Pravrittika, Prāvṛttika, Pravṛttika: 5 definitions

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Pravrittika 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.

Pravrittika has 3 English definitions available.

The Sanskrit terms Prāvṛttika and Pravṛttika can be transliterated into English as Pravrttika or Pravrittika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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

Prāvṛttika (प्रावृत्तिक):—(von pravṛtti) adj.

1) secundär, abgeleitet, hergeleitet (Gegens. mukhya) [Scholiast] zu [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 88, 23.] —

2) Kunde von den Dingen in der Welt habend, genaue Nachrichten über Etwas habend [Harivaṃśa 5802.] loka [5800. fg. 6277.]

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

Prāvṛttika (प्रावृत्तिक):—Adj. der Art und Weise , wie man zuerst verfahren ist , entsprechend (ohne Rücksicht auf irgend etwas Anderes) Comm. zu [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtra 88,23.]

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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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