Dharmapravaktri, Dharmapravaktṛ, Dharma-pravaktri: 5 definitions
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Dharmapravaktri 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 Dharmapravaktṛ can be transliterated into English as Dharmapravaktr or Dharmapravaktri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDharmapravaktṛ (धर्मप्रवक्तृ).—m.
1) an expounder of the law, a legal adviser.
2) a religious teacher, preacher.
Dharmapravaktṛ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dharma and pravaktṛ (प्रवक्तृ).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDharmapravaktṛ (धर्मप्रवक्तृ).—m.
(-ktā) A teacher or expounder of the law. E. dharma, and pravaktṛ who explains. dharmaṃ sandigdhārthe ayaṃ dharma iti pravakti pra + vaca-tṛc .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDharmapravaktṛ (धर्मप्रवक्तृ).—[masculine] interpreter of the law.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDharmapravaktṛ (धर्मप्रवक्तृ):—[=dharma-pravaktṛ] [from dharma > dhara] m. teacher of l°, [Manu-smṛti]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDharmapravaktṛ (धर्मप्रवक्तृ):—[dharma-pravaktṛ] (ktā) 4. m. Law-expounder.
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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