1 Manner, mode, way, fa- shion; kaḥ prakāraḥ kimetat Māl. 5. 20.

2 Sort, kind, variety, species; oft. in comp.; bahuprakāra manifold; tripra- kāra, nānāº &c.

3 Similitude.

4 Speciality, special property or qua- lity; tadvati tatprakārako'nubhavaḥ pramā T. S.

5 Difference.