Prabhrashtaka, Prabhraṣṭaka: 8 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Prabhraṣṭaka can be transliterated into English as Prabhrastaka or Prabhrashtaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Prabhraṣṭaka (प्रभ्रष्टक).—See प्रभ्रष्टम् (prabhraṣṭam) above.
Derivable forms: prabhraṣṭakam (प्रभ्रष्टकम्).
Prabhraṣṭaka (प्रभ्रष्टक).—n.
(-kaṃ) A chaplet of flowers suspended from the middle lock of hair. E. pra before, bhraṃś to fall or depend, aff. kta and kan added.
Prabhraṣṭaka (प्रभ्रष्टक).—[pra-bhraṣṭa + ka] (vb. bhraṃś), n. A chaplet of flowers suspended from the middle lock of hair.
Prabhraṣṭaka (प्रभ्रष्टक).—[neuter] a wreath of flowers hanging down from the crown of the head.
Prabhraṣṭaka (प्रभ्रष्टक):—[=pra-bhraṣṭaka] [from pra-bhraṃś] n. a chaplet or wreath of flowers suspended from the lock on the crown of the head, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Prabhraṣṭaka (प्रभ्रष्टक):—[pra-bhraṣṭaka] (kaṃ) 1. n. Chaplet of flowers on the middle lock of hair.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Prabhraṣṭaka (ಪ್ರಭ್ರಷ್ಟಕ):—[noun] a string of flowers tied or attached to lock on the crown of the head.
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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Partial matches: Bhrashtaka, Pra.
Full-text: Prabhrashta.
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