Prapancika, Prāpañcika, Prapamcika: 4 definitions

Introduction:

Prapancika means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Prapanchika.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Prapancika in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

prāpañcika (प्रापंचिक).—a (S) Worldly, secular, relating to the world or to active life.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

prāpañcika (प्रापंचिक).—a Worldly, secular, relating to the life of a house-holder.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Prapancika in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Prapañcikā (प्रपञ्चिका):—[=pra-pañcikā] [from pra-pañcaka > pra-pañca] f. Name of a Yoginī, [Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi]

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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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Prapancika in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Prāpaṃcika (ಪ್ರಾಪಂಚಿಕ):—

1) [adjective] of or belonging to the earth or this world; earthly; terrestrial; worldly.

2) [adjective] relating to the day-to-day life or affairs.

3) [adjective] not heavenly; not spiritual; mundane; secular.

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Prāpaṃcika (ಪ್ರಾಪಂಚಿಕ):—

1) [noun] = ಪ್ರಾಪಂಚಿಕತೆ [prapamcikate].

2) [noun] a man who is clever in the affairs of his economic or mundane life.

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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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