Pragatri, Pragātṛ: 5 definitions

Introduction:

Pragatri 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.

The Sanskrit term Pragātṛ can be transliterated into English as Pragatr or Pragatri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pragātṛ (प्रगातृ).—m. An excellent singer.

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

Pragātṛ (प्रगातृ).—mfn. (-tā-trī-tṛ) A capital singer. E. pra excellent, and gātṛ who sings.

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

Pragātṛ (प्रगातृ).—i. e. pra-gai + tṛ, m. A singer, Mahābhārata 3, 14856.

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

Pragātṛ (प्रगातृ):—[=pra-gātṛ] [from pra-gai] m. a singer, [Mahābhārata] (‘excellent singer’ [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.])

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

Pragātṛ (प्रगातृ):—[pra-gātṛ] (tā-trī-tṛ) a. Singing well.

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.

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