Praveka: 8 definitions
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Praveka 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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPraveka (प्रवेक).—a. Best, chief, choicest, most excellent; अथ यानप्रवेकैस्तु कौसल्याप्रमुखाः स्त्रियः (atha yānapravekaistu kausalyāpramukhāḥ striyaḥ) (prayayuḥ) Rām.2.92.36; Bhāgavata 7.8.23.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPraveka (प्रवेक).—mfn.
(-kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) Chief, head, principal. E. pra before, vic to distinguish, aff. ghañ .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPraveka (प्रवेक).—i. e. pra-vic + a, adj. Chief, principal.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPraveka (प्रवेक):—[=pra-veka] mfn. (√vic) choicest, most excellent, principal, chief (always ifc.), [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPraveka (प्रवेक):—[pra-veka] (kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) a. Chief.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPravēka (ಪ್ರವೇಕ):—[adjective] above the average in excellence, merit, intelligence, etc.; superior; excellent.
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Pravēka (ಪ್ರವೇಕ):—
1) [noun] the quality of being excellent, meritorious, superior, etc.; excellence.
2) [noun] a man of merit.
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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Ends with: Manipraveka.
Full-text: Manipraveka.
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Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.4.142-144 < [Chapter 4 - Vaikuṇṭha (the spiritual world)]