Pracchadana, Pracchādana: 12 definitions
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Pracchadana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Prachchhadana.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypracchādana (प्रच्छादन).—n S Covering or concealing.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPracchādana (प्रच्छादन).—
1) Covering, concealing.
2) An upper garment.
Derivable forms: pracchādanam (प्रच्छादनम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPracchādana (प्रच्छादन).—n.
(-naṃ) 1. An upper or outer garment. 2. Covering, concealing. E. pra completely, chad to cover, aff. lyuṭ .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPracchādana (प्रच्छादन).—i. e. pra -chad + ana, I. adj. Covering, [Nala] 17, 10. Ii. n. 1. Concealment, [Pañcatantra] 188, 13. 2. An upper or outer garment.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPracchādana (प्रच्छादन).—[adjective] (—°) & [neuter] covering veiling.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pracchādana (प्रच्छादन):—[=pra-cchādana] [from pra-cchad] mfn. concealing, hiding (cf. piplu-)
2) [v.s. ...] n. covering, concealing, concealment, [Mahābhārata; Pañcatantra]
3) [v.s. ...] an upper or outer garment, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPracchādana (प्रच्छादन):—(naṃ) 1. n. An upper garment; covering, concealing
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Pracchadana (प्रच्छदन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Pacchadaṇa, Pacchāyaṇa.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryPracchādana (प्रच्छादन) [Also spelled prachhadan]:—(nm) covering; concealment, concealing, hiding; a cover, wrapper; hence ~[dita] (a).
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPracchādana (ಪ್ರಚ್ಛಾದನ):—
1) [noun] the act or an instance of concealing, hiding.
2) [noun] a loose, unstitched , oblong cloth used for covering the upper portion of the body.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Pra.
Starts with: Pracchadanapata.
Ends with: Piplupracchadana, Sandhipracchadana.
Full-text: Pracchadanapata, Pacchayana, Pracchadanem, Pacchadana, Piplupracchadana, Prachhadan, Pata.
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