Dharmapravacana, Dharma-pravacana: 5 definitions

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Dharmapravacana 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Dharmapravachana.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Dharmapravacana in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Dharmapravacana (धर्मप्रवचन).—

1) the science of duty; Uttararāmacarita 5.23.

2) expounding the law.

-naḥ an epithet of Buddha.

Derivable forms: dharmapravacanam (धर्मप्रवचनम्).

Dharmapravacana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dharma and pravacana (प्रवचन).

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

Dharmapravacana (धर्मप्रवचन):—[=dharma-pravacana] [from dharma > dhara] n. promulgation of the law, [Buddhist literature]

[Sanskrit to German]

Dharmapravacana 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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Dharmapravacana in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Dharmapravacana (ಧರ್ಮಪ್ರವಚನ):—[noun] a preaching, at length, of religious codes, laws, and explaining of importance and necessity of the religion; a religious discourse.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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