Prasavitri, Prasavitṛ, Prasavitrī: 8 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Prasavitṛ can be transliterated into English as Prasavitr or Prasavitri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPrasavitṛ (प्रसवितृ).—m. A father, procreator; स्वयं वेदान् व्यस्यञ्छमितकुरुवंशप्रसविता (svayaṃ vedān vyasyañchamitakuruvaṃśaprasavitā) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 4.5.
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Prasavitrī (प्रसवित्री).—A mother; bestowing progeny.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrasavitṛ (प्रसवितृ).—m.
(-tā) A father. f. (-trī) A mother. E. pra before, sū to bear or have offspring, aff. tṛc.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrasavitṛ (प्रसवितृ).—i. e. pra-sū + tṛ. I. m. 1. A father. 2. Forefather, [Uttara Rāmacarita, 2. ed. Calc., 1862.] 53, 1. Ii. f. tri, A mother.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrasavitṛ (प्रसवितृ).—1. [masculine] impeller, promoter.
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Prasavitṛ (प्रसवितृ).—2. [masculine] procreator, father.
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Prasavītṛ (प्रसवीतृ).—[masculine] = 1 prasavitṛ.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Prasavitṛ (प्रसवितृ):—[=pra-savitṛ] [from pra-sava > pra-sū] a m. (for 2. See below) an impeller, exciter, vivifier, [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā; Brāhmaṇa 2.]
2) Prasavītṛ (प्रसवीतृ):—[=pra-savītṛ] [from pra-sava > pra-sū] m. = prasavitṛ, [Ṛg-veda 1.]
3) Prasavitṛ (प्रसवितृ):—[=pra-savitṛ] [from pra-sava > pra-sū] b m. (for 1. See pra √1. sū) a begetter, father, [Bālarāmāyaṇa; Prasannarāghava]
4) Prasavitrī (प्रसवित्री):—[=pra-savitrī] [from pra-savitṛ > pra-sava > pra-sū] f. (trī) a mother, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] bestowing progeny, [Mahābhārata 2.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrasavitṛ (प्रसवितृ):—[pra-savitṛ] (trī) 4. m. A father. f. (trī)
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Prasavitṛ (प्रसवितृ) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Pasavira.
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 corpusPrasavitṛ (ಪ್ರಸವಿತೃ):—[noun] the male parent; father.
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, Savitri.
Full-text: Pasassa, Pasavira, Prasavitar, Shraddha.
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