Pracinopavita, Prācīnopavīta, Pracina-upavita: 4 definitions

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Pracinopavita 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Prachinopavita.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Pracinopavita in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Prācīnopavīta (प्राचीनोपवीत).—a. wearing the sacred thread over the right shoulder and under the left arm; सव्ये प्राचीनआवीती निवीती कण्ठसज्जने (savye prācīnaāvītī nivītī kaṇṭhasajjane) Manusmṛti 2.63.

Prācīnopavīta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms prācīna and upavīta (उपवीत). See also (synonyms): prācīnāvītin.

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

Prācīnopavīta (प्राचीनोपवीत):—[from prācīna > prāñc] mfn. ([Atharva-veda]) wearing the sacred cord over the right shoulder.

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Pracinopavita in German

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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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