Sanskrit Word List

a. Chief, formost, best, most excellent.

a. Straight, honest, up- right (lit. and fig.); bahiḥ sarvākāra- praguṇaramaṇīyaṃ vyavaharan Māl. 1. 14.

2 Being in the right state or condi- tion, having excellent qualities;...

Putting straight, arrang- ing.

Den. P. = praguṇīkṛ above.

a. 1 Made even or straight.

2 Made smooth.

a. 1 More, exceeding.

2 Excellent.

Caus. -gopayati, to protect, guard Pan5c.; Bhat2t2.; to conceal, keep secret Hcat. 083492 656,1 130448 n. protection, preservation, salvation W. 083493 656,1 130449

(only aor. -gūrta), to cry aloud RV. i, 173, 2 (Sa1y. to make great efforts). 083494 656,1 130450

(pra-ah), only pf. prāha, to announce, declare, utter, express, say, tell (with dat. or acc. of pers. and acc. of thing) S3Br.; Mn.; MBh. &c; to record, hand down by tradition...

3 P. 1 To give up, forsake, abandon, relinquish; prajahāti yadā kāmān Bg. 2. 55, 39; mādemetau prahāsyete Rām.

2 To let go, cast, discharge; prajahuḥ śūlapaṭṭiśān Bk. 14. 23....

m. instruction in the art of dancing L. 089246 709,3 140422

Instruction in the art of dancing.

2 P. 1 To kill, slay; prāghā- niṣata rakṣāṃsi yenāptāni vane mama. na prahaṇmaḥ kathaṃ pāpaṃ vada pūrvāpakāriṇaṃ Bk. 9. 102.

2 To strike, beat, hit; gadāprahatatanuḥ

3 To...

w.r. for pra-haraṇa Hariv. 088049 700,2 138510

Abandoning, omitting, quit- ting; Śi. 4. 55.

Killing, slaughter.

or praha-nemi m. the moon L. (prob. w.r. for graha-nemi q.v.) 088050 700,2 138511

or praha-ṇemi m. the moon L. (prob. w.r. for graha-nemi q.v.) 088050 700,2 138511.1

The moon.

prahanemiḥ is an alternate of prahaṇemiḥ. The moon.

prāharika &c, see under 3. prā, p. 702, col. 3. 089247 709,3 140423

f. 1 Abandoning.

2 De- ficiency, want.

&c, see pra- hṛ. 088058 700,3 138528

See pra- hṛ. 088086 700,3 138595

The eighth part of a whole day, a watch (a period roughly reckoned at 3 hours); prahare prahare'sahoccāritāni gāmānayetyādipadāni na pramāṇaṃ T. S.

1 Striking, beating, hit- ting; Y. 3. 248.

2 Wounding, killing.

3 A stroke, blow, hit, knock, thump; R. 7. 44; muṣṭiprahāra, tala- prahāra &c.

4 A cut or thrust, as in...

1 A watch.

2 Striking the hours.

1 Striking, beating.

2 Cast- ing, throwing.

3 Assailing, attack- ing.

4 Hurting.

5 Removing, ex- pelling.

6 A weapon, missile; yā (urvaśī) sukumāraṃ praharaṇaṃ...

A desirable gift.

A missile, weapon.

m. 1 A watchman.

2 A bellman.

mfn. of a beautiful greenish colour Car. 088059 700,3 138529

&c, see pra- hṛṣ. 088060 700,3 138530

1 Extreme joy, exultation, rapture; guruḥ praharṣaḥ prababhūva nātmani R. 3. 17.

2 Erection of the male organ.

Enrapturing, making ex- tremely glad. ṇaḥ The planet Mercury.

1 Turmeric.

2 N. of a metre; see App. I.

praharṣiṇī is an alternate of praharṣaṇī. 1 Turmeric.

2 N. of a metre; see App. I.

The planet Mercury.

a. or s. 1 One who strikes or beats, an assailant.

2 Fighting, a combatant, fighter.

3 Shooting, a shooter, an archer.

1 P. 1 To laugh, smile; tataḥ prahasyāpabhayaḥ puraṃdaraṃ R. 3. 51.

2 To deride, ridicule, mock; hasaṃtaṃ praha- saṃtyetā rudaṃtaṃ prarudaṃti ca Subhāsh.

3 To brighten up,...

1 Violent or loud laughter.

2 Ridicule, derision.

3 Irony, satire.

4 A dancer, an actor.

5 N. of Śiva.

6 Appearance, display; Ve. 2. 28.

7 N. of a place of pil-...

A jester, buffoon.

1 A kind of jasmine(pṛ- thikā or vāsaṃtī q. v.).

2 A large fire- pan.

1 Loud or violent laugh- ter, laughing, mirth.

2 Ridicule, [Page0768-b+ 57] mockery, irony, joke; dhik prahasanaṃ U. 4.

3 Satire, satirical writing.

4 A farce, a kind of low...

a. 1 Causing laughter, amusing, diverting.

2 Joking, jesting.

3 Smiling with; Māl. 9. 15.

4 Shining, resplendent; Ku. 5. 37.

5 Satirical. m. A jester, buffoon.

p. p. 1 Laughing. taṃ Laughter, mirth.

mfn. long-handed Inscr. 700,3 138564 m. (n. Pa1n2. 6-2, 183 Sch.) the open hand with the fingers extended Ka1tyS3r. Sch. 700,3 138565 m. N. of a Ra1kshasa rākṣasa MBh.; R. 700,3...

1 The open hand with the fingers extended.

2 N. of a general of Rāvaṇa.