Praghunaka, Prāghuṇaka: 5 definitions
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPrāghuṇaka (प्राघुणक).—A guest, visitor; चिरापराधस्मृतिमांसलोऽपि रोषः क्षणप्राघुणिको बभूव (cirāparādhasmṛtimāṃsalo'pi roṣaḥ kṣaṇaprāghuṇiko babhūva) Bv.2.66; श्रवणप्राघुणिकीकृता जनैः (śravaṇaprāghuṇikīkṛtā janaiḥ) (kathā) N.2.56; Pañcatantra (Bombay) 3.119.
Derivable forms: prāghuṇakaḥ (प्राघुणकः).
See also (synonyms): prāghuṇa, prāghuṇika, prāghūrṇa, prāghūrṇaka, prāghūrṇika.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrāghuṇaka (प्राघुणक) or Prāghuṇika.—m.
(-kaḥ) 1. A guest. E. praghuṇa svārtheṃ ṭhak .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrāghuṇaka (प्राघुणक).—[masculine] guest.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrāghuṇaka (प्राघुणक):—[from prāghuṇa] ([Pañcatantra]) m. idem
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
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPrāghuṇaka (ಪ್ರಾಘುಣಕ):—[noun] a honorable guest who arrives without formal invitation.
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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Full-text: Praghuna, Praghunika, Praghurnaka, Praghurnika, Praghurna.
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