Pragadha, Pragāḍha: 11 definitions

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pragāḍha (प्रगाढ).—p. p.

1) Dipped into, soaked, steeped.

2) Much, excessive, intense.

3) Firm, strong.

4) Hard, difficult.

5) Far advanced; त्वं पुनः प्रगाढायां प्रदोषवेलायामा- लपिष्यसि (tvaṃ punaḥ pragāḍhāyāṃ pradoṣavelāyāmā- lapiṣyasi) Daśakumāracarita 2.3.

-ḍham 1 Privation.

2) Penance, bodily mortification.

3) Distress, difficulty; प्रगाढे तुमुलं चित्रमिति विद्धि प्रजापतेः (pragāḍhe tumulaṃ citramiti viddhi prajāpateḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 4.61.26.

-ḍham ind.

1) Very much, exceedingly.

2) Firmly.

3) Forcibly.

4) Proportionately.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pragāḍha (प्रगाढ).—mfn.

(-ḍhaḥ-ḍhā-ḍhaṃ) 1. Much, excessive. 2. Hard, difficult. 3. Firm. n.

(-ḍhaṃ) Pain, Privation, penance. n. adv.

(-ḍhaṃ) 1. Much, exceedingly. 2. Tightly, firmly. E. pra before, gāḍha much, exceeding.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pragāḍha (प्रगाढ).—[adjective] steeped, soaked, impregnated; mixed with, rich in (—°), excessive, abundant, advanced (time); [neuter] [adverb] much, vehemently, intensely.

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

1) Pragāḍha (प्रगाढ):—[=pra-gāḍha] a etc. See pra-√gāh below.

2) [=pra-gāḍha] [from pra-gāh] b mfn. dipped or steeped in, mixed with, soaked, impregnated (ifc.), [Suśruta]

3) [v.s. ...] much, excessive, [Mahābhārata]

4) [v.s. ...] rich in, full of (ifc.), [Kāmandakīya-nītisāra]

5) [v.s. ...] advanced, late (hour), [Daśakumāra-carita]

6) [v.s. ...] hard, difficult, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

7) [=pra-gāḍha] [from pra-gāh] n. a crowd, [Mahābhārata iv, 1977] (= saṃ-kaṭa, [Nīlakaṇṭha])

8) [v.s. ...] pain, privation, penance, [Horace H. Wilson]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pragāḍha (प्रगाढ):—[pra-gāḍha] (ḍhaṃ) 1. n. Pain; penance. a. Much; hard, firm. adv. Much.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Pragāḍha (प्रगाढ) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Pagāḍha.

[Sanskrit to German]

Pragadha 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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Hindi dictionary

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Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Pragāḍha (प्रगाढ):—(a) profound, deep; dense; exceeding, abundant; hence ~[] (nf).

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Pragāḍha (ಪ್ರಗಾಢ):—

1) [adjective] existing or occurring in a high or extreme degree; intense.

2) [adjective] acute, strong or vehement (as sensations, feelings or emotions); intense.

3) [adjective] having a characteristic quality in a high degree; intense.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Nepali dictionary

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Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Pragāḍha (प्रगाढ):—adj. 1. very deep; much; 2. serious; grave; 3. firm; strong;

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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.

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