Protha: 10 definitions
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryProtha (प्रो�).�a.
1) Famous, well-known.
2) Placed, fixed.
3) Travelling, going out on a journey, wayfaring; वृक्षान्तमुदकान्तं � प्रियं प्रोथमनुव्रजेत� (vṛkṣāntamudakānta� ca priya� prothamanuvrajet) Tv.
-tha�, -tham 1 The nose or nostrils of a horse; चलाचलप्रोथतय� महीभृते स्ववेगदर्पानिव वक्तुमुत्सुकम् (calācalaprothatayā mahībhṛte svavegadarpāniva vaktumutsukam) N.1.6; Śiśupālavadha 11.11;12.73; विपुलप्रोथललाट- कटपुरस्कम् (vipulaprothalalāṭa- kaṭapuraskam) Bu. Ch.5.73.
2) The snout of a hog; निध्नन� प्रोथे� पृथिवी� विलिखंश्चरणैरप� (nidhnan prothena pṛthivī� vilikhaṃścaraṇairapi) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 3.167.19.
-tha� 1 The hip, buttocks.
2) An excavation.
3) A garment, old clothes.
4) Embryo.
6) Terror, fright.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryProtha (प्रो�).—mfn.
(-ٳ�-ٳ-ٳ�) 1. Travelling, wayfaring, a traveller. 2. Notorious, famous. 3. Placed, fixed. mn.
(-ٳ�-ٳ�) 1. The nose of a horse or the tip of it. 2. The snout of a hog. m.
(-ٳ�) 1. The loins or hip. 2. Old clothes. 3. The embryo or fœtus. 4. An excavation. E. pru to go, Unadi aff. thak .
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryProtha (प्रो�).—i. e. I. proth + a (perhaps pra-ud-stha, vb. ٳ; in this case the vb. proth would be an old [denominative.], but cf. [New High German.] prusten), m. and n. The nose of a horse, [Nala] 13, 20; of a hog, [ܲԲ岵] 3, 19. Ii. (for prottha, i. e. pra-ud-stha), adj. 1. Travelling, a traveller. 2. Notorious. 3. Fixed. Iii. m. 1. The loins or hips. 2. The womb.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryProtha (प्रो�).—[substantive] the nostrils of a horse or the snout of a hog.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Protha (प्रो�):—[from pruth] a mn. ([gana] 徱) the nostrils of a horse, [Mahābhārata; Varāha-mihira] (cf. ṛt-)
2) [v.s. ...] the snout of a hog, [Mahābhārata]
3) [v.s. ...] m. the loins or hip (of a man), [Bhāvaprakāśa]
4) [v.s. ...] the womb, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] a cave, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] a petticoat, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) [v.s. ...] terror, fright, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
8) [v.s. ...] a traveller (?), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
9) [v.s. ...] mfn. notorious, famous (?), [Horace H. Wilson]
10) [v.s. ...] placed, fixed (?), [ib.]
11) [from proth] b etc. See under �pruth.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryProtha (प्रो�):—[(tha�-thā-ٳ�) a.] Travelling; famous; fixed. m. n. Tip of a horse’s nose. m. The hip; foetus or embryo; old cloths.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Protha (प्रो�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Poha.
[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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPrōtha (ಪ್ರೋ�):�
1) [adjective] famous; renowned; well-reputed.
2) [adjective] kept or placed (in such and such a manner).
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Prōtha (ಪ್ರೋ�):�
1) [noun] the nostril of a horse.
2) [noun] the part of the body between the ribs and the hips.
3) [noun] a man who is travelling; a traveller; a passenger.
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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Starts with: Prothatha.
Full-text: Katiprotha, Praprotha, Prithuprotha, Prothin, Proshya, Prothatha, Poha, Proth, Purotam, Sthika, Katidesha, Apapruth, Prithu.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 6.47.30 < [Sukta 47]
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Part 1.9 - Description of Mritokok Diya < [Chapter 4 - Social folk customs of the Thengal Kacharis]
Warfare and Military System in Vedic Literature (by Rinki Deka)
War Music (Military Music) < [Chapter 3 - The Religious observances and other Beliefs related to the Warfare]
Musical Instruments in Sanskrit Literature (by S. Karthick Raj KMoundinya)
Musical instruments in Rig Veda < [Chapter 3 - Musical Instruments of India (with reference to Sanskrit literary sources)]
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An in-depth literary review of poorva karma in shalya karma < [2022: Volume 11, March issue 3]