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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Praṇidhā (प्रणिधा).—2 U.

1) To place, put or lay down; prostrate; प्रणिहितशिरसं वा कान्तमार्द्रापराधम् (praṇihitaśirasaṃ vā kāntamārdrāparādham) M.3.12; तस्मात् प्रणम्य प्रणिधाय कायम् (tasmāt praṇamya praṇidhāya kāyam) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 11.44.

2) To set, put in, inlay or incase; यदि मणिस्त्रपुणि प्रणिधीयते (yadi maṇistrapuṇi praṇidhīyate) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.75 (v. l.).

3) To apply, fix upon, direct towards; भर्तृप्रणिहितेक्षणाम् (bhartṛpraṇihitekṣaṇām) R.15.84; Bhaṭṭikāvya 6. 142.

4) To stretch out, extend; मामाकाशप्रणिहितभुजं निर्दया- श्लेषहेतोः (māmākāśapraṇihitabhujaṃ nirdayā- śleṣahetoḥ) Meghadūta 18; नीवीं प्रति प्रणिहिते तु करे प्रियेण सख्यः शपामि यदि किंचिदपि स्मरामि (nīvīṃ prati praṇihite tu kare priyeṇa sakhyaḥ śapāmi yadi kiṃcidapi smarāmi) K. P.4.

5) To send out (as spies).

6) To place or lay in the front.

7) To include, enclose.

8) To employ, use; प्रणिहितमपि चक्षुर्ग्रस्तमुक्तं हिनस्ति (praṇihitamapi cakṣurgrastamuktaṃ hinasti) Uttararāmacarita 5.13.

9) To resolve.

1) To think.

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

Praṇidhā (प्रणिधा).—lay down, prostrate (the body); put on or in ([locative]); touch, approach with ([instrumental]), turn or fix (eyes or mind) on ([locative]); be intent upon or attentive to ([accusative]); stretch forth, send out ([especially] spics, ±carān), explore, search; find out to be (2 [accusative]) pratini put instead, substitute; order, command.

Praṇidhā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms praṇi and dhā (धा).

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

Praṇidhā (प्रणिधा):—[=pra-ṇi-√dhā] ([Pāṇini 8-4, 17]) [Parasmaipada] [Ātmanepada] -dadhāti, -dhatte, to place in front, cause to precede, [Mahābhārata];

—to put down, deposit, [ib.];

—to place in, bring into ([locative case]), [ib.];

—to set (a gem) in ([locative case]), [Hitopadeśa];

—to put on, apply, [Suśruta];

—to touch, [Mahābhārata];

—to turn or direct (the eyes or thoughts) upon ([locative case]), [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa] etc. (with manas and [infinitive mood] ‘to resolve upon’ [Bhaṭṭi-kāvya]; [scilicet] manas, ‘to give the whole attention to, reflect, consider’ [Mahābhārata]; ātma praṇidhīyatām, ‘one must think’ [ib.]);

—to send out or employ (a spy or emissary), to spy, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa];

—to find out or ascertain anything ([accusative]) to be ([accusative]), [Mahābhārata]

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

Praṇidhā (प्रणिधा) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Paṇihā.

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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Partial matches: Dha, Pranin, Ta.

Starts with: Pranidhan, Pranidhana, Pranidhanabala, Pranidhanacarya, Pranidhanaparamita, Pranidhanaparipurana, Pranidhanasagaraprabhasashiri, Pranidhanasagaraprabhasashri, Pranidhanavashita, Pranidharma, Pranidhatana, Pranidhatavya, Pranidhayin.

Ends with: Sampranidha.

Full-text: Pranidhayin, Pranidhatavya, Pranihitatman, Pranihitadhi, Pranihitekshana, Paniha, Pranidheya, Pranidhana, Pranidhi, Pranihita.

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