Pranrit, Pranṛt: 4 definitions
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Pranrit 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.
The Sanskrit term Pranṛt can be transliterated into English as Pranrt or Pranrit, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPranṛt (प्रनृत्).—4 P. To dance. -Caus. To shake, cause to dance, set in motion.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPranṛt (प्रनृत्).—dance (forwards), begin to dance.
Pranṛt is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pra and nṛt (नृत्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPranṛt (प्रनृत्):—[=pra-√nṛt] [Parasmaipada] [Ātmanepada] -nṛtyati, te, to dance forwards, begin to d°, d°, [Atharva-veda; Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa] etc.;
—to gesticulate as in dancing (in token of derision) before any one ([accusative]), [Mahābhārata] :
—[Causal] -nartayati, to cause to dance, [Kathāsaritsāgara];—idem met, [Kādambarī]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Pranṛt (प्रनृत्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Paṇacca.
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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Starts with: Pranritta, Pranrittavat, Pranrittita, Pranritya, Pranrityavant, Pranrityavat.
Full-text: Pranrityavat, Pranritya, Pranrittavat, Panacca, Pranartita, Pranritta.
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