Pracarita, Pracārita: 10 definitions
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Pracarita means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Pracharita.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypracārita (प्रचारित).—p (S) Rendered general or common; brought into popular use, adoption, or observance.
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 dictionaryPracarita (प्रचरित).—p. p.
1) Gone forth &c.
2) Practised, followed, pursued (as a profession); यैः कर्मभिः प्रचरितैः शुश्रूष्यन्ते द्विजातयः (yaiḥ karmabhiḥ pracaritaiḥ śuśrūṣyante dvijātayaḥ) Manusmṛti 1.1.
3) Current, publicly known.
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Pracārita (प्रचारित).—a.
1) Allowed to wander.
2) Made public or known, become current.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryPracārita (प्रचारित).—(nt.; orig. ppp., compare Pali pacāreti, goes about in, frequents; so, parts frequented, dwelt in?), town, or perhaps region (about a town): aham api tatra (sc. Rauruka-) pracārite gamiṣyāmi Divyāvadāna 563.28; ahaṃ pracāritaṃ Raurukaṃ gamiṣyāmi 564.5. (One ms. out of four pravārita, both times.)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPracarita (प्रचरित).—mfn.
(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) 1. Gone, going. 2. Pursued, practised, (as an art or business.) E. pra before, car to go, kta aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pracarita (प्रचरित):—[=pra-carita] [from pra-car] mfn. followed, practised, [Manu-smṛti x, 100]
2) [v.s. ...] arrived at, visited, [Rāmāyaṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] current, publicly known, [Caraka [Scholiast or Commentator]]
4) Pracārita (प्रचारित):—[=pra-cārita] [from pra-car] mfn. allowed to wander or roam about, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
5) [v.s. ...] made public or manifest, [ib.] (cf. [gana] tārakādi).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPracarita (प्रचरित):—[pra-carita] (taḥ-tā-taṃ) p. Gone; practised; circulated.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Pracārita (प्रचारित) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Paccāria.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryPracārita (प्रचारित) [Also spelled pracharit]:—(a) propagated; publicised; circulated; made current/prevalent, given currency.
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Starts with: Pracaritavya.
Ends with: Apracarita.
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