Prasarpaka: 6 definitions

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

Prasarpaka (प्रसर्पक).—m.

(-kaḥ) An uninvited guest, an intruder. E. pra before, sṛp to go, ṇvul aff.

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

1) Prasarpaka (प्रसर्पक):—[=pra-sarpaka] [from pra-sarpa > pra-sṛp] m. an assistant who is under the superintendence of the Ṛtvij or a mere spectator at a sacrifice (so designated from entering the Sadas; cf. [preceding]), [???]

2) Prāsarpaka (प्रासर्पक):—[=prā-sarpaka] [from prā] m. = pra-s, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra [Scholiast or Commentator]]

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

Prasarpaka (प्रसर्पक):—[pra-sarpaka] (kaḥ) 1. m. An intender.

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

Prasarpaka (प्रसर्पक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Pasappaga.

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Prasarpaka 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.

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