1. fg.] lies westlich. — d) pratyagekarasa nur an Innerlichem Geschmack findend [Weber’s Indische Studien 9, 163.] immer wieder (beständig) eines und desselben Wesens [WEBER.] —
3) pratīcī f. Nomen proprium eines Flusses [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 11, 5, 40.]
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Pratyañc (प्रत्यञ्च्):—
1) a) [?Z. 5. 6 ŚVETĀŚV. Upakośā 3, 2] liest, wie wir vermuthet hatten. — b) pratyakapadairapasaran rückwärts [Spr. (II) 6032.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungPratyak (प्रत्यक्):—s.u. pratyañc.
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Pratyañc (प्रत्यञ्च्):——
1) Adj. (schwach pratīc , f. pratīcī , pratīcī und pratyañcī — a) zugewandt , zugekehrt , adversus ; mit Acc. viśvatas überallhin seine Vorderseite bietend. ṛtavaḥ parve parāñcaḥ sarva pratyañcaḥ so v.a. alle Jahreszeiten gehen und kommen. — b) hinten befindlich , von hinten kommend ; den Rücken bildend , abgewandt , in umgekehrter Ordnung sich bewegend ; zurückgewandt. — c) hinten befindlich , so v.a. westlich , nach Westen gerichtet , westlich von (Abl.). — d) von hinten anfangend. — e) zurückgewandt , so v.a. nach innen gerichtet , innerlich. — f) gewachsen , gleichkommend , par ; mit Acc. — g) *vergangen (Zeit). —
2) pratyak Adv. — a) rückwärts , rückläufig , nach hinten: in entgegengesetzter Richtung ; hinter (mit Abl.). — b) im — , nach Westen , westlich von (Abl.). — c) im Innern [273,5.12.] — d) *in früheren Zeiten. —
3) m. die innere — , individuelle Seele. —
4) f. pratīcī f. — a) Westen. — b) Nomen proprium eines Flusses.
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: Praty, Anc, Ak.
Starts with (+1): Pratyagvimarsha, Pratyakpravana, Pratyakpushpa, Pratyakpushpi, Pratyakshastra, Pratyanananda, Pratyanatman, Pratyanca, Pratyancetana, Pratyanch, Pratyancha, Pratyanchetana, Pratyanchita, Pratyancita, Pratyandhaman, Pratyandrish, Pratyanmukha, Pratyanratha, Pratyanudac, Pratyanudach.
Ends with: Dakshinapratyanc, Supratyanc.
Full-text (+65): Pratici, Pratyakpushpi, Pratyakparni, Pratyashreni, Pratyaktattvadipika, Pratyaktattvaviveka, Pratyakpravana, Pratyakcetana, Pratyaksrotas, Pratyac, Pratyakshiras, Pratyaksamstham, Pratyakpravanata, Pratyakprakasha, Pratyaksthali, Pratyakcintamani, Pratyaksvarupa, Pratyaksarasvati, Pratyakshirshi, Praticina.
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