Pralobhana, Pralōbhana: 11 definitions

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Pralobhana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Pralobhan.

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Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Pralobhana in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

pralōbhana (प्रलोभन).—n S Alluring, ensnaring, enticing.

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pralōbhana (प्रलोभन).—a S That allures or ensnares; a lure, an enticement, a bait.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Pralobhana in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pralobhana (प्रलोभन).—

1) Attracting.

2) An allurement, seduction, temptation.

3) A lure, bait.

Derivable forms: pralobhanam (प्रलोभनम्).

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

Pralobhana (प्रलोभन).—n.

(-naṃ) 1. Allurement, inducement. 2. Attraction, attracting, seducing. E. pra before, lubh to desire, lyuṭ aff.

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

Pralobhana (प्रलोभन).—i. e. pra-lubh, [Causal.], + ana, n. 1. Allurement, [Sundopasundopākhyāna] 3, 20. 2. Seducing.

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

Pralobhana (प्रलोभन).—[adjective] ([feminine] ī) & [neuter] seducing, alluring.

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

1) Pralobhana (प्रलोभन):—[=pra-lobhana] [from pra-lobha > pra-lubh] mfn. causing to lust after, alluring, seducing, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

2) [=pra-lobhana] [from pra-lobha > pra-lubh] n. allurement, inducement, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa; Kathāsaritsāgara; Rājataraṅgiṇī]

3) [v.s. ...] that which allures, a lure, bait, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

4) [v.s. ...] (also [wrong reading] for pralambhana, [Bhagavad-gītā])

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

Pralobhana (प्रलोभन):—[pra-lobhana] (naṃ) 1. n. Allurement.

[Sanskrit to German]

Pralobhana 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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Hindi dictionary

[«previous next»] — Pralobhana in Hindi glossary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Pralobhana (प्रलोभन) [Also spelled pralobhan]:—(nm) allurement, temptation, inducement; seduction.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Pralobhana in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Pralōbhana (ಪ್ರಲೋಭನ):—[noun] = ಪ್ರಲೋಭನೆ [pralobhane].

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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.

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