Praptashri, Prāptaśrī, Prapta-shri: 2 definitions

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Praptashri 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.

The Sanskrit term Prāptaśrī can be transliterated into English as Praptasri or Praptashri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Prāptaśrī (प्राप्तश्री).—a. one who owes his rise (to another); इतः स दैत्यः प्राप्तश्रीर्नेत एवार्हति क्षयम् (itaḥ sa daityaḥ prāptaśrīrneta evārhati kṣayam) Kumārasambhava 2.55; Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.244.

Prāptaśrī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms prāpta and śrī (श्री).

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

Prāptaśrī (प्राप्तश्री):—[=prāpta-śrī] [from prāpta > prāp] mfn. possessed of fortune, [Kumāra-sambhava; Pañcatantra]

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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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