Pranati, Praṇati: 14 definitions

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Pranati 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.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

praṇati (प्रणति).—f S Salutation, reverence, obeisance.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

praṇati (प्रणति).—f Salutation, reverence.

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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

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Praṇati (प्रणति).—f.

1) A bow, salutation, obeisance; तव सर्वविधेयवर्तिनः प्रणतिं बिभ्रति के न भूमृतः (tava sarvavidheyavartinaḥ praṇatiṃ bibhrati ke na bhūmṛtaḥ) Śiśupālavadha 16.5; R.4.88.

2) Submissiveness, humility, courtesy; स ददर्श वेतसवनाचरितां प्रणतिं बलीयसि समृद्धिकरीम् (sa dadarśa vetasavanācaritāṃ praṇatiṃ balīyasi samṛddhikarīm) Kirātārjunīya 6.5; निर्जितेषु तरसा तरस्विनां शत्रुषु प्रणतिरेव कीर्तये (nirjiteṣu tarasā tarasvināṃ śatruṣu praṇatireva kīrtaye) R.11.89.

3) Inclination, bending, stooping.

Derivable forms: praṇatiḥ (प्रणतिः).

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

Praṇati (प्रणति).—f.

(-tiḥ) 1. Salutation, reverence, obeisance. 2. Courtesy. E. pra before, nam to bow, ktin aff.

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

Praṇati (प्रणति).—i. e. pra-nam + ti, f. Salutation, reverence, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 5, 145.

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

Praṇati (प्रणति).—[feminine] bending, bowing, salutation.

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

Praṇati (प्रणति):—[=pra-ṇati] [from pra-ṇam] f. bending, bowing, inclination, salutation, reverence, obeisance, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature etc.]

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

Praṇati (प्रणति):—[pra-ṇati] (tiḥ) 2. f. Salutation, obeisance.

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

Praṇati (प्रणति) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Paṇai.

[Sanskrit to German]

Pranati 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

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Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Praṇati (प्रणति):—(nf) (the act or process of) bowing, reverential salutation; obeisance.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Praṇati (ಪ್ರಣತಿ):—

1) [noun] a votive lamp with a wick and oil, used to light before a deity.

2) [noun] the tongue or flame of the burning wick in this.

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Praṇati (ಪ್ರಣತಿ):—

1) [noun] the act of bending, bowing, stooping.

2) [noun] a bending of one’s body in respect, worship, submission, etc.

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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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Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Praṇati (प्रणति):—n. 1. bow; salutation; obeisance; 3. submissiveness; humility; courtesy; 3. prayer; entreaty;

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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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