Pravrittijna, Pravṛttijña, Pravritti-jna: 6 definitions

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Pravrittijna 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.

The Sanskrit term Pravṛttijña can be transliterated into English as Pravrttijna or Pravrittijna, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pravṛttijña (प्रवृत्तिज्ञ).—a spy, secret emissary or agent.

Derivable forms: pravṛttijñaḥ (प्रवृत्तिज्ञः).

Pravṛttijña is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pravṛtti and jña (ज्ञ).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pravṛttijña (प्रवृत्तिज्ञ).—m.

(-jñaḥ) An emissary, an agent, a spy. E. pravṛtti news, and jña who knows.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pravṛttijña (प्रवृत्तिज्ञ):—[=pra-vṛtti-jña] [from pra-vṛtti > pra-vṛt] m. ‘knowing the news’, an emissary, agent. spy, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pravṛttijña (प्रवृत्तिज्ञ):—[pra-vṛtti-jña] (jñaḥ) 1. m. An emissary.

[Sanskrit to German]

Pravrittijna in German

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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.

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