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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

prasakti (प्रसक्ति).—f S In logic. Bearing upon; application unto; suiting, fitting, agreeing (as of a predicate with the subject). prasaktānuprasaktīnēṃ By association (of ideas); through the connection (of thought with thought, of subject with subject);--used of the turning up in the course (of conversation &c.) of a subject remote from that on which the conversation began.

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

prasakti (प्रसक्ति).—f Bearing upon; application. Agreeing (as of a predicate with the subject). prasaktānusaktīnēṃ By association (of ideas).

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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.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Prasakti (प्रसक्ति).—f.

1) Attachment, devotion, addiction, devotedness, adherence.

2) Connection, union, association; अङ्कप्रसक्तिरकलङ्कहृदां क्व तेषाम् (aṅkaprasaktirakalaṅkahṛdāṃ kva teṣām) Viś. Gunā.53.

3) Applicability, bearing, application; as in अतिप्रसक्ति (atiprasakti) (which is = ativyāpti q. v.).

4) Energy, perseverance; संतापे दिशतु शिवः शिवां प्रसक्तिम् (saṃtāpe diśatu śivaḥ śivāṃ prasaktim) Kirātārjunīya 5.5.

5) Conclusion, deduction.

6) A topic or subject of discourse.

7) Occurrence of a possibility.

8) Acquisition, gain.

Derivable forms: prasaktiḥ (प्रसक्तिः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Prasakti (प्रसक्ति).—f.

(-ktiḥ) 1. Union, connection. 2. Adherence or attachment to. 3. Energy, perseverance. 4. Acquiring. 5. Inference, conclusion, deduction. 6. A topic, or subject of conversation. E. pra before, sanja to unite, ktin aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Prasakti (प्रसक्ति).—i. e. pra-sañj + ti, f. 1. Connexion. 2. Attachment. 3. Perseverance, activity, [Kirātārjunīya] 5, 50. 4. Energy. 5. Practicableness, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 6, 154.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Prasakti (प्रसक्ति).—[feminine] adherence, attachment, devotion, inclination; bearing upon, applicability.

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

1) Prasakti (प्रसक्ति):—[=pra-sakti] [from pra-sakta > pra-sañj] f. adherence, attachment, devotion or addiction to, indulgence or perseverance in, occupation with ([locative case] or [compound]), [Manu-smṛti; Kirātārjunīya; Kathāsaritsāgara] (cf. a-pras and ati-pras)

2) [v.s. ...] occurrence, practicability (timpra √yā, ‘to be practicable’), [Rājataraṅgiṇī]

3) [v.s. ...] (in gram.) bearing upon, applicability (of a rule), [Ṛgveda-prātiśākhya [Scholiast or Commentator]]

4) [v.s. ...] connection, association, [Horace H. Wilson]

5) [v.s. ...] inference, conclusion, [ib.]

6) [v.s. ...] a topic of conversation, [ib.]

7) [v.s. ...] acquisition, [ib.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Prasakti (प्रसक्ति):—[pra-sakti] (ktiḥ) 2. f. Union; adherence; energy; acquiring; a topic.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Prasakti (प्रसक्ति) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Pasatti.

[Sanskrit to German]

Prasakti in German

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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 corpus

Prasakti (ಪ್ರಸಕ್ತಿ):—

1) [noun] the condition or quality of being joined, coupling or united; connection; union.

2) [noun] the condition or fact of being engaged in (as in an endeavour).

3) [noun] the whole situation, background or environment relevant to a particular event; a context.

4) [noun] a happening, occurrence or the time at which something happens; an occasion.

5) [noun] an earnest effort; an endeavour.

6) [noun] gain; benefit; advantage.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Pra, Shakti.

Ends with: Anuprasakti, Aprasakti, Atiprasakti.

Full-text: Atiprasakti, Aprasakti, Anuprasakti, Piracatti, Pasatti, Samtapa, Prasada.

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