Prahavaniya, Prāhavanīya: 4 definitions
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Prahavaniya 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 dictionaryPrāhavanīya (प्राहवनीय).—a. Worthy to be received as a guest; Bhddh.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryPrāhavanīya (प्राहवनीय).—adj. (= Pali pā°, compare Vism. i.220.17; more usually Pali pāhuneyya, or °huṇ°; °havanīya probably by popular [etymology], tho found in both Pali and [Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit]; see āhavanīya), worthy of receiving the hospitality due to guests: Mahāvyutpatti 1773.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrāhavanīya (प्राहवनीय):—mfn. (prā, or prā + √hve?) worthy to be received as a guest, [Buddhist literature]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Prāhavanīya (प्राहवनीय) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Pāhuṇijja.
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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