Prasadhana, ʰԲ: 12 definitions
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Alternative spellings of this word include Prasadhan.
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Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryʰԲ (प्रसाध�).�
1) Accomplishing, effecting, bringing about.
2) Setting in order, arranging.
3) Decorating, ornamenting, embellishing; toilet, dress; ध्रियत� कुसु�- प्रसाधनं तव तच्चार� वपुर्न दृश्यत� (dhriyate kusuma- praana� tava taccru vapurna dṛśyate) Kumrasambhava 4.18.
4) A decoration, ornament, means of decoration or ornament; भूतार्�- शोभाह्रियमाणनेत्रा� प्रसाधने संनिहितेऽप� नार्यः (bhūtrtha- śobhhriyamṇanetr� praane saṃnihite'pi nrya�) Kumrasambhava 7.13,3.
-na�, -nam, -ī A comb.
Derivable forms: Բ (प्रसाधनम�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryʰԲ (प्रसाध�).—n.
(-Բ�) 1. Dress, decoration, embellishment. 2. Accomplishing, effecting. 3. Arranging. 4. Means of decoration, things of ornamentation. nf. (-Բ�-ī) A comb. f. (-ī) A drug, commonly called Siddhi. E. pra before, to accomplish, aff. lyu� .
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryʰԲ (प्रसाध�).—[pra- + ana], I. n. 1. Dressing, [Բśٰ] 10, 32; 2, 211 (decking the hair). 2. Dress, embellishment, accomplishment, [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] [distich] 22. 3. Accomplishing, adorning, [Mlavikgnimitra, (ed. Tullberg.)] 62, 23; anointing the body, [Բśٰ] 7, 220; 4, 152. Ii. m., f. ī, and n. A comb.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryʰԲ (प्रसाध�).—[adjective] accomplishing; [neuter] bringing about, arranging, ornament, dress, 첹 [feminine] the art of dressing or decorating.
� [feminine] ī comb.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ʰԲ (प्रसाध�):—[=pra-ana] [from pra-] mf(ī)n. accomplishing, effecting, [Ṛg-veda]
2) [v.s. ...] m. a comb, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [=pra-ana] [from pra-] n. (ifc. f(). ) bringing about, perfecting, [Nirukta, by Yska]
4) [v.s. ...] n. arranging, preparing, [Suśruta]
5) [v.s. ...] embellishment, decoration, toilet and its requisites, [Manu-smṛti; Mahbhrata] etc.
6) [v.s. ...] [wrong reading] for sdana
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryʰԲ (प्रसाध�):—[pra-ana] (Բ�) 1. n. Dressing; effecting. n. f. (na�-ī) A comb. f. A drug.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)ʰԲ (प्रसाध�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Pashaṇa.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryʰԲ (प्रसाध�) [Also spelled prasadhan]:�(nm) make-up; make-up aids, beauty aids; cosmetics; adornment; -[ṛh] a beauty saloon; -[smagrī] beauty aids, make-up aids; cosmetics.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusʰԲ (ಪ್ರಸಾಧ�):�
1) [noun] the act of decorating, adorning or making up.
2) [noun] the condition of being decorated, made up.
3) [noun] the costumes, wigs, cosmetics ornaments, etc. used in making up (as an actor).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryʰԲ (प्रसाध�):—n. 1. accomplishing; effecting; bringing about; 2. setting in order; arranging 3. decorating; embellishing; 4. means of decoration or ornamentation; embellishment;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Pra, Sadhana.
Starts with: Prasadhanakarana, Prasadhanavidhi, Prasadhanavishesha.
Full-text (+7): Prasadhanavishesha, Prasadhanavidhi, Dushprasadhana, Mukhaprasadhana, Samprasadhana, Pretaprasadhana, Prasadhanakarana, Saumdaryaprasadhana, Prasadana, Pasahana, Ringa, Manarnga, Samprasadhya, Prasadhani, Prashaadhan, Purashasana, Prasadhan, Pasadhana, Khapatha, Nirvapana.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
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Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
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