Pradhavana, Pradhāvana: 8 definitions
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Pradhavana 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of termsPradhāvana (प्रधावन):—Fleeing
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPradhāvana (प्रधावन).—
1) Air, wind.
2) A runner.
-nam Rubbing, rubbing or washing off.
Derivable forms: pradhāvanaḥ (प्रधावनः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPradhāvana (प्रधावन).—m.
(-naḥ) Air, wind. n.
(-naṃ) Rubbing, rubbing off, washing off. E. pra violently, dhu to shake, aff. lyuṭ .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pradhāvana (प्रधावन):—[=pra-dhāvana] [from pra-dhāv] a m. a runner, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [=pra-dhāvana] [from pra-dhāv] b m. air, wind, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (regarded as a ‘purifier’ cf. pavana; or perhaps [from] √1. dhāv, reg° as a ‘runner’)
3) [v.s. ...] n. rubbing or washing off, [Suśruta; Gautama-dharma-śāstra]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPradhāvana (प्रधावन):—[pra-dhāvana] (naḥ) 1. m. Air, wind.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Pradhāvana (प्रधावन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Padhāvaṇa, Pahoyaṇa.
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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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