Pratanu: 9 definitions
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Pratanu 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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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPratanu (प्रतनु).—a. (-nu or -nvī)
1) Very thin or minute, delicate; वेणीभूतप्रतनुसलिला (veṇībhūtapratanusalilā) Meghadūta 29.
2) Very small, limited, narrow; प्रतनुतपसाम् (pratanutapasām) K.43; Uttararāmacarita 1.2; Meghadūta 41.
3) Slender, emaciated; ततः सदर्पं प्रतनुं तपस्यया (tataḥ sadarpaṃ pratanuṃ tapasyayā) Kirātārjunīya 14.35.
4) Insignificant, trifling.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPratanu (प्रतनु).—mfn. (-nuḥ-nvī-nu) 1. Thin, delicate, minute. 2. Small, puny. 3. Slender, emaciated. 4. Insignificant. E. pra, and tanu thin.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPratanu (प्रतनु).—[pra-tanu], adj. 1. Very thin, [Meghadūta, (ed. Gildemeister.)] 104. 2. Very delicate, Böhtl. Ind. Spr. 3322. 3. Very small, [Meghadūta, (ed. Gildemeister.)] 30; indifferent, [Śākuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] [distich] 138.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPratanu (प्रतनु).—[adjective] very thin, slender, delicate, or small.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPratanu (प्रतनु):—[=pra-tanu] mfn. very thin or fine, delicate, minute, slender, small, insignificant, [Kāvya literature; Suśruta] (also -ka; -kam ind.)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPratanu (प्रतनु):—[pra-tanu] (nuḥ-nvī-nu) a. Thin, minute.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Pratanu (प्रतनु) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Payaṇu, Payaṇua.
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Starts with: Pratanuka, Pratanukam, Pratanukri.
Full-text: Pratanuka, Pratanukam, Pratanukri, Payanu, Payanua, Anguliyaka, Anguliya, Anguriyaka, Anguriya, Angurika, Angulika, Vibhu.
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