Pracandasurya, Pracaṇḍasūrya, Pracanda-surya: 2 definitions
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Pracandasurya 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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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPracaṇḍasūrya (प्रचण्डसूर्य).—a. having a hot or burning sun; प्रचण्डसूर्यः स्पृहणीयचन्द्रमाः (pracaṇḍasūryaḥ spṛhaṇīyacandramāḥ) Ṛtusaṃhāra 1.1,1.
Pracaṇḍasūrya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pracaṇḍa and sūrya (सूर्य).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPracaṇḍasūrya (प्रचण्डसूर्य):—[=pra-caṇḍa-sūrya] [from pra-caṇḍa] mfn. having a hot or burning sun, [Ṛtusaṃhāra]
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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