The Sanskrit term Pramṛj can be transliterated into English as Pramrj or Pramrij, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pramṛj (प्रमृज्).—2 P.

1) To wipe off or out, cleanse (fig. also); स्वभावलोलेत्ययशः प्रमृष्टम् (svabhāvaloletyayaśaḥ pramṛṣṭam) R.6.41.

2) To wipe off, away or out, blow out, efface; नामान्येषां लिखामि ध्रुवमहमधुना चित्रगुप्तः प्रमार्ष्टु (nāmānyeṣāṃ likhāmi dhruvamahamadhunā citraguptaḥ pramārṣṭu) Mu.1.2.

3) To remove, rid oneself of.

4) To atone for, make amends for, expiate; प्रणिपातलङ्घनं प्रमार्ष्टुकामा (praṇipātalaṅghanaṃ pramārṣṭukāmā) V.3; सर्वथा प्रमार्जितं त्वया प्रत्यादेशदुःखम् (sarvathā pramārjitaṃ tvayā pratyādeśaduḥkham) Ś.6.

5) To stroke or rub gently.

6) To prepare.

7) To mark useless, frustrate.

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

Pramṛj (प्रमृज्).—wipe, polish, clean, stroke; wipe off, remove, destroy, frustrate.

Pramṛj is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pra and mṛj (मृज्).

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

Pramṛj (प्रमृज्):—[=pra-√mṛj] [Parasmaipada] -mārṣṭi (-mārjati, te, [Mahābhārata]; -mārjayati, [Suśruta]),

—to wipe, wipe off, wash off, clean, cleanse, [Kāṭhaka; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Gṛhya-sūtra and śrauta-sūtra] etc.;

—to rub, pass the hand over, rub gently, stroke, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa];

—to wipe out, wash out, remove, expel, rid one’s self of [ib.; Gopatha-brāhmaṇa; Kāvya literature] etc.;

—to render unavailing, frustrate (as a wish), [Rājataraṅgiṇī];

—to destroy, [Aitareya-brāhmaṇa];

—to make ready, prepare, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

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

Pramṛj (प्रमृज्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Pamajja.

context information

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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Mrij, Pra.

Ends with: Sampramrij.

Full-text: Pramarjaka, Pamajja, Pramrishta, Pramarjana.

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