Pracetri, Pracetṛ: 4 definitions

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Pracetri 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.

The Sanskrit term Pracetṛ can be transliterated into English as Pracetr or Pracetri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Prachetri.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pracetṛ (प्रचेतृ).—m. A charioteer, coach-man.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pracetṛ (प्रचेतृ).—m.

(-tā) A charioteer. E. pra before, ci to collect, (the reins,) aff. tṛc .

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

Pracetṛ (प्रचेतृ):—m. a charioteer, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] ([wrong reading] for pra-vetṛ).

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

Pracetṛ (प्रचेतृ):—[pra-cetṛ] (tā) 4. m. A charioteer.

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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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