Puradhyaksha, Purādhyakṣa, Pura-adhyaksha: 6 definitions
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Puradhyaksha 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 Purādhyakṣa can be transliterated into English as Puradhyaksa or Puradhyaksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPurādhyakṣa (पुराध्यक्ष).—the governor of a town; Mahābhārata (Bombay) 13.135.11.
Derivable forms: purādhyakṣaḥ (पुराध्यक्षः).
Purādhyakṣa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pura and adhyakṣa (अध्यक्ष). See also (synonyms): purādhipa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPurādhyakṣa (पुराध्यक्ष).—[masculine] governor of a city, prefect of police.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPurādhyakṣa (पुराध्यक्ष):—[from pura > pur] ([Mahābhārata]) m. the governor of a c° or fortress, prefect of police.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPurādhyakṣa (पुराध्यक्ष):—[purā+dhyakṣa] (kṣaḥ) 1. m. Ruler of a city,
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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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Partial matches: Adhyaksha, Pura.
Ends with: Antahpuradhyaksha, Tripuradhyaksha.
Full-text: Antahpuradhyaksha, Puradhipa, Sahaya.
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