Pranetri, Praṇetṛ: 7 definitions
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Pranetri 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.
The Sanskrit term Praṇetṛ can be transliterated into English as Pranetr or Pranetri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: academia.edu: Religious Inclusivism in the Writings of an Early Modern Sanskrit Intellectual (Shaivism)Praṇetṛ (प्रणेतृ) refers to a “(human) author”, according to Appaya’s Śivārkamaṇidīpikā on the Brahmasūtra 2.2.38.—Appaya does not seem willing to ascribe full ‘vedicness’ to Śaivāgamas, as is clear from the following passage in his subcommentary on the same sūtra: “So it is concluded that the Śaivāgamas follow śruti with regard to the various ways of performing [Śiva’s] worship [i.e., śiva-pūjana] and Śiva’s greatness—both [features] not being taught in directly perceivable śruti [i.e. the Vedic saṃhitās]—just like Kalpasūtras (whose purpose is to expand upon different parts required by the performance of rituals, of which just a few procedures are taught in directly perceivable śruti) follow śruti with regard to various parts not taught in directly perceivable śruti. Therefore, all things taught in the Veda and Śaivāgamas are exactly the same. But the following is the difference: while in [the case of] Kalpasūtras, it is possible to doubt, with regard to those parts that are contradicted by directly perceivable śruti, that the [human] author [i.e., praṇetṛ] may have committed an error, such doubt is not possible in the case of āgamas insofar as they have Śiva as their author”.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPraṇetṛ (प्रणेतृ).—m.
1) A leader.
2) A maker, creator.
3) The promulgator of a doctrine, expounder, teacher; कर्मतन्त्रप्रणेतार एकाशीतिर्द्विजातयः (karmatantrapraṇetāra ekāśītirdvijātayaḥ) Bhāgavata 11.2.19.
4) An author.
6) A performer or player of a musical instrument.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPraṇetṛ (प्रणेतृ).—m.
(-tṛḥ) 1. A leader. 2. The promulgator of a doctrine. 3. An author.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPraṇetṛ (प्रणेतृ).—i. e. pra-nī + tṛ, m. 1. A leader, Mahābhārata 2, 264. 2. A creator, Mahābhārata 1, 7277. 3. An author, 13, 7166.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPraṇetṛ (प्रणेतृ).—[masculine] leader, guide; maker, creator; author, teacher.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Praṇetṛ (प्रणेतृ):—[=pra-ṇetṛ] a m. a leader, guide, [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc. ([Vedic or Veda] with [genitive case] or [accusative]; [Classical] [genitive case] or [compound])
2) [v.s. ...] b a charioteer, [Buddha-carita]
3) [v.s. ...] a maker, creator, [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa]
4) [v.s. ...] an author, promulgator of a doctrine, [Mahābhārata; Purāṇa]
5) [v.s. ...] a performer or one who plays a musical instrument, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] one who applies (a clyster), [Caraka]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPraṇētṛ (ಪ್ರಣೇತೃ):—
1) [noun] = ಪ್ರಣೇತಾರ [pranetara].
2) [noun] a man who teaches; a teacher; a preceptor.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Pranetrimant, Pranetrimat.
Ends with: Bhuvanapranetri, Rasapranetri, Rathapranetri, Sampranetri, Senapranetri.
Full-text: Pranetrimat, Rathapranetri, Senapranetri, Rasapranetri, Bhuvanapranetri, Sampranetri, Bhranti.
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