Pracchada: 11 definitions
Introduction:
Pracchada means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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 Prachchhada.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPracchada (प्रच्छद).—A cover, wrapper, coverlet, bed-clothes, bed-cover; प्रच्छदान्तगलिताश्रुबिन्दुभिः (pracchadāntagalitāśrubindubhiḥ) R.19.22.
Derivable forms: pracchadaḥ (प्रच्छदः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPracchada (प्रच्छद).—m.
(-daḥ) A cover, a wrapper. E. pra completely, chad to cover, aff. ac .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPracchada (प्रच्छद).—i. e. pra-chad + a, m. A cover, a blanket, [Raghuvaṃśa, (ed. Stenzler.)] 19, 22.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPracchada (प्रच्छद).—[masculine] coverlet, sheet.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPracchada (प्रच्छद):—[=pra-cchada] [from pra-cchad] m. a cover, coverlet, wrapper, blanket, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPracchada (प्रच्छद):—(daḥ) 1. m. A cover.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Pracchāda (प्रच्छाद) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Pakkhoḍa, Pacchaya, Pacchāa.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryPracchada (प्रच्छद):—(nm) a lid, cover; covering.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPracchada (ಪ್ರಚ್ಛದ):—[noun] anything that covers as a book binding, a sheet on a bed, a veil, etc.; a cover.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Pra.
Starts with: Pracchadaka, Pracchadana, Pracchadanapata, Pracchadanem, Pracchadapata, Pracchadata, Pracchadavasas.
Ends with: Shatipracchada, Upapracchada, Uttarapracchada.
Full-text: Pracchadapata, Pakkhoda, Uttarapracchada, Pacchaa, Pracchadavasas, Pacchaya, Shatipracchada, Pacchayana, Advyupasarge, Pacchada, Chad.
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