Prekshaniya, Prekṣaṇīya: 9 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Prekṣaṇīya can be transliterated into English as Preksaniya or Prekshaniya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Prekshniy.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Prekṣaṇīya (प्रेक्षणीय).—pot. p.
1) To be seen, viewed, or gazed at; visible, apparent.
2) Fit to be seen, lovely to the sight, beautiful to look at; वप्रक्रीडापरिणतगजप्रेक्षणीयं ददर्श (vaprakrīḍāpariṇatagajaprekṣaṇīyaṃ dadarśa) Meghadūta 2; R.14.9.
3) To be considered or regarded.
-yam A show, spectacle.
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Prekṣaṇīya (प्रेक्षणीय).—q. v.
See also (synonyms): prekṣya.
Prekṣaṇīya (प्रेक्षणीय).—mfn.
(-yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) 1. Visible, apparent. 2. Looking or appearing like. f.
(-yā) 1. Beautiful to the sight. 2. To be seen. 3. To be considered as. E. pra before, īkṣ to see, anīyar aff. also with kan added, prekṣaṇīyaka mfn. (-kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) .
Prekṣaṇīya (प्रेक्षणीय).—[adjective] to be seen or viewed, visible, worth seeing, sightly, beautiful; [abstract] tā [feminine]
1) Prekṣaṇīya (प्रेक्षणीय):—[from prekṣaka > prekṣ] mfn. to be seen, visible, [Śakuntalā]
2) [v.s. ...] (ifc.) looking like, resembling, [Meghadūta]
3) [v.s. ...] worth seeing, sightly, beautiful to the view, [Mahābhārata; Kālidāsa]
4) [v.s. ...] n. a show, spectacle, [Vetāla-pañcaviṃśatikā]
Prekṣaṇīya (प्रेक्षणीय):—[(yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) a.] Visible.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Hindi dictionary
Prekṣaṇīya (प्रेक्षणीय) [Also spelled prekshniy]:—(a) worth being seen or to be seen/observed/viewed/witnessed.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Prēkṣaṇīya (ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷಣೀಯ):—[adjective] fit to be seen; beautiful to look at.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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