Puraskri, Puraskṛ: 1 definition

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Puraskri 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 Puraskṛ can be transliterated into English as Puraskr or Puraskri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Puraskṛ (पुरस्कृ).—8 U.

1) To place before or in front, make one's leader, put at the head; हते जरति गङ्गेये पुरस्कृत्य शिखण्डिनम् (hate jarati gaṅgeye puraskṛtya śikhaṇḍinam) Ve.2.4; Uttararāmacarita 1.3; Kumārasambhava 2.52.

2) To introduce, present; मद्वचनात् स राजा शकुन्तलां पुरस्कृत्य वक्तव्यः (madvacanāt sa rājā śakuntalāṃ puraskṛtya vaktavyaḥ) Ś.4, 7.

3) To honour, respect, esteem, hospitably receive or entertain; दर्शनेनैव भवतीनां पुरस्कृतोऽस्मि (darśanenaiva bhavatīnāṃ puraskṛto'smi) Ś.1.

4) To adopt, choose, follow; स पुरस्कृतमध्यमक्रमः (sa puraskṛtamadhyamakramaḥ) R.8.9.

5) To appoint.

6) To show, indicate, evince.

7) To lead.

8) To use as a pretext.

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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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