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Pravartana, ±Ê°ù²¹±¹²¹°ù³Ù²¹²ÔÄå: 13 definitions

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Pravartana means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi. 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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In Hinduism

Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

: Shodhganga: VaiyÄkaraṇabhūṣaṇasÄra: a critical study

±Ê°ù²¹±¹²¹°ù³Ù²¹²ÔÄå (पà¥à¤°à¤µà¤°à¥à¤¤à¤¨à¤�).—Prompting or inducement which is the denotation of ±ô¾±á¹� affixes in general; an activity on the part of a person which leads to another person’s doing something as desired by the former.

: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

±Ê°ù²¹±¹²¹°ù³Ù²¹²ÔÄå (पà¥à¤°à¤µà¤°à¥à¤¤à¤¨à¤�).—Incitement or inducement which is the sense of 'lin' affixes in general ;cf. पà¥à¤°à¤µà¤°à¥à¤¤à¤¨à¤¾à¤¯à¤¾à¤‚ लिङॠ(pravartanÄyÄá¹� ±ô¾±á¹�).

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Vyakarana (वà¥à¤¯à¤¾à¤•रà¤�, vyÄkaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.

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Ayurveda (science of life)

Agriculture (Krishi) and Vrikshayurveda (study of Plant life)

: Shodhganga: Drumavichitrikarnam—Plant mutagenesis in ancient India

Pravartana (पà¥à¤°à¤µà¤°à¥à¤¤à¤¨) refers to “changing (the colours)â€� (of plants) which represents one of the bio-organic agricultural methods described in the Vá¹›ká¹£Äyurveda by SÅ«rapÄla (1000 CE): an encyclopedic work dealing with the study of trees and the principles of ancient Indian agriculture.—Accordingly, “Several special processes with reference to the plants will be described hereunder. They are: [e.g., changing the colours (±¹²¹°ùṇa-±è°ù²¹±¹²¹°ù³Ù²¹²Ô²¹);] and so on. [...]â€�.

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Ä€yurveda (आयà¥à¤°à¥à¤µà¥‡à¤¦, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Ä€yurveda 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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In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipá¹›cchÄ

Pravartana (पà¥à¤°à¤µà¤°à¥à¤¤à¤¨) refers to “one who turns (the wheel of the dharma)â€�, according to the Gaganagañjaparipá¹›cchÄ: the eighth chapter of the MahÄsaṃnipÄta (a collection of MahÄyÄna Buddhist SÅ«tras).—Accordingly: “The Bodhisattva established on the pure path produces the great light of the dharma for the sake of living beings who are on the wrong path. Then those living beings, having attained the light, are also established in the true supramundane path. [...] (24) this path is in accordance with cultivating all qualities of the buddha since all good qualities are fully accomplished; (25) this path is in accordance with one who turns the wheel of the dharma (dharmacakra-pravartana-anugamana) since it keeps what has been taught before. [...]

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Mahayana (महायान, mahÄyÄna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many ²õÅ«³Ù°ù²¹²õ of which some of the earliest are the various PrajñÄpÄramitÄ ²õÅ«³Ù°ù²¹²õ.

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India history and geography

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Pravartana.�(CII 1), establishment. Note: pravartana is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

pravartana (पà¥à¤°à¤µà¤°à¥à¤¤à¤¨).â€�n Setting up. Inciting. Action.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pravartana (पà¥à¤°à¤µà¤°à¥à¤¤à¤¨).â€�1 Going on, moving forward.

2) Beginning, commencement.

3) Setting on foot, founding, establishing, instituting.

4) Prompting, urging, simulating, inciting.

5) Engaging in, applying oneself to.

6) Happening, coming to pass.

7) Activity, action.

8) Behaviour, conduct, procedure.

9) Directing, superintending.

1) Employment.

11) Exhortation.

