Mritapraya, Mrita-praya, Mṛtaprāya: 4 definitions
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Mritapraya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Mṛtaprāya can be transliterated into English as Mrtapraya or Mritapraya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarymṛtaprāya (मृतप्राय).—a (S Like as dead.) As if dead; in extreme consternation, dismay, distress, perturbation &c.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishmṛtaprāya (मृतप्राय).—a As if dead; in extreme consternation.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMṛtaprāya (मृतप्राय).—a. almost dead, insensible.
Mṛtaprāya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mṛta and prāya (प्राय). See also (synonyms): mṛtakalpa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMṛtaprāya (मृतप्राय):—[=mṛta-prāya] [from mṛta > mṛ] mfn. well-nigh dead, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Mrita, Praya.
Starts with: Mritaprayah.
Full-text: Mritaprayah, Mritpraayah, Praya, Praaia, Mritakalpa.
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