Purahprahartri, Puraḥprahartṛ, Puras-prahartri: 2 definitions
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Purahprahartri 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 Puraḥprahartṛ can be transliterated into English as Purahprahartr or Purahprahartri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPuraḥprahartṛ (पुरःप्रहर्तृ).—m. one who fights in the van or frontline; पौलस्त्य एष समरेषु पुरःप्रहर्ता (paulastya eṣa samareṣu puraḥprahartā) R.13.72.
Puraḥprahartṛ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms puras and prahartṛ (प्रहर्तृ).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuraḥprahartṛ (पुरःप्रहर्तृ):—[=puraḥ-prahartṛ] [from puraḥ > pur] m. one who fights in the front (of the battle), [Raghuvaṃśa]
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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