Pracura: 15 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Ayurveda
2. Jyotisha
Languages
1. Marathi
2. Sanskrit
3. Hindi
4. Kannada
See also

Introduction:

Pracura 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 Prachura.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Pracura (प्रचुर):—[pracuraṃ] Excessive

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

Pracura (प्रचुर) refers to “much” or “excessive”, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 8), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “The years of the seventh yuga are—1. Hemalamba, 2. Vilambi, 3. Vikāri, 4. Śarvarī and 5. Plava. In the first of these years crops will generally be injured and there will be storm [i.e., pracura-pavana] and rain; in the second year crops will not grow in abundance and the rainfall will not be much; in the third year mankind will be afflicted with fears and there will be much rain [i.e., pracura-salila]; in the fourth year there will be famine; in Plava, the fifth year, there will be prosperity in the land and also much rain”.

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Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

pracura (प्रचुर).—a S Much or many. Freely used in comp. in the sense of Full of, abounding with, replete with. Ex. jalapracura, vṛkṣapracura, puṣpapracura, dhānyapracura, suvarṇapracura Abounding in rivers or wells, in trees, flowers, grain, gold.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

pracura (प्रचुर).—a Much or many. In comp. Full of, abounding with.

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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 dictionary

Pracura (प्रचुर).—a.

1) Much, ample, abundant, plentiful; नित्यव्यया प्रचुरनित्यधनागमा च (nityavyayā pracuranityadhanāgamā ca) Bhartṛhari 2.47; Śiśupālavadha 12.72; महात्मनां वः प्रचुरः समागमः (mahātmanāṃ vaḥ pracuraḥ samāgamaḥ) Bhāg.

2) Great, large, extensive; प्रचुर- पुरन्दरधनुः (pracura- purandaradhanuḥ) Gītagovinda 2.

3) (At the end of comp.) Abounding in, filled or replete with.

-raḥ A thief.

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

Pracura (प्रचुर).—mfn.

(-raḥ-rā-raṃ) Much, many. f.

(-rā) Abundant, plentiful. 2. Replete with, abounding in, (at the end of a compound.) m.

(-raḥ) A thief. E. pra before, cur to steal, ka aff.

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

Pracura (प्रचुर).—adj., f. rā. 1. Much, many, [Pañcatantra] 141, 18. 2. Frequent, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 5, 13, 21. 3. Abounding in, 1, 18, 43.

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

Pracura (प्रचुर).—[adjective] much, many, abundant; rich in, filled with (—°). Abstr. tā [feminine], tva [neuter]

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

1) Pracura (प्रचुर):—mf(ā)n. much, many, abundant (opp. to alpa)

2) plenteous, plentiful, frequent

3) (ifc.) abounding in, filled with, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.

4) m. a thief, [Apte’s The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

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

Pracura (प्रचुर):—[pra-cura] (raḥ-rā-raṃ) a. Much, many.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Pracura (प्रचुर) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Paura.

[Sanskrit to German]

Pracura 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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Pracura (प्रचुर) [Also spelled prachur]:—(a) plentiful, copious, abundant; ample; ~[tā] plenty, copiousness, abundance; ampleness.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Pracura (ಪ್ರಚುರ):—

1) [adjective] being too much or too great; large in number, quantity, degree, extent, etc.

2) [adjective] having a widespread favourable reputation; renowned; celebrated; famous.

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Pracura (ಪ್ರಚುರ):—

1) [noun] the quality or condition of being plenty; plentifulness; abundance.

2) [noun] the quality of being intense; intensity as a) extreme degree of anything; b) great energy or vehemence of emotion, thought or activity.

3) [noun] the quality or fact of being accepted or being in use. practice widely at present.

4) [noun] a thief; a burglar.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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