Prashamsaka, Praśaṃsaka, Praśāsaka: 14 definitions
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Prashamsaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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 terms Praśaṃsaka and Praśāsaka can be transliterated into English as Prasamsaka or Prashamsaka or Prasasaka or Prashasaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Prashansak.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypraśaṃsaka (प्रशंसक).—a S That praises, extols, commends.
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 dictionaryPraśaṃsaka (प्रशंसक).—Praising, laudatory, eulogistic. -m. A panegyrist.
See also (synonyms): praśaṃsin.
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPraśāsaka (प्रशासक).—
1) A director, ruler.
2) A spiritual preceptor.
Derivable forms: praśāsakaḥ (प्रशासकः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPraśaṃsaka (प्रशंसक):—[=pra-śaṃsaka] [from pra-śaṃs] mfn. (ifc.) praising, commending, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa; Hemacandra’s Yoga-śāstra]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPraśāsaka (प्रशासक):—[=pra-śāsaka] [from pra-śās] m. = śāstṛ, [Pañcatantra] ([Bombay edition])
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Praśaṃsaka (प्रशंसक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Pasaṃsaya.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryPraśaṃsaka (प्रशंसक) [Also spelled prashansak]:—(nm) an admier, eulogist, one who praises; a fan.
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryPraśāsaka (प्रशासक) [Also spelled prashasak]:—(nm) an administrator; ruler; ~[kīya] administrative; ~[kāya dāyitva] administrative responsibility.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPraśaṃsaka (ಪ್ರಶಂಸಕ):—[noun] a man who praises (another) highly; an extoller.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryPraśaṃsaka (प्रशंसक):—adj. praising; speaking well of;
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryPraśāsaka (प्रशासक):—n. governor; ruler; administrator; adj. governing; ruling; administrating
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Shamsaka, Sasaka, Pra.
Starts with: Prashamsakaharu.
Full-text: Atmaprashamsaka, Prashasak, Prashansak, Shamsaka, Shamsanem, Pasamsaya, Canca, Prashamsin, Atmaprashamsin, Samsita, Shasta.
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