Prapatika, Prapāṭikā: 2 definitions
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Prapatika 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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryPrapāṭikā (प्रपाटिका).—(compare Pali papaṭikā, splinter, shoot, sprout), (1) shoot, creeper: so according to Mironov, and [Boehtlingk] 7 App. (Minayev), for Kyoto ed. Mahāvyutpatti 433 latikā (so Index, text misprinted laṭikā), Tibetan khri śiṅ, creeper; (2) in ayas-pra° Mahāvyutpatti 7014 (Mironov °ṭīkā, v.l. prapaṭika) = Tibetan lcags kyi (of iron) tsha tsha, probably lit. shoot of iron, according to Japanese sparks cast off from red-hot iron; Chin. seems to support this.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrapāṭikā (प्रपाटिका):—[=pra-pāṭikā] f. a young shoot or sprout, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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Ends with: Ayahprapatika.
Full-text: Ayahprapatika, Latika, Papatika, Phalgu.
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