Pranjali, Prāñjali, Pramjali: 10 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPrāñjali (प्राञ्जलि).—a. [prasṛtau añjalī yena] Folding the hands in supplication, as a mark of respect or humility.
Derivable forms: prāñjaliḥ (प्राञ्जलिः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrāñjali (प्राञ्जलि).—f.
(-liḥ) Putting the hands together to the forehead as a mark of respect. E. pra and añjali the same.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrāñjali (प्राञ्जलि).—i. e. pra-añjali, adj. Putting the hands together to the forehead, as a mark of respect, [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] 45, 18.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrāñjali (प्राञ्जलि).—([feminine] li or lī) making hollow hands (cf. añjali).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Prāñjali (प्राञ्जलि):—[from prāñjala] mf(i, ī)n. joining and holding out the hollowed open hands (as a mark of respect and humility or to receive alms; cf. añjali, kṛtāñj), [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] and etc.
2) [v.s. ...] m. [plural] Name of a school of the Sāmaveda, [Āryavidyā-sudhākara] (also -dvaita-bhṛt; [varia lectio] prājvalanā dvaita-bhṛtaḥ and prājalā dvaita-bhṛtyāḥ).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrāñjali (प्राञ्जलि):—(liḥ) 2. f. Hands joined and put to the forehead for respect.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Prāñjali (प्राञ्जलि) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Paṃñjali.
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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 corpusPrāṃjali (ಪ್ರಾಂಜಲಿ):—[adjective] having joined both the palms with fingers pointing upward, expressing devotion, reverence, etc.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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