Praggamin, Prāggāmin, Prac-gamin: 5 definitions

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Praggamin 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 dictionary

Prāggāmin (प्राग्गामिन्).—a. (prāg- gāmin) 1 going before, preceding.

2) a precursor, forerunner.

3) going eastward.

Prāggāmin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms prāc and gāmin (गामिन्). See also (synonyms): prāṅgāmin.

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

Prāggāmin (प्राग्गामिन्).—mfn. (-mī-minī-mi) Going before, a precursor. E. prāc and gāmin who goes.

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

Prāggāmin (प्राग्गामिन्):—[=prāg-gāmin] [from prāg > prāñc] mfn. going before, preceding, intending to go before, [Rāmāyaṇa]

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Praggamin in German

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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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