Pravarana, Prāvaraṇa, Pravaraṇa, Pravāraṇa: 15 definitions
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Pravarana 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Pravaran.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Nilamata Purana: a cultural and literary studyPrāvaraṇa (प्रावरण) refers to a type of clothing once commonly made by craftsmen in ancient Kashmir (Kaśmīra) as mentioned in the Nīlamatapurāṇa.—Prāvaraṇa is referred to in connection with the festival of the New Snow-fall. Prāvaraṇa seems to be the same as Prāvāra mentioned in the Mahābhārata as a cloth offering protection against cold. Pāṇini also knows it. Kauṭilya mentions it as Prāvaraka and states that it is made of the wool of wild animals.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryprāvaraṇa (प्रावरण).—n (S) An upper or outer garment. v ghāla.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishprāvaraṇa (प्रावरण).—n An upper or outer garment.
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 dictionaryPravaraṇa (प्रवरण).—
1) Call, summons &c.
2) (With Buddhists) Festivities at the end of the rainy season.
Derivable forms: pravaraṇam (प्रवरणम्).
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Pravāraṇa (प्रवारण).—
1) Satisfying (a desire).
2) Priority of choice.
3) Prohibition, opposition.
4) A free-will offering (kāmyadāna).
Derivable forms: pravāraṇam (प्रवारणम्).
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Prāvaraṇa (प्रावरण).—A garment, covering; especially an upper garment, cloak, mantle.
Derivable forms: prāvaraṇam (प्रावरणम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryPravāraṇa (प्रवारण).—(1) nt., also °ṇā (= Pali °ṇā; once °ṇam in Mahābhārata Cr. ed. 5.7.15; to 1 pravārayati), offer, tender of entertainment or of some gift, presentation: samyak-°ṇā Bodhisattvabhūmi 303.2, one of the Bodhisattva's duties; cāturmāsikā bhikṣuṇā °ṇā svīkartavyā [Prātimokṣasūtra des Sarvāstivādins] 520.7, and ff. (refers to situation of Mahāvyutpatti 8500, and Pali Vin. iv.102.38 ff., see 1 pravārayati); akṛtanirikti- (Mironov kṛtanirikta, see nirikta)-°ṇam Mahāvyutpatti 8457; see also pravāraka 2; (2) nt., also °ṇā (= Pali °ṇā; to 2 pravārayati, which may be a denom. to this; see also °rika, and °rita), the cerenomy performed by monks at the end of the rainy season: °ṇam Mahāvyutpatti 8682 = Tibetan dgag dbye (also dgag phye); °ṇa-vastu id. 9103; °ṇa-sūtra, name of a work (= Pali SN i.190—192, called Pavāraṇā), Hoernle [Manuscript Remains of Buddhist literature found in Eastern Turkestan] 39.25; °ṇā Divyāvadāna 91.12 (mss. prāvar°), 93.10; [Prātimokṣasūtra des Sarvāstivādins] 501.4; Avadāna-śataka i.308.7; ii.136.7 (read °ṇāyām with Corrig. 211); Mūla-Sarvāstivāda-Vinaya iv.119.5 ff. (in the °ṇā- vastu).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPravāraṇa (प्रवारण).—m.
(-ṇaṃ) 1. A desirable gift. 2. Prohibition, objection, opposition. 3. Priority of choice. 4. Satisfying. 5. A voluntary gift. E. pra before, vṛ to chuse, aff. lyuṭ .
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Prāvaraṇa (प्रावरण).—n.
(-ṇaṃ) 1. An upper or outer garment. 2. Any covering, E. pra and āṅ before, vṛ to cover, aff. lyuṭ .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrāvaraṇa (प्रावरण).—i. e. pra-ā-vṛ + ana, n. 1. An upper garment, [Pañcatantra] 97, 18 (dhauta-, adj. Dressed in a white garment); [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 4, 669. 2. Any covering.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPravāraṇa (प्रवारण).—[neuter] satisfying, gratifying.
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Prāvaraṇa (प्रावरण).—[neuter] covering, cover, cloak, mantle.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pravaraṇa (प्रवरण):—[=pra-varaṇa] [from pra-vara > pra-vṛ] a n. (for 2. See under pra √2. vṛ) the festivities at the end of the rainy season, [Buddhist literature]
2) Pravāraṇa (प्रवारण):—[=pra-vāraṇa] [from pra-vara > pra-vṛ] a n. (fur 2. See under pra- 2 -vṛ) prohibition, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] = 1 pravaraṇa, [Buddhist literature] (also f(ā). ; cf. [Monier-Williams’ Buddhism 84])
4) Pravaraṇa (प्रवरण):—[=pra-varaṇa] [from pra-vara > pra-vṛ] b n. (for 1. See above) a call, summons, invocation (ati-prav), [Āśvalāyana-śrauta-sūtra]
5) [v.s. ...] any religious ceremony or observance (= anu-ṣṭhāna), [Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi]
6) Pravāraṇa (प्रवारण):—[=pra-vāraṇa] [from pra-vara > pra-vṛ] b n. (for 1. See above) satisfying, fulfilment of a wish, [Mahābhārata v, 146. 2.]
7) Prāvaraṇa (प्रावरण):—[=prā-varaṇa] [from prā-vṛ] n. (ifc. f(ā). ) covering, veiling, [Āpastamba]
8) [v.s. ...] a cover, upper garment, cloak, mantle, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]; etc.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pravāraṇa (प्रवारण):—[pra-vāraṇa] (ṇaṃ) 1. n. A desirable gift; prohibition, objection, prevention.
2) Prāvaraṇa (प्रावरण):—(ṇaṃ) 1. n. An upper or outer garment, any covering.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Prāvaraṇa (प्रावरण) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Paṃguraṇa, Pāvaraṇa.
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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 dictionaryPravāraṇa (प्रवारण) [Also spelled pravaran]:—(nm) warding off; countering.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPravāraṇa (ಪ್ರವಾರಣ):—
1) [noun] a giving to satisfy another’s desires; a fulfilling of another’s wishes.
2) [noun] a giving with intention to getting one’s own wish fulfilled.
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Prāvaraṇa (ಪ್ರಾವರಣ):—[noun] an oblong, unsewn cloth to cover the shoulder and upper parts of the body.
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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Starts with: Pravaranamshuka, Pravaranasutra.
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Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
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