Pracandatapa, Pracaṇḍātapa, Pracanda-atapa: 3 definitions

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Pracandatapa 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»] — Pracandatapa in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pracaṇḍātapa (प्रचण्डातप).—fierce heat.

Derivable forms: pracaṇḍātapaḥ (प्रचण्डातपः).

Pracaṇḍātapa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pracaṇḍa and ātapa (आतप).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pracaṇḍātapa (प्रचण्डातप).—[masculine] excessive heat.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pracaṇḍātapa (प्रचण्डातप):—[from pra-caṇḍa] m. fierce or stifling heat, [Ṛtusaṃhāra]

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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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