Pravical: 3 definitions
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Pravical 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Pravichal.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPravical (प्रविचल्).—1 P.
1) To shake, tremble.
2) To deviate, swerve from, go astray; न्याय्यात् पथः प्रविचलन्ति पदं न धीराः (nyāyyāt pathaḥ pravicalanti padaṃ na dhīrāḥ) Bhartṛhari 2.83.
3) To become confused.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPravical (प्रविचल्).—get in motion, shake, tremble, swerve, deviate, leave from ([ablative]).
Pravical is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pravi and cal (चल्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPravical (प्रविचल्):—[=pra-vi-√cal] [Parasmaipada] -calati, to become agitated, tremble, quake, [Mahābhārata];
—to become confused or disturbed, [Harivaṃśa];
—to deviate or swerve from ([ablative]), [Mahābhārata; Bhartṛhari] :
—[Causal] -cālayati, to cause to tremble, shake, [Harivaṃśa]
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: Pravicalita.
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