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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

prakhara (प्रखर).—a (S) Very hot, biting, acrid, pungent--peppers, medicines, snuff. 2 fig. Fierce, ardent, impetuous, eager, alacris. 3 as ad Sharp, smack, flat, outright, bluntly--answering &c.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

prakhara (प्रखर).—a Very hot, biting. Fierce, impe- tuous. ad Sharp, smack, bluntly.

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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

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Prakhara (प्रखर).—a.

1) Very hot; as in प्रखरकिरण (prakharakiraṇa).

2) Very acrid or pungent, sharp.

3) Very hard or rough.

-raḥ See प्रक्खर (prakkhara).

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

Prakhara (प्रखर).—mfn.

(-raḥ-rā-raṃ) Very hot or acrid. m.

(-raḥ) 1. Iron armour, for the defence of a horse or elephant. 2. A dog. 3. A mule. E. pra very much, khan to hurt, aff. raka, derive. irr, or pra before, khara an ass, or hot, sharp. &c.

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

1) Prakhara (प्रखर):—[=pra-khara] mfn. very hard or rough, [Prasannarāghava]

2) [v.s. ...] very hot or acrid, [Bhāminī-vilāsa]

3) [v.s. ...] m. iron armour for the defence of a horse or elephant, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. prakkhara, pra-kṣara)

4) [v.s. ...] a mule, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) [v.s. ...] a dog, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Prakhara (प्रखर):—[pra-khara] (raḥ) 1. m. Iron armour for a horse or elephant; a dog; a mule. a. Very hot or acrid.

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

Prakhara (प्रखर) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Pakhala.

[Sanskrit to German]

Prakhara 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

Prakhara (प्रखर) [Also spelled prakshar]:—(a) sharp; keen, acute; radical; fierce; ~[tā] sharpness; keenness, acuteness; radicalism; fierceness.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Prakhara (ಪ್ರಖರ):—

1) [adjective] very hot; scorching.

2) [adjective] caustic; denouncing harshly; scathing.

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Prakhara (ಪ್ರಖರ):—

1) [noun] intense heat.

2) [noun] a dog.

3) [noun] a zebra.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Prakhara (प्रखर):—adj. 1. very sharp; very hot; biting; pungent; 2. very hard; very strict;

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Pra, Khara.

Starts with: Prakharata, Prakharate, Prakharati.

Ends with: Aprakhara.

Full-text: Prakkhara, Aprakhara, Prakharya, Prakshara, Pakhala, Pakkhara, Prakharyya, Prakshar, Pakhara.

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Search found 2 books and stories containing Prakhara, Pra-khara; (plurals include: Prakharas, kharas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)

Verse 2.4.274 < [Chapter 4 - Vaikuṇṭha (the spiritual world)]

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Yogadrstisamuccaya of Haribhadra Suri (Study) (by Riddhi J. Shah)

Chapter 2.4 - Works of Haribhadrasūri < [Chapter 2 - Life, Date and Works of Ācārya Haribhadrasūri]

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