Pravi, Prāvī: 4 definitions
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Prāvī (प्रावी).—[adjective] heedful, zealous.
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Pravī (प्रवी).—drive on, set in motion; impel, inspire; strive on or after, enter into ([accusative]); fall upon, attack; inire, impregnate.
Pravī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pra and vī (वी).
1) Pravī (प्रवी):—[=pra-√vī] [Parasmaipada] -veti, to go forth, [Ṛg-veda];
—to strive after, make for, enter into, [ib.];
—to attack, assail, [ib.];
—to enter, fertilize, impregnate, [ib.; Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Atharva-veda; Kāṭhaka];
—to urge on, inspirit, animate, [Ṛg-veda]
2) Prāvī (प्रावी):—[from prāv] mfn. attentive, mindful, [Ṛg-veda]
Prāvī (प्रावी):—(wie eben) adj. aufmerksam, sorgsam: sa mānuṣīṣu dū.abho vi.ṣu prā.īramartyaḥ . dū.o viśveṣāṃ bhuvat [Ṛgveda 4, 9, 2.] prakarṣeṇa gantā [Sāyaṇa] — Vgl. 1. avī, duṣprāvī, suprāvī .
Prāvī (प्रावी):—Adj. aufmerksam , sorgsam. Nach [Sāyaṇa. ] = prakarṣeṇa gantā.
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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Starts with (+23): Pravibhaj, Pravibhinna, Pravibhuj, Pravicaksh, Pravical, Pravicalita, Pravicar, Pravicesht, Pravici, Pravicint, Pravidara, Pravidarana, Pravidarita, Pravidha, Pravidhvasta, Praviditsu, Pravidruta, Praviduh, Pravigah, Pravigal.
Full-text (+197): Vipra, Pravikhyati, Pravidarana, Pravitata, Pravivivikshu, Dutpravi, Pravish, Supravi, Pravidara, Pravigraha, Pravishanna, Pravikhyata, Pravidhvasta, Pravidruta, Pravicar, Pravical, Pravishish, Pravispashta, Pravistri, Pravidarita.
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