Pradhanyat, Prādhānyāt, Pra-dhanyat: 1 definition
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrādhānyāt (प्राधान्यात्):—[=prā-dhānyāt] [from prā-dhānya > prā] ind. in regard to the highest object or chief matter, chiefly, mainly, summarily, [Nirukta, by Yāska; Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa] etc.
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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Partial matches: Pra.
Starts with: Pradhanyatas, Pradhanyate.
Full-text: Pradhanya, Shrinkhala.
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