Prokshaniya, Prokṣaṇīya: 4 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Prokṣaṇīya can be transliterated into English as Proksaniya or Prokshaniya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryProkṣaṇīya (प्रोक्षणीय).—Water for consecrating.
Derivable forms: prokṣaṇīyam (प्रोक्षणीयम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Prokṣaṇīya (प्रोक्षणीय):—[from prokṣa > prokṣ] mfn. to be sprinkled
2) [v.s. ...] n. (sg. and [plural]) water used for consecrating, [Harivaṃśa; Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]
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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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