Pranaghata, Prāṇaghāta: 6 definitions
Introduction:
Pranaghata means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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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Marathi-English dictionary
prāṇaghāta (प्राणघात).—m (S) Destroying of life, killing. 2 fig. Ruining.
prāṇaghāta (प्राणघात).—m Killing. Ruining.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Prāṇāghāta (प्राणाघात):—[from prāṇa > prān] m. destruction of life, killing of a living being, [Bhartṛhari]
Prāṇāghāta (प्राणाघात):—(1. prāṇa + ā) m. die Tödtung eines Lebens, eines lebenden Wesens [Spr. 1891.]
Prāṇāghāta (प्राणाघात):—m. Tödtung eines Lebens , — lebendigen Wesens.
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.
Nepali dictionary
Prāṇaghāta (प्राणघात):—n. annihilation of life; destruction of life;
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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Starts with: Pranaghatak, Pranaghataka.
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
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