प्रतनु

{ pratanu }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

प्र-तनु  n.  mfn. very thin or fine, delicate, minute, slender, small, insignificant, [Kāv.]; [Suśr.] (also -क; -कम् ind.)

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The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

प्रतनु [pratanu] a.  a. (-नु or -न्वी)
Very thin or minute, delicate; वेणीभूतप्रतनुसलिला [Me.29.]
Very small, limited, narrow; प्रतनुतपसाम् [K.43;] [U.1.2;] [Me.41.]
Slender, emaciated; ततः सदर्पं प्रतनुं तपस्यया [Ki.14.35.]
Insignificant, trifling.

Shabda-Sagara

प्रतनु  mfn.  ( -नुः-न्वी-नु)
1. Thin, delicate, minute.
2. Small, puny.
3. Slender, emaciated.
4. Insignificant.
E. प्र, and तनु thin.

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संस्कृतम् (Sanskrit) WN

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