Yantrapravaha, Yantrapravāha, Yantra-pravaha: 4 definitions

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Yantrapravaha 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.

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Yantrapravāha (यन्त्रप्रवाह).—an artificial stream of water; यन्त्रप्रवाहैः शिशिरैः परीतान् (yantrapravāhaiḥ śiśiraiḥ parītān) R.16.49.

Derivable forms: yantrapravāhaḥ (यन्त्रप्रवाहः).

Yantrapravāha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms yantra and pravāha (प्रवाह).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Yantrapravāha (यन्त्रप्रवाह):—[=yantra-pravāha] [from yantra > yam] m. an artificial stream of water, machine for watering, [Raghuvaṃśa]

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Yantrapravaha in German

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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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