Prakshara, Prakṣara: 7 definitions

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Prakshara 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.

The Sanskrit term Prakṣara can be transliterated into English as Praksara or Prakshara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Prakṣara (प्रक्षर).—See प्रक्खर (prakkhara).

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

Prakṣara (प्रक्षर).—m.

(-raḥ) Iron armour for the defence of a horse or elephant. E. pra best, kṣara to go, aff. ac .

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

Prakṣara (प्रक्षर):—[=pra-kṣara] [from pra-kṣar] m. iron armour for the defence of a horse or elephant (cf. pra-khara, prakkhara), [Hemacandra]

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

Prakṣara (प्रक्षर):—[pra-kṣara] (raḥ) 1. m. Iron armour for the defence of a horse, &c.

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

Prakṣara (प्रक्षर) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Pakkhara.

[Sanskrit to German]

Prakshara 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.

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