Pranayita, Praṇayitā: 7 definitions

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Pranayita 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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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Praṇayitā (प्रणयिता).—Love, attachment; (śrīḥ) मूर्खान् द्वेष्टि न गच्छति प्रणयितामत्यन्तविद्वत्स्वपि (mūrkhān dveṣṭi na gacchati praṇayitāmatyantavidvatsvapi) Mu.3.5.

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

Praṇayitā (प्रणयिता).—i. e. praṇayin + tā, f. Desire, Böhtl. Ind. Spr. 396.

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

Praṇayitā (प्रणयिता).—[feminine] love, desire, longing for ([locative], [genetive], or —°).

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

1) Praṇayitā (प्रणयिता):—[=pra-ṇayi-tā] [from pra-ṇayin > pra-ṇaya > pra-ṇī] f. attachment or devotion to, desire or longing for ([genitive case] [locative case] or [compound]), [Kāvya literature]

2) Prāṇayita (प्राणयित):—[from prān] mfn. ([from] [Causal]) caused to breathe, kept alive, [Daśakumāra-carita]

3) [v.s. ...] animated, longing to ([infinitive mood]), [Rājataraṅgiṇī]

[Sanskrit to German]

Pranayita in German

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.

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Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Praṇayitā (प्रणयिता):—n. 1. husband; lover; 2. → प्रणय [praṇaya]

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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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