Pravarshin, Pravarṣin: 4 definitions

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Pravarshin 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.

Pravarshin has 2 English definitions available.

The Sanskrit term Pravarṣin can be transliterated into English as Pravarsin or Pravarshin, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

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[Deutsch Wörterbuch]

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

Pravarṣin (प्रवर्षिन्):—(wie eben) adj. regnend, regnen lassend, vergiessend: śaraugha [Mahābhārata 7, 9361.] rudhiraugha [1, 1491.] [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 32, 14 (33, 11 Gorresio).] adho varṣāma hi vayaṃ (devāḥ) narāstūrdhvapravarṣiṇaḥ nach oben regnend (in der Form des Opfers) [Mahābhārata 12, 2147.] [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 16, 40.]

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Prāvarṣin (प्रावर्षिन्):—(von varṣ mit pra) adj. regnend: abhra [Śāṅkhāyana’s Gṛhyasūtrāṇi 4, 7.]

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

Pravarṣin (प्रवर्षिन्):—Adj. regnend , regnen lassend , vergiessend. ūrdhva sind die Menschen , weil sie nach oben opfern.

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Prāvarṣin (प्रावर्षिन्):—Adj. anfangend zu regnen.

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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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