Prashastya, Prāśastya: 8 definitions
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Prashastya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 term Prāśastya can be transliterated into English as Prasastya or Prashastya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryprāśastya (प्राशस्त्य).—n S Roominess, spaciousness, unconfinedness. 2 fig. Frankness or openness (of speech or conduct): liberality, munificence, uncontractedness (of sentiment, spirit &c.): amplitude or abundance (of means, materials, resources).
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishprāśastya (प्राशस्त्य).—n Roominess, spaciousness.
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 dictionaryPrāśastya (प्राशस्त्य).—Excellence, praiseworthiness, pre-eminence.
Derivable forms: prāśastyam (प्राशस्त्यम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrāśastya (प्राशस्त्य).—[neuter] excellence, perfection, high quality.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Prāśastya (प्राशस्त्य):—[=prā-śastya] [from prā] a n. ([from] -śasta) the being praised, celebrity, excellence, [Mālatīmādhava; Kathāsaritsāgara]
2) b etc. See under 3. prā, p. 702, col. 3.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusPrāśastya (ಪ್ರಾಶಸ್ತ್ಯ):—
1) [noun] the quality of being superior; superiority.
2) [noun] good reputation; fame.
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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Partial matches: Pra.
Ends with: Aprashastya, Arthaprashastya.
Full-text: Aprashastya.
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