The Sanskrit term Prahṛ can be transliterated into English as Prahr or Prahri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Prahṛ (प्रहृ).—1 P.

1) To strike, strike at, beat; लत्तया प्रहरति (lattayā praharati) 'kicks'; दयापरोऽभूः प्रहरन्नपि त्वम् (dayāparo'bhūḥ praharannapi tvam) R.5.58; Kumārasambhava 3.7; Bk. 9.7.

2) To hurt, injure, wound (with loc.); आर्तत्राणाय वः शस्त्रं न प्रहर्तुमनागसि (ārtatrāṇāya vaḥ śastraṃ na prahartumanāgasi) Ś.1.11; R.2.62;7.59;11.84; 15.3.

3) To attack, assault.

4) To throw, cast, hurl (with loc. or dat.).

5) To seize upon.

6) To offer, present (Ved.).

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

Prahṛ (प्रहृ).—stretch forth; fix in, hurl upon ([locative]); offer, present; strike, hurt; attack, assail ([accusative], [locative], [dative], or [genetive]); [Middle] fight, make war.

Prahṛ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pra and hṛ (हृ).

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

Prahṛ (प्रहृ):—[=pra-√hṛ] [Parasmaipada] [Ātmanepada] -harati, te, to offer ([especially] praise, 1. sg. pr. -harmi), [Ṛg-veda i, 61, 1];

—to thrust or move forward, stretch out, [Ṛg-veda; Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa];

—to put into, fix in ([locative case]), [Ṛg-veda];

—to hurl, throw, discharge at ([locative case]), [Atharva-veda] etc. etc.;

—to throw or turn out, [Śāṅkhāyana-śrauta-sūtra];

—to throw (into the fire), [Brāhmaṇa; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra];

—to strike, hit, hurt, attack, assail (with [accusative] [locative case] [dative case] or [genitive case]; [Ātmanepada] also, ‘to fight with each other’), [Atharva-veda; Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.:

—[Causal] [Ātmanepada] -harayate, to stir up, excite, rouse, [Ṛg-veda iv, 37, 2] :

—[Desiderative] -jihīrṣati, to wish to take away, [Mahābhārata];

—to wish to throw, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa];

—to wish to strike or assail, [Mahābhārata; Daśakumāra-carita] (cf. jihīrṣu, p.659).

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Prahṛ (प्रहृ) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Pahara, Pāhara, Sāra.

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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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Partial matches: Pra, Hri.

Starts with: Prahrish, Prahrishta, Prahrishtachitta, Prahrishtacitta, Prahrishtaka, Prahrishtamanas, Prahrishtamudita, Prahrishtamukha, Prahrishtaroman, Prahrishtarupa, Prahrishtatman, Prahrishtavadana, Prahrita, Prahritayana, Prahriti.

Ends with: Anuprahri, Samprahri.

Full-text (+8): Pahara, Prahara, Praharin, Prahartri, Praharana, Prahrita, Anuprahri, Praharuka, Sara, Praharavalli, Praharanavat, Praharada, Praharavarman, Praharakarana, Praharanakalika, Praharanakalita, Praharishyat, Praharakutumbi, Praharavirati, Praharita.

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