Pratishravana, Pratiśravaṇa: 11 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Pratiśravaṇa can be transliterated into English as Pratisravana or Pratishravana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPratiśravaṇa (प्रतिश्रवण).—
1) Listening to; प्रतिश्रवणसंभाषे शयानो न समाचरेत् (pratiśravaṇasaṃbhāṣe śayāno na samācaret) Manusmṛti 2.195.
2) Promising, assenting; agreeing.
3) A promise.
4) Maintaining.
Derivable forms: pratiśravaṇam (प्रतिश्रवणम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPratiśravaṇa (प्रतिश्रवण).—n.
(-ṇaṃ) 1. Assenting to, listening to, (with attention and obedience.) 2. Promising, agreeing. E. prati, śru to hear, aff. lyuṭ .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPratiśravaṇa (प्रतिश्रवण).—i. e. prati -śru + ana, n. 1. Promising. 2. Listening to, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 2, 195.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPratiśravaṇa (प्रतिश्रवण).—[neuter] = [preceding] [masculine]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pratiśravaṇa (प्रतिश्रवण):—[=prati-śravaṇa] [from prati-śru] n. hearkening to, listening (cf. below)
2) [v.s. ...] answering, [Gautama-dharma-śāstra]
3) [v.s. ...] assenting to, agreeing, promising, [Manu-smṛti ii, 195] (others ‘hearkening’ or ‘answering’), [Mahābhārata] (-pūrva mfn. promised, assured), [Pāṇini 8-2, 99] ([Kāśikā-vṛtti], ‘hearkening’)
4) [v.s. ...] ([probably]) a [particular] part of the ear, [ṢaḍvBr.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPratiśravaṇa (प्रतिश्रवण):—[prati-śravaṇa] (ṇaṃ) 1. n. Promising; assenting to, listening to.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Pratiśravaṇa (प्रतिश्रवण) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Paḍisuṇaṇa, Paḍisuṇaṇā.
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Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryPratiśravaṇa (प्रतिश्रवण):—(nm) playback.
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Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryPratiśravaṇa (प्रतिश्रवण):—n. 1. listening to; 2. promise; vow;
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: Shravana, Prati.
Starts with: Pratishravanapurva.
Full-text: Pratishravanapurva, Padisunana, Pratishravan.
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