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Pracala, ʰ, ʰ: 15 definitions

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Pracala means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit. 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Prachala.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the Hindus

Pracala (प्रच�) refers to the “dropping out� (of teeth), according to the 15th century ٲṅgī composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient  India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 5, “on marks of the stages of life”]: �19. With sunken neck, teeth dropping out (-岹śԲ), all the movements of his body slow, his tusks falling out, eating (only) soft fodder, bereft of must, having no rivals (i.e., incapable of rivalry), dirty (or rough) in color, his body covered with wrinkles, following in the rear of the herd, loose-limbed, who sleeps very much, he is an old elephant in the ninth stage�.

Unclassified Ayurveda definitions

: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

ʰ (प्रचाल):—Shaking, Movement

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

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: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Pracala (प्रच�) refers to “that which moves� [i.e., “a moving tongue”], according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.19 (“Jalandhara’s emissary to Śiva�).—Accordingly, after Rāhu spoke to Śiva: “When Rāhu spoke thus, a terrific being resonant like the thunder came out from the space between the eyebrows of the trident-bearing deity. He had a leonine mouth with a moving tongue (pracala-jihva); his eyes shed fiery flames; his hair stood at its end; his body was dry and rough. [...]�.

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The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

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: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra 8: Bondage of karmas

ʰ (प्रचला, “drowsiness�) refers to “sleep in sitting posture� one of the eight divisions of ٲś屹ṇa, or “perception obscuring (karmas)�, which represents one of the eight types of Prakṛti-bandha (species bondage): one of the four kinds of bondage (bandha) according to the 2nd-century Tattvārthasūtra chapter 8.—What is meant by drowsiness karmas ()? The karmas which cause semi sleep-awake disposition are called perception obscuring due to drowsiness karmas. ʰ is also known as ʰdarśanāvaraṇa or ʰdarśanāvaraṇīya.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pracala (प्रच�).�a.

1) Trembling, shaking, tremulous; � उत्पलाक्षि प्रचलैर्विलोचनैस्तवाक्षिसादृश्यमिव प्रयुञ्जते (ya utpalākṣi pracalairvilocanaistavākṣisādṛśyamiva prayuñjate) Kumārasambhava 5.35; Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 1.38.

2) Current, prevailing, customary.

3) Going well or widely.

-� A peacock; Nigh. Ratn.

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ʰ (प्रचला).�f. A chamelion (Mar. ḍ�).

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ʰ (प्रचाल).—The neck of the Indian lute.

Derivable forms: (प्रचाल�).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Pracala (प्रच�).�(m.?), setting out; in °la-parivarta, title of Lalitavistara Chap. 5: Lalitavistara 54.17 (colophon), chapter of departure (sc. of the Bodhisattva from the Tuṣita heaven to earth).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pracala (प्रच�).—mfn.

(-�-lā-la�) 1. What goes much or widely. 2. Current, circulating, customary. 4. Shaking, trembling. E. pra before, cal to go, ac aff.

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ʰ (प्रचाल).—m.

(-�) The stick or body of the Vina or lute. E. pra before, car to go, aff. ghañ .

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pracala (प्रच�).—[pra-cal + a], adj. Trembling, Mahābhārata 1, 1379.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pracala (प्रच�).—[adjective] being in motion, trembling.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Pracala (प्रच�):—[=pra-cala] [from pra-cal] mfn. moving, tremulous, shaking, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature; Suśruta]

2) [v.s. ...] what goes well or widely, [Horace H. Wilson]

3) [v.s. ...] current, circulating, customary, [ib.]

4) ʰ (प्रचाल):�m. the neck of the Vīṇ� or Indian lute, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] ([wrong reading] for ).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Pracala (प्रच�):—[pra-cala] (la�-lā-la�) a. Current.

2) ʰ (प्रचाल):—[-] (�) 1. m. Body of the lute.

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

ʰ (प्रचाल) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: ʲ, Payala, ʲ, ʲⲹ, Payale.

[Sanskrit to German]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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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Kannada-English dictionary

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: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Pracala (ಪ್ರ�):�

1) [adjective] not stable; moving; quivering; shaking.

2) [adjective] that is in use, practice; done habitually.

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Pracala (ಪ್ರ�):—[noun] the quality or fact of being unstable; instability.

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Pracaḷa (ಪ್ರಚ�):—[adjective] = ಪ್ರ� [pracala]1.

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Pracaḷa (ಪ್ರಚ�):—[noun] = ಪ್ರ� [pracala]2.

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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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