Pragandi, Pragaṇḍī: 2 definitions
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Pragandi 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 dictionaryPragaṇḍī (प्रगण्डी).—The outer wall (of a city); 'प्रगण्डीः कारयेत् सम्यक् षाङ्गुण्यं सत्रिवर्गकम् । यो वेत्ति पुरुषव्याघ्र स भुङ्क्ते पृथिवी- मिमाम् (pragaṇḍīḥ kārayet samyak ṣāṅguṇyaṃ satrivargakam | yo vetti puruṣavyāghra sa bhuṅkte pṛthivī- mimām)' इति प्राचां पाठः । तद्व्याख्यानं च तदीयमेव (iti prācāṃ pāṭhaḥ | tadvyākhyānaṃ ca tadīyameva) | 'संचारो यत्र लोकानां दूरादेवावबुध्यते । प्रगण्डी सा च विज्ञेया बहिःप्राकारसंज्ञिता (saṃcāro yatra lokānāṃ dūrādevāvabudhyate | pragaṇḍī sā ca vijñeyā bahiḥprākārasaṃjñitā)' इत्यादि (ityādi) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.69.43 com.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPragaṇḍī (प्रगण्डी):—[=pra-gaṇḍī] [from pra-gaṇḍa] f. an outer wall or rampart, [Mahābhārata]
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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Full-text: Akashajananin, Praganda.
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