Purvapakshi, Pūrvapakṣī: 4 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Pūrvapakṣī can be transliterated into English as Purvapaksi or Purvapakshi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
[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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Pūrvapakṣi (ಪೂರ್ವಪಕ್ಷಿ):—[noun] one who makes the first objection to an assertion (in an argument).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Pūrvapakṣi (பூர்வபக்ஷி) [pūrvapakṣittal] [pūrva-pakṣi] 11 transitive verb < purva + pakṣa. To state the opponent’s views and arguments for the purpose of answering them; எதிர்வாதத்தைக் கூறுதல். ஓரர்த்தத்தைத் தாயார் வார்த்தையாலே பூர்வபக்ஷித்து மகள் வார்த்தை யாலே ஸித்தாந்திக்கிறது [ethirvathathaig kuruthal. orarthathaith thayar varthaiyale purvapagshithu magal varthai yale sithanthikkirathu] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் திருநெடுந். [nalayira thivyappirapandam thirunedun.] 18, வ்யா. [vya.]).
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
Nepali dictionary
Pūrvapakṣī (पूर्वपक्षी):—adj. 1. raising the first question in the discussion; 2. filing a case;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Pakshin, Purva.
Starts with: Purvapakshikri, Purvapakshin, Purvapakshiya.
Full-text: Purvapakshikri.
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