Alternative spellings of this word include Prachyava.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections

Pracyava (प्रच्यव) refers to “losing (the condition of a human)”, according to Pūjyapāda’s Sarvārthasiddhi.—Accordingly, “[...] And even among the five-sensed beings, many belong to the animal world such as the cow, the deer, the bird, the serpent, etc. Hence human birth is as difficult of attainment as a heap of jewels at the crossing of the roads. And if one loses (pracyava) the condition of a human being by negligence, it is as difficult to attain it once again, as it is difficult for a burnt tree to regain its old freshness. Even if human birth is attained, a good country, a good family, keen senses, health, etc. are more and more difficult of attainment. [...]”.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pracyava (प्रच्यव).—

1) Fall, ruin.

2) Improvement, advancement, growth.

3) Withdrawal.

Derivable forms: pracyavaḥ (प्रच्यवः).

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

Pracyava (प्रच्यव).—m.

(-vaḥ) 1. Fall, ruin. 2. Improvement, growth. E. pra-cyu-ac .

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

Pracyava (प्रच्यव).—[masculine] falling off, fall.

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

1) Pracyava (प्रच्यव):—[=pra-cyava] [from pra-cyu] m. fall, ruin, [Kāṭhaka]

2) [v.s. ...] withdrawal, [Kapila [Scholiast or Commentator]]

3) [v.s. ...] advancement, improvement, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

[Sanskrit to German]

Pracyava 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Pra, Cyava.

Starts with: Pracyavada, Pracyavaiyakarana, Pracyavana, Pracyavani, Pracyavantya, Pracyavata.

Ends with: Apracyava.

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