Prakarsha, Prakarṣa: 16 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Prakarṣa can be transliterated into English as Prakarsa or Prakarsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Prakarhs.
In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Prakarṣa (प्रकर्ष).—Eminence: excellence of a particular quality ; cf. कथं पुनरन्यस्य प्रकर्षेण अन्यस्य प्रकर्षः स्यात्ः (kathaṃ punaranyasya prakarṣeṇa anyasya prakarṣaḥ syātḥ) cf. also यद्यपि द्रव्यस्य स्वतः प्रकर्षो नास्ति तथापि गुणाक्रियास्थः प्रक्रर्षो द्रव्य उपचर्यते (yadyapi dravyasya svataḥ prakarṣo nāsti tathāpi guṇākriyāsthaḥ prakrarṣo dravya upacaryate), Kas on P. V. 4.1 1.
Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Prakarṣa (प्रकर्ष) refers to one of the seven varieties of Gītaka, according to the Dattilakohalīyam, one of the works ascribed to Kohala—a celebrated authority of the ancient period along with others such as Bharata, Yāṣṭika, Śārdūla, Kāśyapa etc.—Tāla is said to be of two types—mārga and deśī. [...] Next the concept of gītaka is described. The varieties of gītaka [such as prakarṣa] are explained followed by a description of ekakala-madraka.
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
prakarṣa (प्रकर्ष).—m S Excellence; eminence; intensity; the abundance of, or the state of abounding in, any good quality or thing.
prakarṣa (प्रकर्ष).—m Excellence; emipence; intensity.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Prakarṣa (प्रकर्ष).—
1) Excellence, eminence, superiority; वपुःप्रकर्षादजयद् गुरुं रघुः (vapuḥprakarṣādajayad guruṃ raghuḥ) R.3.34; वर्णप्रकर्षे सति (varṇaprakarṣe sati) Kumārasambhava 3.28.
2) Intensity, high degree, excess; प्रकर्षगतेन शोकसंतानेन (prakarṣagatena śokasaṃtānena) Uttararāmacarita 3.
3) Strength, power.
4) Absoluteness.
5) Length, protraction.
6) Speciality.
7) Universality. (prakarṣeṇa and prakarṣāt are used adverbially in the sense of 'exceedingly', 'preeminently', 'in a high degree'.)
Derivable forms: prakarṣaḥ (प्रकर्षः).
Prakarṣa (प्रकर्ष).—m.
(-rṣaḥ) 1. Excellence, eminence, superiority. 2. Speciality, intensity, universality. 3. Absoluteness, definitiveness. 4. Strength, power. 5. Length, protractedness. 6. (In grammar.) The effect of the prefix “pra” upon roots; (the inst. and abl. Singulars viz:—prakarṣeṇa and prakarṣāt are used as indeclinables in the sense of “eminently,” “exceedingly,” “In a high degree.)” E. pra before, kṛṣ to attract, aff. ghañ .
Prakarṣa (प्रकर्ष).—i. e. pra-kṛṣ + a, m. 1. Excellence, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 5, 381. 2. Superiority, Mahābhārata 1, 6076. 3. Intensity, [Kathāsaritsāgara, (ed. Brockhaus.)] 17, 170. 4. Length, Mahābhārata 13, 2933.
Prakarṣa (प्रकर्ष).—[masculine] excellence, superiority, high degree; °—, [ablative], & [instrumental] eminently, perfectly, very much.
1) Prakarṣa (प्रकर्ष):—[=pra-karṣa] a etc. See pra-√kṛṣ.
2) [=pra-karṣa] [from pra-kṛṣ] b m. pre-eminence, excellence, superiority, excess, intensity, high degree, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc. (often ifc. e.g. adhva-pr, a great distance, [Rāmāyaṇa]; kāla-pr, a long time, [Suśruta]; guṇa-pr, extraordinary qualities, [Mṛcchakaṭikā]; phala-pra-karṣa mfn. consisting chiefly in fruit, [Suśruta]; śakti-pr, possessing extraordinary power, [Inscriptions])
3) [v.s. ...] length of time, duration, [Caraka]
4) [v.s. ...] absoluteness, definitiveness, [Horace H. Wilson]
5) [v.s. ...] (in gram.) the effect of the prefix pra upon roots, [ib.]
6) [v.s. ...] [in the beginning of a compound] eminently, intensely, thoroughly, in a high degree, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
7) Prākarṣa (प्राकर्ष):—[=prā-karṣa] [from prā] n. Name of Sāmans, [Ārṣeya-brāhmaṇa]
Prakarṣa (प्रकर्ष):—[pra-karṣa] (rṣaḥ) 1. m. Excellence; intensity; absoluteness.
