Pranihan, Praṇihan: 3 definitions
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Pranihan 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 dictionaryPraṇihan (प्रणिहन्).—2 P.
1) To slay, kill.
2) To bend down, lower (the hand).
3) To pronounce lower (than anudātta).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPraṇihan (प्रणिहन्).—bring to nought, destroy ([accusative] or [genetive]).
Praṇihan is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms praṇi and han (हन्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPraṇihan (प्रणिहन्):—[=pra-ṇi-√han] ([Pāṇini 8-4, 17]) [Parasmaipada] -hanti, to slay, kill, destroy, extirpate, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] (with [accusative] or [genitive case]; cf. [Pāṇini 2-3, 56 [Scholiast or Commentator]]);
—to bend down lower (the hand), [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā-prātiśākhya];
—to pronounce lower (than Anudātta), [ib.]
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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