Praleha: 7 definitions

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Praleha 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.

In Hinduism

Kavya (poetry)

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Source: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of Sriharsa

Praleha (प्रलेह) refers to a ”kind of broth”, and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 16.86.

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Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Praleha (प्रलेह).—A kind of broth; 'सूरणादिद्रव्ययुक्त आद्रकादिसंस्कृततक्रादिनिर्मितो द्रवद्रव्यविशेषः (sūraṇādidravyayukta ādrakādisaṃskṛtatakrādinirmito dravadravyaviśeṣaḥ)'; N.16.86 com.

Derivable forms: pralehaḥ (प्रलेहः).

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

Praleha (प्रलेह).—m.

(-haḥ) A kind of food. “kormā” E. pra + lih-karmaṇi-ghañ .

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

1) Praleha (प्रलेह):—[=pra-leha] [from pra-lih] a m. a kind of broth, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [=pra-leha] b lehana See pra-√lih.

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

Praleha (प्रलेह):—(haḥ) 1. m. Broth.

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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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