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प्रवचनpravacana

प्रवचन (pravacana) is a Sanskrit word meaning one who explains or propounds, speaking, talking, recitation, oral instruction, or exposition, announcement or proclamation, excellent speech or eloquence, an expression or term. Its 19 recorded definitions are grouped into 10 contexts, among them Sacred Writings / Scriptures, Announcement / Proclamation / Declaration, Eloquence / Excellent Speech.

Etymology
E. प्र principal, वचन speech
Definitions
19
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Meanings by context

Sacred Writings / Scriptures

6 definitions
sacred writings

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the sacred writings of Buddhists

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

sacred writings of the Jainas

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. A Veda or scripture. 2. Eloquence or excellent speech. 3. Teaching or expounding.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A Veda, scripture, or excellent speech. 2. Teaching.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A Veda or scripture. 2. Excellent speech, language, or eloquence. 3. Teaching or exposition. 4. Declaration.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Announcement / Proclamation / Declaration

2 definitions
announcement or proclamation

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. Declaration or announcement. 2. Teaching, expounding, or exposition. 3. Eloquence. 4. A sacred treatise.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Eloquence / Excellent Speech

2 definitions
excellent speech or eloquence

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. Eloquence. 2. Teaching. 3. A holy treatise.

— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Expounder / Propounder (Person)

2 definitions
one who explains or propounds

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. A speaker or teacher. 2. Speaking, announcing, recitation, exposition, or sacred writings, especially the Brahmanas.

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Teaching / Exposition / Recitation

2 definitions
recitation, oral instruction, or exposition

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

oral instruction or teaching

— The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects

Comprehensive Overview of Meanings

1 definition
1. Speaking, talking, or declaring. 2. Recitation, instruction, or exposition. 3. Eloquence or excellent speech. 4. A system of doctrines, sacred writings, or scriptures.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

Grammatical Usage (Enclitic)

1 definition
used as an enclitic after a finite verb

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Linguistic Term / Expression

1 definition
an expression or term

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Speaking / Talking (General)

1 definition
speaking, talking

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

System of Doctrines / Teachings

1 definition
a system of doctrines propounded in a treatise or dissertation

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 9 works: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.