प्र

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A Sanskrit English Dictionary

प्र  n.  1. ind. before
    forward, in front, on, forth ( mostly in connection with a verb, esp. with a verb of motion which is often to be supplied; sometimes repeated before the verb cf. [Pāṇ. 8-1, 6]; rarely as a separate word e.g. ii, 40"> [AitBr. ii, 40])
प्र- वृत्ति   as a prefix to subst. = forth, away cf., प्र- स्थान

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प्र वृत्ति

प्र- चण्ड   as pref. to adj. = excessively, very, much cf., प्र- मत्त

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प्र चण्ड

प्र- पितामह   in nouns of relationship = great- cf., प्र- पौत्र

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प्र पितामह

गति   ( according to native lexicographers it may be used in the senses of , आ- रम्भ, उत्- कर्ष, सर्वतो- भाव, प्राथम्य, ख्याति, उत्- पत्ति, व्य्- अवहार), [RV.]; &c.
प्र   [ cf. पुरस्, पुरा, पूर्व; Zd. word is part of Etymology of ">fra; Gk. πρό; Lat. word is part of Etymology of "> pro; Slav. word is part of Etymology of ">pra-, word is part of Etymology of "> pro-; Lith. word is part of Etymology of ">pra-; Goth. word is part of Etymology of ">faúr, word is part of Etymology of ">faúra; Germ. word is part of Etymology of ">vor; Eng. word is part of Etymology of ">fore.]
प्र  mfn.  2. mfn. (√ पॄ or प्रा) filling, fulfilling
आकूति  n. ( n. fulfilment ifc.; cf.-, कक्ष्य-, काम-)
इक्षु    like, resembling ( ifc.; cf.-, क्षुर-).

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

प्र [pra]   ind.
   As a prefix to verbs it means ' forward', ' forth', 'in front', 'onward', ' before', ' away', as in प्रगम्, प्रस्था, प्रचर्, प्रया &c.
   With adjectives it means ' very', ' excessively', ' very much' &c.; प्रकृष्ट, प्रमत्त &c., see further on.
   With nouns whether derived from verbs or not, it is used in the following senses according to G. M.: (a) beginning, commencement; ( प्रयाणम्, प्रस्थानम्, प्राह्ण); (b) length (प्रवालभूषिक); (c) power ( प्रभु); (d) intensity, excess ( प्रवाद, प्रकर्ष, प्रच्छाय प्रगुण); (e) source or origin ( प्रभव, प्रपौत्र); (f) completion, perfectness, satisfaction (प्रभुक्तमन्नम्); (g) destitution, separation, being without (प्रोषिता, प्रपर्णवृक्षः); (h) apart ( प्रज्ञु); (i) excellence ( प्राचार्यः); (j) purity (प्रसन्नं जलम्); (k) wish ( प्रार्थना); (l) cessation ( प्रशम); (m) adoration, respect ( प्राञ्जलिः who respectfully folds his hands together); (n) prominence ( प्रणस, प्रवाल). In the veda it is often used as a separable adverb; cf. प्र आदिकर्मदीर्घेशभृशसंभवतृप्तिवियोगशुद्धिशक्तीच्छाशान्तिपूजाग्रहर्शनेषु.

Shabda-Sagara

प्र   Ind. A particle and prefix, implying.
   1. progressive motion, ( forth, forward, away, &c.)
   2. excess or excellence, ( very, much, excee- ding.)
   3. appearance, manifestation. it corresponds with the latin particles pro and Præ, as in प्रकर्त्तुं To do much or well; प्रक्रमितुं To go forth or over; प्रकर्षितुं To excel; प्रकाशितुं To display; प्रस्थातुं To go forth, set out; प्रकमम् very willingly; प्रमृगम् When the deer go forth, (the time, &c.) see the following compounds.
    E. प्रथ् to be famous, &c. aff. ड.

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प्रथ् ड

प्र( प्रा)वट  m.  ( -टः) wheat.
प्र( प्रा)वट    E. प्र before, वट् to divide, aff. अट् .

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प्र वट् अट् .