Pratyakshaprama, ʰٲⲹṣa, Pratyaksha-prama: 5 definitions
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Pratyakshaprama means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term ʰٲⲹṣa can be transliterated into English as Pratyaksaprama or Pratyakshaprama, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryʰٲⲹṣa (प्रत्यक्षप्रमा).—correct or certain knowledge, such as is obtained by direct perception through the senses.
ʰٲⲹṣa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ٲⲹṣa and (प्रम�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryʰٲⲹṣa (प्रत्यक्षप्रमा).—f.
(-) Correct knowledge obtained through perception by the senses.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionaryʰٲⲹṣa (प्रत्यक्षप्रमा):—[=ٲ-ṣa-] [from ٲ-ṣa] f. a correct notion obtained through the senses, [Vedāntaparibhāṣā]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Partial matches: Pratyaksha, Prama.
Starts with: Pratyakshapramana, Pratyakshapramanyalokatippani.
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