Prakalpana, Prakalpanā: 10 definitions

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Prakalpana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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 dictionary

Prakalpanā (प्रकल्पना).—Settlement, fixing, allotment; अनेन विधियोगेन कर्तव्यांशप्रकल्पना (anena vidhiyogena kartavyāṃśaprakalpanā) Manusmṛti 8.211.

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

Prakalpanā (प्रकल्पना).—f.

(-nā) Settlement, allotment.

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

Prakalpanā (प्रकल्पना).—i. e. pra-klip, [Causal.], + ana, f. Allotting, allotment, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 8, 211.

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

Prakalpanā (प्रकल्पना).—[feminine] fixing, settlement.

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

1) Prakalpana (प्रकल्पन):—[=pra-kalpana] [from pra-kḷp] n. placing in, raising to ([compound]), [Sāhitya-darpaṇa]

2) Prakalpanā (प्रकल्पना):—[=pra-kalpanā] [from pra-kalpana > pra-kḷp] f. fixing, settlement, allotment, [Manu-smṛti viii, 211]

3) Prakalpana (प्रकल्पन):—[=pra-kalpana] [from pra-kḷp] n. or f. supplying or mixing with (saha), [Caraka]

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

Prakalpanā (प्रकल्पना) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Pakappaṇā, Payappaṇa.

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Prakalpana 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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Prakalpanā (प्रकल्पना):—(nf) presumption taking for granted; ~[lpita] presumptive, presumed.

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Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Prakalpanā (प्रकल्पना):—n. secondary imagination;

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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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