Pranavat, Prāṇavat: 2 definitions
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Pranavat 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.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPrāṇavat (प्राणवत्).—a.
1) Furnished with or having breath, living, animated; यथा प्राणिनः प्राणवन्तः (yathā prāṇinaḥ prāṇavantaḥ) Ś.1.1.
2) Strong, powerful; प्राणवान् विक्रमी चैव शौर्येण महतान्वितः (prāṇavān vikramī caiva śauryeṇa mahatānvitaḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 1.128.28.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Prāṇavat (प्राणवत्):—[=prāṇa-vat] [from prāṇa > prān] mfn. = -yuta, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Śakuntalā]
2) [v.s. ...] vigorous, strong, powerful, [Suśruta; Harivaṃśa] ([Comparative degree] vat-tara).
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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