Prakram, Pra-kram: 5 definitions

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

Prakram (प्रक्रम्).—step forth, set out, go to ([accusative]), go across, pass; [Middle] deal with ([locative]); [Middle] (A.) proceed to, undertake, begin ([accusative], artham, or [infinitive]).

Prakram is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pra and kram (क्रम्).

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

Prakram (प्रक्रम्):—[=pra-√kram] [Parasmaipada] [Ātmanepada] -krāmati, -kramate, ([Parasmaipada]) to step or stride forwards, set out, walk on, advance, proceed, resort to ([accusative]; [Aorist] [Ātmanepada] -cakramanta, [Ṛg-veda ii, 19, 2]; prākraṃsta, [Bhaṭṭi-kāvya]), march, pass, go, [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.;

— (with pradakṣiṇam) to walk around from left to right, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa];

—to cross, traverse, [Rāmāyaṇa];

— ([Ātmanepada]) to undertake, commence, begin (with [accusative], artham ifc., or [infinitive mood]), [Mahābhārata] (also [Parasmaipada] e.g. varayām pra-cakramuḥ = yāṃ-cakruḥ, [i, 1809]), [Kāvya literature] etc. (cf. [Pāṇini 1-3, 42]);

—to act or behave towards ([locative case]), [Mahābhārata] :

—[Causal] -krāmayati, to cause to step forwards, [Pāraskara-gṛhya-sūtra] :—[Desiderative] cikraṃ-siṣyate, [Pāṇini 7-2, 36], [vArttika] 2, [Patañjali]

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

Prakram (प्रक्रम्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Pakkama.

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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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Hindi dictionary

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Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Prakram in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) a process; sequence; series..—prakram (प्रक्रम) is alternatively transliterated as Prakrama.

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Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Prakram is another spelling for प्रक्रम [prakrama].—n. 1. → उपक्रम [upakrama ] ; 2. proceeding; course; 3. opportunity; occasion; 4. regularity; order;

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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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