Pranika, ʰṇi첹: 2 definitions
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Pranika 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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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionaryʰṇi첹 (प्राणि�).�(-prāṇika) (m.; = Sanskrit prāṇin, Pali pāṇin, plus -ka; compare prāṇaka), living being, particularly insect (prāṇaka 3): sa-prāṇikopabhoga� Ѳ屹ܳٱ貹ٳپ 8439, use of (water) that contains insects; corresp. Pali, Vin. iv.49.3, sappāṇaka� (udaka�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionaryʰṇi첹 (प्राणि�):—[from ] mfn. speaking without making a noise, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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