प्रकर्ष

{ prakarṣḥ }

हिन्दी (hindi) WN

See : अधिकता, उत्कर्ष

A dictionary, Marathi and English

prakarṣa m S Excellence; eminence; intensity; the abundance of, or the state of abounding in, any good quality or thing.

Aryabhushan School Dictionary

 m  Excellence; emipence; intensity.

मराठी पर्यायी शब्दकोश

ना.  अतिशयता , उत्कर्ष , आधिक्य , विशेषत्व , श्रेष्ठता ;
ना.  भरभराट .

मराठी (Marathi) WN

See : आधिक्य

नेपाली (Nepali) WN

See : अधिकता, उत्कर्ष

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

प्र-कर्ष    a &c. See प्र-√ कृष्.

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प्र कर्ष

प्र-°कर्ष  mfn.  b m. pre-eminence, excellence, superiority, excess, intensity, high degree, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c. (often ifc. e.g. अध्व-प्र्°, a great distance, [R.]; काल-प्र्°, a long time, [Suśr.]; गुण-प्र्°, extraordinary qualities, [Mṛcch.]; फल—प्र-कर्ष° mfn. consisting chiefly in fruit, [Suśr.]; शक्ति-प्र्°, possessing extraordinary power, [Inscr.])

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प्र °कर्ष

length of time, duration, [Car.]
absoluteness, definitiveness, [W.]
प्र   (in gram.) the effect of the prefix upon roots, ib.
प्र-°कर्ष    ibc. eminently, intensely, thoroughly, in a high degree, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.

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प्र °कर्ष

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

प्रकर्षः [prakarṣḥ]   1 Excellence, eminence, superiority; वपुः- प्रकर्षादजयद् गुरुं रघुः [R.3.34;] वर्णप्रकर्षे सति [Ku.3.28.]
Intensity, high degree, excess; प्रकर्षगतेन शोकसंतानेन [U.3.]
Strength, power.
Absoluteness.
Length, protraction.
Speciality.
Universality. (प्रकर्षेण and प्रकर्षात् are used adverbially in the sense of 'exceedingly', 'preeminently', 'in a high degree'.)

Shabda-Sagara

प्रकर्ष  m.  ( -र्षः)
1. Excellence, eminence, superiority.
2. Speciality, intensity, universality.
3. Absoluteness, definitiveness.
4. Strength, power. 5. Length, protractedness.
6. (In grammar.) The effect of the prefix “प्र” upon roots; (the inst. and abl. Singulars viz:-- प्रकर्षेण and प्रकर्षात् are used as indeclinables in the sense of “eminently,” “exceedingly,” “In a high degree.)”
E. प्र before, कृष् to attract, aff. घञ् .

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प्र कृष् घञ् .