Prakarṣa (प्रकर्ष):—(von 1. karṣ mit pra) m. Vorzüglichkeit, ein aussergewöhnlicher Zustand, ein hoher Grad; = kāṣṭhā [Halāyudha 5, 51.] = jigīṣā [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 3, 735.] [Medinīkoṣa ṣ. 36.] sarvāstreṣu paraṃ vīraḥ prakarṣamagamadbalī eine ausserordentliche Fertigkeit [Mahābhārata 1, 6076.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 25, 120.] vairaṃ tavāyaṃ hi nijaḥ prakarṣaḥ [32, 193.] saundaryamasthairyahataprakarṣam [Rājataraṅgiṇī 5, 381.] āyuḥ langes Leben [Mahābhārata 13, 2933.] kāla lange Zeit [Suśruta 1, 30, 17. 270, 6. 278, 17. 324, 15.] adhva grosse Entfernung [Rāmāyaṇa Gorresio 2, 52, 39.] caya Uebermenge [Suśruta 1, 287, 14.] [Bhāṣāpariccheda 156.] vapuḥ die Schönheit des Körpers [Raghuvaṃśa 3, 34. 52.] varṇa [Kumārasaṃbhava 3, 28.] praṇaya ausserordentliche Annäherung [Kathāsaritsāgara 17, 170.] tapaḥ [24, 206.] mati [Hitopadeśa 121, 2.] dhīdhairyādi [Rājataraṅgiṇī 5, 311.] guṇa ausserordentliche Vorzüge [Mṛcchakaṭikā 66, 10.] [Spr. 972.] dravya [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 5, 4, 11. 3, 55, Vārttika von Kātyāyana. 1.] sādhana 5. rajaḥpuñja ausserordentliche —, grosse Menge [Spr. 1750.] kṣipraprakarṣārtha zur Erkl. von kṣepiṣṭha [Amarakoṣa 3, 2, 2, 61.] āhāraḥ phalaprakarṣaḥ vorwiegend aus Früchten bestehend [Suśruta 2, 51, 18.] śakti ausserordentliche Macht besitzend Inschr. in [Journ. of the Am. Or. S. 7, 12,] [Śloka 49.] prakarṣa eine Bed. von iti [Amarakoṣa 3, 4, 32, 7.] prakarṣāt in hohem Grade, stark, ordentlich [Mṛcchakaṭikā 173, 24.] prakarṣeṇa dass. [Vopadeva’s Grammatik 26, 212.] [Scholiast] zu [Śākuntala 14.] Am Anf. eines Comp. ohne Casuszeichen: vivakṣā [Siddhāntakaumudī] zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher.1,4,36.] aprakarṣakāṣṭhāpanna [Scholiast] zu [Kapila 1, 63.] patatprakarṣa adj. wobei der Vorrang fällt so v. a. gestört ist, in der Rhet. Bez. einer unlogischen Aufeinanderfolge: patatprakarṣaṃ tatprāhuḥ prakarṣo yatra viślathaḥ [PRATĀPAR. 64,b,9.] Beispiel: dhāvanmṛgeṣu saṃbhrāmyatkariṣūdyattarakṣuṣu . vindhyāraṇyeṣu tiṣṭhāmaḥ kṣubhyadbhallukapaṅktiṣu .. dazu wird bemerkt: saṃbhrāmyatkariṣūdyattarakṣuṣu dhāvanmṛgeṣviti vaktavye na tathoktamiti patatprakarṣatā . — Vgl. prākarṣika .
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Prākarṣa (प्राकर्ष):—(von prakarṣa) n. Name eines Sāman [Weber’s Indische Studien.3,225,b.]
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Prakarṣa (प्रकर्ष):—[Sp. 900, Z. 19. fg.] vgl. patatprakarṣatā [Sāhityadarpana 575. 598.] anuprāsaprakarṣaḥ patitaḥ [221, 11.]
Prakarṣa (प्रकर्ष):—m. —
1) Vorzüglichkeit , das Vorwiegen , Hervorragen , ein aussergewöhnlicher Zustand , ein hoher Grad , Uebermaass [Vikramāṅkadevacarita 9,40.] kāla so v.a. eine lange — , längere Zeit ([Carakasaṃhitā 6,18])., adhva eine grosse Entfernung , phala Adj. vorwiegend aus Früchten bestehend. rṣāt , rṣeṇa und prakarṣa so v.a. in hohem Grade , stark , ordentlich. —
2) Dauer [Carakasaṃhitā 1,13.]
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Prākarṣa (प्राकर्ष):—n. Name verschiedener Sāman [Ārṣeyabrāhmaṇa]
Prakarṣa (प्रकर्ष) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Pagarisa.
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
Prakarṣa (प्रकर्ष) [Also spelled prakarhs]:—(nm) (rising to) eminence/excellence; exaltation, elevation; hence ~[rṣī] (a).
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Kannada-English dictionary
Prakarṣa (ಪ್ರಕರ್ಷ):—[adjective] outstandingly good of its kind; of exceptional merit, virtue, etc.; excellent; superior; eminent.
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Prakarṣa (ಪ್ರಕರ್ಷ):—
1) [noun] the fact or state of excelling; superiority; eminence; excellence.
2) [noun] intensity; high degree; excess.
3) [noun] extraordinary power.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Prakarṣa (प्रकर्ष):—[prakarṣa / prakarṣaṇa] n. 1. climax; 2. excellence; eminence; superiority; 3. intensity; high degree; 4. strength; power; 5. absoluteness; 6. extension; expansion; 7. pulling; dragging; hauling;
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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