Prahva: 10 definitions
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Prahva 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 dictionaryPrahva (प्रह्व).—a.
1) Sloping, slanting, inclined; प्रह्वानतीव क्वचिदुद्धतिश्रितः (prahvānatīva kvaciduddhatiśritaḥ) Śiśupālavadha 12.56.
2) Stooping, bent down; bowing humbly down; एष प्रह्वोऽस्मि भगवन् एषा विज्ञापना च नः (eṣa prahvo'smi bhagavan eṣā vijñāpanā ca naḥ) Mv.1. 47;6.37; तमाराध्य गुरुं भक्त्या प्रह्वप्रश्रयसेवनैः (tamārādhya guruṃ bhaktyā prahvapraśrayasevanaiḥ) Vivekachūdāmaṇi.
3) Submissive, humble, modestly submitting; प्रह्वेष्वनिर्बन्धरुषो हि सन्तः (prahveṣvanirbandharuṣo hi santaḥ) R.16.8; प्रह्वग्रीवः पुरोवर्ती (prahvagrīvaḥ purovartī) Śiva B.24.6; शिवाय प्रेषयामास प्रह्वभावमुपाश्रयन् (śivāya preṣayāmāsa prahvabhāvamupāśrayan) Śiva B.29.14.
4) Devoted or attached to, engaged in, engrossed by.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrahva (प्रह्व).—mfn.
(-hvaḥ-hvā-hvaṃ) 1. Bowed, bent, stooping. 2. Intent upon, engaged in, engrossed by. 3. Sloping, slanting, inclining. 4. Submissive, humble. E. pra before, hveñ to call, Unadi aff. van, form irr.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrahva (प्रह्व).—probably curtailed prahvara, i. e. pra-hvṛ + a, adj. 1. Bowed. stooping, [Arjunasamāgama] 1, 5. 2. Intent upon. 3. Propitious, [Kathāsaritsāgara, (ed. Brockhaus.)] 46, 127.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrahva (प्रह्व).—[adjective] bent forwards, stooping; humble.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Prahva (प्रह्व):—[=pra-hva] mf(ā)n. (√hvṛ) inclined forwards, sloping, slanting, bent, [Gṛhya-sūtra and śrauta-sūtra; Mahābhārata] etc. (-tva n., [Viṣṇu-purāṇa [Scholiast or Commentator]])
2) [v.s. ...] bowed, stooping, bowing before ([genitive case]), [Mahābhārata] (vāñjali mfn. bowing with hands joined in token of respect, [Rāmāyaṇa])
3) [v.s. ...] humble, modest, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
4) [v.s. ...] inclined towards id est. intent upon, devoted to, engaged in [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrahva (प्रह्व):—[(hvaḥ-hvā-hvaṃ) a.] Bowed, bent; intent on; engrossed by.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Prahva (प्रह्व) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Pabbha.
[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
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPrahva (ಪ್ರಹ್ವ):—[adjective] not proud or arrogant; modest; humble.
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Prahva (ಪ್ರಹ್ವ):—[noun] a man who is not proud or arrogant; a modest or humble man.
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)
Starts with: Prahval, Prahvala, Prahvalaka, Prahvalika, Prahvana, Prahvanjali, Prahvatva, Prahvay, Prahvaya, Prahvayati.
Full-text: Prahvana, Prahvanjali, Prahvatva, Prahvi, Prahvibhuta, Prahvaya, Prahvay, Pabbha, Prahvikrita, Namata, Abhikama, Paddha, Paddhacara, Pradhva, Vishnupuja.
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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 11.33 < [Chapter 11 - Additional Ornaments]
Shrimad Bhagavad-gita (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 12.10 < [Chapter 12 - Bhakti-yoga (Yoga through Pure Devotional Service)]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Appendix 4.2: New and Rare Words < [Appendices]
Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kāṇḍa III, adhyāya 3, brāhmaṇa 4 < [Third Kāṇḍa]
The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Chapter XXX - The second Avalokita-sūtra < [Volume II]