-²ÔÄå Inciting or prompting to action; असà¥à¤¤à¤� पà¥à¤°à¤µà¤°à¥à¤¤à¤¨à¤¾à¤°à¥‚पमनà¥à¤°à¥‚पà¤� चतà¥à¤°à¥à¤·à¥à¤µà¤ªà¤¿ (asti pravartanÄrÅ«pamanurÅ«paá¹� caturá¹£vapi) Bh.

Derivable forms: pravartanam (पà¥à¤°à¤µà¤°à¥à¤¤à¤¨à¤®à¥).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pravartana (पà¥à¤°à¤µà¤°à¥à¤¤à¤¨).—i. e. pra-vá¹›t + ana, n. 1. Going forward, [¸éÄå³¾Äå²â²¹á¹‡a] 6, 92, 4. 2. Engaging in, [²ÑÄå²Ô²¹±¹²¹»å³ó²¹°ù³¾²¹Å›Äå²õ³Ù°ù²¹] 11, 63. 3. Beginning. 4. Activity. 5. Stimulating, [¶Ù²¹Å›²¹°ì³Ü³¾Äå°ù²¹³¦²¹°ù¾±³Ù²¹] in Chr. 194, 6. 6. Directing. 7. Informing. 8. Revolving.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pravartana (पà¥à¤°à¤µà¤°à¥à¤¤à¤¨).—[neuter] moving forwards or onwards, coming forth from ([ablative]), arising, appearing, happening; acting, dealing with ([instrumental] or [locative]); causing, producing, fetching, applying, introducing.

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

1) Pravartana (पà¥à¤°à¤µà¤°à¥à¤¤à¤¨):—[=pra-vartana] [from pra-varta > pra-vá¹›t] mf(Ä«)n. being in motion, flowing, [Raghuvaṃśa x, 38] ([Calcutta edition] vartin)

2) ±Ê°ù²¹±¹²¹°ù³Ù²¹²ÔÄå (पà¥à¤°à¤µà¤°à¥à¤¤à¤¨à¤�):—[=±è°ù²¹-±¹²¹°ù³Ù²¹²ÔÄå] [from pra-vartana > pra-varta > pra-vá¹›t] f. incitement to activity, [Gautama-dharma-Å›Ästra]

3) [v.s. ...] (in gram.) order, permission, the sense of the precative or qualified imperative tense (?), [Horace H. Wilson]

4) Pravartana (पà¥à¤°à¤µà¤°à¥à¤¤à¤¨):—[=pra-vartana] [from pra-varta > pra-vá¹›t] n. advance, forward movement, rolling or flowing forth, [¸éÄå³¾Äå²â²¹á¹‡a; VarÄha-mihira; YÄjñavalkya [Scholiast or Commentator]]

5) [v.s. ...] walking, roaming, wandering, [¸éÄå³¾Äå²â²¹á¹‡a]

6) [v.s. ...] activity, procedure, engaging in, dealing with ([instrumental case] or [locative case]), [MahÄbhÄrata; KÄvya literature] etc.

7) [v.s. ...] going on, coming off, happening, occurrence, [MahÄbhÄrata; Harivaṃśa] etc.

8) [v.s. ...] conduct, behaviour, [MahÄbhÄrata]

9) [v.s. ...] bringing near, fetching, [ÅšÄá¹…khÄyana-Å›rauta-sÅ«tra]

10) [v.s. ...] erection, construction, [Manu-smá¹›ti; YÄjñavalkya [Scholiast or Commentator]]

11) [v.s. ...] causing to appear, bringing about, advancing, promoting, introducing, employing, using, [MahÄbhÄrata; ¸éÄå³¾Äå²â²¹á¹‡a] etc.

12) [v.s. ...] informing, [Horace H. Wilson]

[Sanskrit to German]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संसà¥à¤•ृतमà¥� (²õ²¹á¹ƒs°ìá¹›t²¹³¾), 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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Nepali dictionary

: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Pravartana (पà¥à¤°à¤µà¤°à¥à¤¤à¤¨):—n. 1. initiation; orientation; 2. commencement; beginning; 3. management; promotion; 4. founding; expounding or propounding new thing;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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