Pradrava, Pradrāva: 7 definitions
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Pradrava 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.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPradrava (प्रद्रव).—a. Fluid, liquid.
-vaḥ Running.
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Pradrāva (प्रद्राव).—
1) Running away, flight, retreat, escape.
2) Going quickly or fast.
Derivable forms: pradrāvaḥ (प्रद्रावः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPradrāva (प्रद्राव).—m.
(-vaḥ) 1. Flight, retreat, running away. 2. Going, going quick or well. E. pra before, dru to go, aff. ghañ .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pradrava (प्रद्रव):—[=pra-drava] [from pra-dru] mfn. fluid, liquid, [Suśruta]
2) Pradrāva (प्रद्राव):—[=pra-drāva] [from pra-dru] m. running away, flight, [Bhaṭṭi-kāvya] ([Pāṇini 3-3, 27])
3) [v.s. ...] going quick or well, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPradrāva (प्रद्राव):—[pra-drāva] (vaḥ) 1. m. Flight, going.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusPradrāva (ಪ್ರದ್ರಾವ):—
1) [noun] a passing away swiftly.
2) [noun] a running away from danger, pursuit; a retreat; an escape.
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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