Pratyancetana, Pratyaṅcetana, Pratyanc-cetana: 1 definition
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Pratyancetana 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 dictionaryPratyaṅcetana (प्रत्यङ्चेतन).—a.
1) whose thoughts are turned upon himself.
2) intelligent. (-naḥ) 1 the supreme soul; the Puruṣa in the Sāṅkhya philosophy.
2) the soul.
Pratyaṅcetana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pratyañc and cetana (चेतन). See also (synonyms): pratyakcetana.
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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Partial matches: Cetana, Pratyanc.
Full-text: Pratyakcetana.
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