Pravarttaka: 5 definitions
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Pravarttaka 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.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypravarttaka (प्रवर्त्तक).—a (S) That sets on foot, advances, forwards, promotes. 2 That instigates, incites, urges, prompts.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPravarttaka (प्रवर्त्तक).—mfn.
(-kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) Inciting, stimulating, inducing, who or what sets in action. m.
(-kaḥ) 1. The original instigator of any actthe author, the principal. 2. An arbiter, a judge. n.
(-kaṃ) The entrance of the first person of the drama on the close of the introduction E. pra before, vṛt to be, aff. ṇic-ṇvul .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPravarttaka (प्रवर्त्तक):—[pra-varttaka] (kaḥ) 1. m. The first instigator or actor; a judge. a. Inciting.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Pravarttaka (प्रवर्त्तक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Parayaṭṭaya, Payaṭṭāvia, Pavaṭṭaya, Pavattaga, Pavattaya.
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 dictionaryPravarttaka (प्रवर्त्तक):—(nm) a pioneer, innovator; one who introduces (something new); one who persuades; an operator.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Pra, Varttaka.
Starts with: Pravarttakacarya.
Ends with: Apravarttaka.
Full-text: Payattavia, Paravarttikam, Pavattaya, Parayattaya, Pavattaga, Apravarttaka.
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