Prakritilaya, Prakṛtilaya, Prakriti-laya: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Prakṛtilaya can be transliterated into English as Prakrtilaya or Prakritilaya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPrakṛtilaya (प्रकृतिलय).—absorption into the Prakṛti, dissolution of the universe.
Derivable forms: prakṛtilayaḥ (प्रकृतिलयः).
Prakṛtilaya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms prakṛti and laya (लय).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Prakṛtilaya (प्रकृतिलय):—[=pra-kṛti-laya] [from pra-kṛti > pra-kṛ] m. absorption into Prakṛti, the dissolution of the universe, [Sāṃkhyakārikā]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a class of Yogins, [Yoga-sūtra]
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: Prakriti, Laya.
Full-text: Nimitta.
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