Pravarsha, Pravarṣa: 6 definitions

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Pravarsha 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.

The Sanskrit term Pravarṣa can be transliterated into English as Pravarsa or Pravarsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pravarṣa (प्रवर्ष).—Heavy rain, heavy downpour.

Derivable forms: pravarṣaḥ (प्रवर्षः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pravarṣa (प्रवर्ष).—i. e. pra-vṛṣ + a, adj. Raining fast, [Pañcatantra] 93, 2.

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Pravarṣa (प्रवर्ष).—m. raining fast, [Pañcatantra] 93, 2.

Pravarṣa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pra and varṣa (वर्ष).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pravarṣa (प्रवर्ष).—[masculine] ṇa [neuter] rain.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Pravarṣa (प्रवर्ष):—[=pra-varṣa] a etc. See under pra- √vṛh.

2) [=pra-varṣa] [from pra-vṛṣ] b m. (also [plural]) rain, [Mahābhārata; Pañcatantra]

[Sanskrit to German]

Pravarsha in German

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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.

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