Praharika, Prāhārika: 7 definitions
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Praharika 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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPrāhārika (प्राहारिक).—A police officer, watchman.
Derivable forms: prāhārikaḥ (प्राहारिकः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryPrahārikā (प्रहारिका).—(to prec. plus -ka, in the usual fem. form ikā; probably svārthe), blow: apy edānīṃ paraspara-°kām apy āgamayanti Mūla-Sarvāstivāda-Vinaya ii.180.11, they come to blows with each other; same with āgamitāḥ 181.2, 8.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Prāharika (प्राहरिक):—[=prā-harika] [from prā] ([Dharmaśarmābhyudaya; Kādambarī]; cf. cātuṣ-prāh).
2) Prāhārika (प्राहारिक):—[=prā-hārika] [from prā] ([Catalogue(s)]) m. (ft. -hAra) a police officer, watchman.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Prāharika (प्राहरिक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Pāhariya.
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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.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryPrāhārika (प्राहारिक):—n. guard; watchman; adj. pertaining to time;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Full-text: Ardhapraharika, Ekapraharika, Praahaarik, Pahariya, Prahani.
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