Praseva: 7 definitions

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Praseva 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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Praseva (प्रसेव).—

1) A sack, bag for grain.

2) A leathern bottle.

3) A small instrument of wood placed under the neck of the lute to make the sound deeper.

Derivable forms: prasevaḥ (प्रसेवः).

See also (synonyms): prasevaka.

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

Praseva (प्रसेव).—m.

(-vaḥ) 1. Part of a lute: see the next. 2. A sack. E. pra before, siv to tie or sew, aff. ghañ .

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

1) Praseva (प्रसेव):—[=pra-seva] m. (√siv) a sack or a leather bottle, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] the damper on the neck of a lute, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) Prāseva (प्रासेव):—[=prā-seva] [from prā] m. a rope (as part of a horse’s harness), [Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa] (cf. pra-s),

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

Praseva (प्रसेव):—[pra-seva] (vaḥ) 1. m. Part of a lute; a sack.

[Sanskrit to German]

Praseva in German

context information

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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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Prasēva (ಪ್ರಸೇವ):—

1) [noun] a basket or large plate made of interwoven cane, bamboo splits, etc.

2) [noun] a spherical object attached to a vīṇe (Indian lute), to make the sound deeper and fuller.

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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.

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