प्रसृति

{ prasṛtiḥ }

हिन्दी (hindi) WN

 noun   एक मान जो सोलह तोले का होता है   Ex. आजकल प्रसृति प्रचलन में नहीं है ।

ONTOLOGY:

माप (Measurement) ➜ अमूर्त (Abstract) ➜ निर्जीव (Inanimate) ➜ संज्ञा (Noun)

Wordnet:

ben প্রসৃতি

kok प्रसृती

ori ପ୍ରସୃତି

san प्रसृतिः

    see : विस्तार, संतान

प्राचीन चरित्रकोश

प्रसृति n.   स्वारोचिष मनु के पुत्रों में से एक ।

A dictionary, Marathi and English

   prasṛti f S The palm of the hand hollowed.

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

प्र-°सृति  f.  f. ( प्र॑-). streaming, flowing, [Śak.]

ROOTS:

प्र °सृति

   ( successful) progress, [TĀr.]
    extension, diffusion, [MBh.]
    swiftness, haste, [Nīlak.]
   the palm of the hollowed hand, [Kauś.]
   a handful as measure (= 2 पलs), [Yājñ.]; [BhP.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

प्रसृतिः [prasṛtiḥ]  f. f.
    advance, progress.
    flowing.
   The plam of the hand stretched out and hollowed; निर्माय चक्षुःप्रसृतिचुलुकितम् [N.15.82;] 'looking at him eagerly with their large eyes'; cf. 2.11- 12.
   A handful ( considered as a measure equal to two palas.); परिक्षीणः कश्चित् स्पृहयति यवानां प्रसृतये [Bh.2.45,] [Y.2.112;] पृथुकप्रसृतिं राजन्न प्रायच्छदवाङ्मुखः [Bhāg.1.81.5.]
    swiftness, haste; वर्धितानि प्रसृत्या वै विनताकुलकर्तृभिः [Mb.5.11.3.]

Shabda-Sagara

प्रसृति  f.  ( -तिः)
   1. The palm of the hand stretched out and hollowed. 2. A handful considered as a measure.
   3. progress, advance.
    E. प्र before, सृ to go, aff. क्तिन् .

ROOTS:

प्र सृ क्तिन् .