Pracalayati, Pracalāyati: 1 definition

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Pracalayati 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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Pracalayati in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Pracalāyati (प्रचलायति) or Pracalāyate.—(= Pali pacalāyati; in Sanskrit only ppp. °yita and n. act. °yana recorded), nods (the head, while sleeping sitting up): °yataḥ Jātakamālā 233.8, and °yamā- nayā Gaṇḍavyūha 405.9, both pres. pples.

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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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