प्रपात

{ prapātḥ }

हिन्दी (hindi) WN

See : झरना

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

प्र-पात  m.  a m. a partic. mode of flying, [Pañcat.]

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प्र पात

springing forth, [Var.]
an attack, [L.]
starting off, setting out, departure, [Kathās.]
falling down, falling from ( abl. or comp.) or into ( loc. or comp.), [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.
falling out (of teeth, hair &c.), [Suśr.]
discharge, emission, flow (of semen), [VP.]
letting fall (a glance on anything), [Kum.]
a steep rock, cliff, precipice, [MBh.]; [Hariv.] &c.
a steep bank or shore, [L.]
a cascade, waterfall, [L.]
प्र-पात    b &c. See प्र-√ पत्.

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प्र पात

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

प्रपातः [prapātḥ]   1 Going forth or away, departure.
Falling down or into, a fall; मनोरथानामतटप्रप्रातः [Ś.6.1;] [Ku.6.57.]
A sudden attack.
A cascade, waterfall, the place over which water falls down; गङ्गा- प्रपातान्तनिरूढशष्पं गौरीगुरोर्गह्वरमाविवेश [R.2.26.]
A bank, shore.
A precipice, steep rock; प्राप्ताः प्रपातनिकटं सङ्कटेन महीयसा [Parṇāl.3.3.]
Falling out or loss, as in केशप्रपात.
Emission, discharge, efflux, as in वीर्यप्रपात.
Throwing oneself down from a rock.
A particular mode of flight. -Comp.
-अम्बु  n. n. water falling from a rock.

Shabda-Sagara

प्रपात  m.  ( -तः)
1. A cliff, a precipice.
2. A cascade or water fall.
3. A bank, a shore.
4. Facing an enemy.
5. Going away, departure.
6. Falling down, a fall.
7. A sudden attack.
8. Throwing oneself down from a rock.
9. Emission, discharge.
E. प्र before, पत् to des- cend, aff. घञ् .

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प्र पत् घञ् .