Prajnastra, Prajñāstra, Prajna-astra: 2 definitions
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Prajnastra 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 dictionaryPrajñāstra (प्रज्ञास्त्र).—a missile, weapon; ततः प्रज्ञास्त्रमादाय मोहनास्त्रं व्यनाशयत् (tataḥ prajñāstramādāya mohanāstraṃ vyanāśayat) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 6.77.53.
Derivable forms: prajñāstram (प्रज्ञास्त्रम्).
Prajñāstra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms prajñā and astra (अस्त्र).
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPrajñāstra (ಪ್ರಜ್ಞಾಸ್ತ್ರ):—[noun] a kind of mystic missile that was believed to bring back consciousness to those who were unconcious in battlefields.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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