Pravicara, Pravicāra: 9 definitions
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Pravicara means something in Jainism, Prakrit, 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 Pravichara.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: academia.edu: Rare Sanskrit Words from the Commentary on the Bṛhat-kalpa-bhāṣyaPravicāra (प्रविचार) refers to an “amusement” (especially sexual intercourse).—In his publication for the Journal of Jaina Studies, Yutaka Kawasaki collected in a non-definite list several rare Sanskrit words (e.g., pravicāra) from Malayagiri’s and Kṣemakīrti’s commentaries on the Bṛhatkalpabhāṣya: a 6th century commentary on monastic discipline authored by Svetambara Jain exegete Saṅghadāsa.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPravicara (प्रविचर).—Discernment, discrimination.
Derivable forms: pravicaraḥ (प्रविचरः).
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Pravicāra (प्रविचार).—Distinction, division, species, kind.
Derivable forms: pravicāraḥ (प्रविचारः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryPravicāra (प्रविचार).—(m.; compare next, and AMg. paviyāra, sexual intercourse), amusement: only in °cārārthaṃ, following mama eva krīḍārthaṃ ratyarthaṃ, Mahāvastu ii.115.13, 17; of luxurious apartments; there is nothing to indicate specifi- cally sexual enjoyments.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPravicāra (प्रविचार).—m.
(-raḥ) Discerning, discrimination.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPravicāra (प्रविचार):—[=pra-vicāra] [from pravi-car] m. distinction, division, species, kind, [Suśruta]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Pravīcāra (प्रवीचार) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Paviyāra.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPravicāra (ಪ್ರವಿಚಾರ):—
1) [noun] respectful regard.
2) [noun] a way, manner, kind.
3) [noun] (jain.) sensual pleasure or pleasures.
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Pravīcāra (ಪ್ರವೀಚಾರ):—[noun] = ಪ್ರವಿಚಾರ - [pravicara -] 3.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Pravicaramarga, Pravicarana, Pravicarayati.
Ends with: Kayapravicara, Nishpravicara, Rupapravicara, Sapravicara, Shabdapravicara, Sukhapravicara.
Full-text: Pravicaramarga, Sukhapravicara, Pravicarana, Paviyara, Paricarana, Car.
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Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)
Verse 4.8 - Pleasures of the deva beyond the Aiśāna kalpa < [Chapter 4 - The Celestial Beings]
Verse 4.7 - The pleasures of the celestial beings < [Chapter 4 - The Celestial Beings]
Verse 4.9 - Pleasures of the rest < [Chapter 4 - The Celestial Beings]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Appendix 2.3: new and rare words < [Appendices]
A Dictionary Of Chinese Buddhist Terms (by William Edward Soothill)
Natyashastra (English) (by Bharata-muni)