Pravarana, Prāvaraṇa, Pravaraṇa, Pravāraṇa: 16 definitions
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Alternative spellings of this word include Pravaran.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Prāvaraṇa (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
prāvaraṇa (प्रावरण).—n (S) An upper or outer garment. v ghāla.
prāvaraṇa (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
Pravaraṇa (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).
Pravāraṇa (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).
Pravāraṇa (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 .
Prāvaraṇa (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.
Pravāraṇa (प्रवारण).—[neuter] satisfying, gratifying.
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Prāvaraṇa (प्रावरण).—[neuter] covering, cover, cloak, mantle.
1) 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.
1) 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.
Pravaraṇa (प्रवरण):—1. (von var mit pra) n. das Berufen, zur Erkl. von pravara. pravaraṇāni prārthanāni pravarā iti [SAṂSK. K. 182,b,6.] ati (u. d. Worte falsch erklärt) das Berufen in zu grosser Zahl, Uebertreibung des Pravara [Aśvalāyana’s Śrautasūtrāni 12, 13.]
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Pravaraṇa (प्रवरण):—2. (von var mit pra) n. bei den Buddhisten die Festlichkeiten am Ende der Regenzeit [WASSILJEW 85. 87]; vgl. pravāraṇa .
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Pravāraṇa (प्रवारण):—(vom caus. von var mit pra) n.
1) das Befriedigen, Verabreichen des Gewünschten; = kāmyadāna [Amarakoṣa 3, 3, 3.] [Medinīkoṣa ṇ. 101.] [Halāyudha 4, 88.] pravāraṇaṃ tu bālānāṃ pūrvaṃ kāryamiti śrutiḥ [Mahābhārata 5, 146.] —
2) Verbot (niṣedha) [Medinīkoṣa] —
3) bei den Buddhisten die Feierlichkeiten am Schlusse der Regenzeit [KÖPPEN I, 180.] [Vyutpatti oder Mahāvyutpatti 201. 206. 211.]
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Prāvaraṇa (प्रावरण):—(wie eben)
1) n. Bedeckung, Hülle, Ueberwurf, Mantel [Amarakoṣa 2, 6, 3, 20.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 671.] [Halāyudha 2, 391.] [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 14, 6, 11, 3.] [] zu [Bṛhadāranyakopaniṣad] [S. 32.] guraprāvaraṇāvṛta [Suśruta 2, 181, 18. 549, 7.] [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 2, 284.] [Harivaṃśa 5660.] [Rājataraṅgiṇī 4, 669.] [Pañcatantra 97, 18.] [Scholiast] zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 7, 3, 45, Vārttika von Kātyāyana. 8.] [Siddhāntakaumudī] zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 3, 3, 21.] carma adj. [Spr. 1356.] f. ā [Harivaṃśa 9537.] śaśiprabhāprāvaraṇā (sabhā vaiṣṇavī) in Mondschein eingehüllt [Mahābhārata 2, 384.] Vgl. karṇa, ku (einen schlechten Mantel habend). cīra m. pl. Nomen proprium eines Volkes [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 58, 52.] —
2) m. pl. Nomen proprium eines Volkes: kuntaprāvaraṇāḥ [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 57, 57.]
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Prāvaraṇa (प्रावरण):—
1) bāhū (so ist zu lesen) prāvaraṇam [Kathāsaritsāgara 73, 77.] sthūla adj. [Spr. 5321.]
Pravaraṇa (प्रवरण):—1. n. die Festlichkeiten am Ende der Regenzeit (buddh.).
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Pravaraṇa (प्रवरण):—2. n. —
1) das Berufen. Vgl. ati. —
2) *eine religiöse Verrichtung ( anuṣṭhāna) [Hemādri’s Caturvargacintāmaṇi 1,106,14.]
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Pravāraṇa (प्रवारण):—1. n. —
1) Verbot. —
2) die Feierlichkeiten am Schluss der Regenzeit (buddh).
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Pravāraṇa (प्रवारण):—2. n. das Befriedigen , Verabreichen des Gewünschten.
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Prāvaraṇa (प्रावरण):—n. (adj. Comp. f. ā) —
1) das Bedecken , Verhüllen [Āpastamba’s Dharmasūtra] —
2) Bedeckung , Hülle , Mantel , Ueberwurf.
Prāvaraṇa (प्रावरण) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Paṃguraṇa, Pāvaraṇa.
Pravāraṇā (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 濫 [làn]: “overflowing”.
2) 自恣 [zì zì]: “self-indulgence”.
3) 自恣請 [zì zì qǐng]: “special invitation”..
4) 與 [yǔ]: “take part in”.
5) 鉢利婆剌拏 [bō lì pó lá ná]: “pravāraṇā”.
6) 隨意 [suí yì]: “at will”.
7) 隨意事 [suí yì shì]: “confessional ceremony”.
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
Pravāraṇa (प्रवारण) [Also spelled pravaran]:—(nm) warding off; countering.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Pravāraṇa (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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