Pravicarana, Pravicāraṇa: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Pravicarana 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 Pravicharana.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryPravicāraṇa (प्रविचारण).—nt., or °ṇā, f., (1) = prec. (from next plus suffix -ana; compare paricāraṇa, °ṇā, used in exactly the same phrase; [Jaina Māhārāṣṭrī] paviyāraṇā, sexual intercourse), amuse- ment (not necessarily sexual): only in °cāraṇārthaṃ, in the same formula in which pravicāra and paricāraṇa (°ṇā) occur: Mahāvastu ii.117.4, 6, 8, 11, 14; (2) (from Sanskrit pravicārayati; Sanskrit °cāraṇā defined [Boehtlingk and Roth] 7.1776 ‘Unterscheidung, so v.a. Art’), investigation, thorough consideration: (sarva)dharma- pravicāraṇābhinirhāra- Gaṇḍavyūha 364.26.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPravicāraṇā (प्रविचारणा):—[=pra-vicāraṇā] [from pravi-car] f. idem, [Caraka]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Pravicāraṇa (प्रविचारण) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Paviyāraṇa, Paviyāraṇā.
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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 corpusPravīcaraṇa (ಪ್ರವೀಚರಣ):—[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)
Partial matches: Pra, Vicarana.
Full-text: Paviyarana.
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