Pricchana, Pṛcchana: 4 definitions
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Pricchana 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 Pṛcchana can be transliterated into English as Prcchana or Pricchana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Prichchhana.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPṛcchana (पृच्छन).—Asking, inquiring.
Derivable forms: pṛcchanam (पृच्छनम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPṛcchana (पृच्छन).—n.
(-ṇaṃ) Asking, inquiring. E. pṛcch to ask, lyuṭ aff., ra changed to ṛ .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPṛcchana (पृच्छन):—[from pṛcchaka] n. asking, inquiring, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPṛcchaṇa (पृच्छण):—(ṇaṃ) 1. n. Inquiring.
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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Ends with: Apricchana, Paripricchana, Pratipricchana.
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