Anuprashna, Anupraśna: 6 definitions

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Anuprashna 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.

The Sanskrit term Anupraśna can be transliterated into English as Anuprasna or Anuprashna, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Anupraśna (अनुप्रश्न).—A subsequent question (having reference to what the teacher has previously said).

Derivable forms: anupraśnaḥ (अनुप्रश्नः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Anupraśna (अनुप्रश्न).—[anu-praśna], m. A question, Mahābhārata 12, 4924.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Anupraśna (अनुप्रश्न):—[from anu-prach] a See sub voce

2) [=anu-praśna] b m. a subsequent question (having reference to what has been previously said by the teacher).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Anupraśna (अनुप्रश्न):—[tatpurusha compound] m.

(-śnaḥ) A question referring to what has been said before (e. g. by the spiritual teacher). E. anu and praśna, or pracch with anu, kṛt aff. naṅ.

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Anuprashna in German

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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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