The Sanskrit terms Pradeśana and Prādeśana can be transliterated into English as Pradesana or Pradeshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pradeśana (प्रदेशन).—

1) Pointing out.

2) Advice, instruction.

3) A gift, present, an offering, especially to gods, superiors &c.

Derivable forms: pradeśanam (प्रदेशनम्).

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Prādeśana (प्रादेशन).—A gift, donation.

Derivable forms: prādeśanam (प्रादेशनम्).

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

Pradeśana (प्रदेशन).—n.

(-naṃ) 1. A gift, a present, a bribe of offering, any thing given to the gods, to superiors, or friends, &c. 2. Advice, instruction. f. (-nī) The fore-figner. E. pra before, diś to show, aff. lyuṭ, fem. aff. ṅīp .

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Prādeśana (प्रादेशन).—n.

(-naṃ) Gift, donation. E. pra and āṅ before, diś to give, aff. lyuṭ .

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

Pradeśana (प्रदेशन).—i. e. pra-diś + ana, I. n. 1. A present. 2. A bribe. Ii. f. nī, The forefinger.

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Prādeśana (प्रादेशन).—i. e. pra-ā-diś + ana, n. Offering.

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

1) Pradeśana (प्रदेशन):—[=pra-deśana] [from pra-deśa > pra-diś] n. a gift, present, offering, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) Prādeśana (प्रादेशन):—[=prā-deśana] [from prā] n. = pra-deśana, a gift etc., [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

1) Pradeśana (प्रदेशन):—[pra-deśana] (naṃ) 1. n. A gift; a bribe.

2) Prādeśana (प्रादेशन):—(naṃ) 1. n. Gift, donation.

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

Pradeśana (प्रदेशन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Paesaṇa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Pradeshana in German

context information

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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Pradēśana (ಪ್ರದೇಶನ):—

1) [noun] = ಪ್ರದೇಶ - [pradesha -] 1.

2) [noun] a gift, presentation or offering given in kindness or reverence (as to a deity, king, etc.).

3) [noun] a suggestion, advice, counsel.

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Prādēśana (ಪ್ರಾದೇಶನ):—[noun] something given; a gift; donation.

context information

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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Partial matches: Desana, Pra.

Full-text: Pradeshani, Paesana.

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