प्रकृति
See also: प्राकृत
Hindi
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Sanskrit प्रकृति (prakṛti, “nature, origin”).
Noun
editप्रकृति • (prakŕti) f
Declension
editDeclension of प्रकृति (fem i-stem)
singular | plural | |
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direct | प्रकृति prakŕti |
प्रकृतियाँ prakŕtiyā̃ |
oblique | प्रकृति prakŕti |
प्रकृतियों prakŕtiyõ |
vocative | प्रकृति prakŕti |
प्रकृतियो prakŕtiyo |
Antonyms
edit- संस्कृति (sanskŕti, “culture”)
Related terms
editReferences
edit- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “प्रकृति”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “प्रकृति”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
Nepali
editPronunciation
editNoun
editप्रकृति • (prakr̥ti)
Sanskrit
editAlternative scripts
editAlternative scripts
- প্ৰকৃতি (Assamese script)
- ᬧ᭄ᬭᬓᬺᬢᬶ (Balinese script)
- প্রকৃতি (Bengali script)
- 𑰢𑰿𑰨𑰎𑰴𑰝𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀓𑀾𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
- ပြကၖတိ (Burmese script)
- પ્રકૃતિ (Gujarati script)
- ਪ੍ਰਕ੍ਰਤਿ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌿 (Grantha script)
- ꦥꦿꦏꦽꦠꦶ (Javanese script)
- 𑂣𑂹𑂩𑂍𑃂𑂞𑂱 (Kaithi script)
- ಪ್ರಕೃತಿ (Kannada script)
- ប្រក្ឫតិ (Khmer script)
- ປ຺ຣກ຺ຣິຕິ (Lao script)
- പ്രകൃതി (Malayalam script)
- ᢒᡵᠠᡬᡵᡳᢠᡳ (Manchu script)
- 𑘢𑘿𑘨𑘎𑘵𑘝𑘱 (Modi script)
- ᢒᠷᠠᢉᠷᠢᢐᠢ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧂𑧠𑧈𑦮𑧖𑦽𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐥𑑂𑐬𑐎𑐺𑐟𑐶 (Newa script)
- ପ୍ରକୃତି (Odia script)
- ꢦ꣄ꢬꢒꢺꢡꢶ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆥𑇀𑆫𑆑𑆸𑆠𑆴 (Sharada script)
- 𑖢𑖿𑖨𑖎𑖴𑖝𑖰 (Siddham script)
- ප්රකෘති (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩰 𑪙𑩼𑩜𑩙𑩫𑩑 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚞𑚶𑚤𑚊𑚙𑚮 (Takri script)
- ப்ரக்ரிதி (Tamil script)
- ప్రకృతి (Telugu script)
- ปฺรกฺฤติ (Thai script)
- པྲ་ཀྲྀ་ཏི (Tibetan script)
- 𑒣𑓂𑒩𑒏𑒵𑒞𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨞𑩇𑨫𑨋𑨼𑨉𑨙𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editप्रकृति • (prakṛti) stem, m
Noun
editप्रकृति • (prakṛti) stem, f
- the original or natural form or condition of anything, original or primary substance (opposite to वि-कृति q.v.)
- cause original source
- origin, extraction
- nature, character, constitution, temper, disposition
- fundamental form, pattern, standard, model, rule (especially in ritual)
- (philosophy) the original producer of (or rather passive power of creating) the material world (consisting of 3 constituent essences or गुणs called सत्त्व, रजस्, and तमस्), Nature (distinguished from पुरुष, Spirit as माया is distinguished from ब्रह्मन् in the वेदान्तs)
- (plural) the 8 producers or primary essences which evolve the whole visible world (namely अ-व्यक्त, बुद्धि or महत्, अहं-कार, and the 5 तन्-मात्रस् or subtle elements; rarely the 5 elements alone)
- (Hinduism) a goddess, the personified will of the Supreme in the creation (hence the same with the शक्ति or personified energy or wife of a deity, as लक्ष्मी, दुर्गा etc.; also considered as identical with the Supreme Being)
- (in the plural) name of a class of deities under मनु रैभ्य Hariv.
- (politics, in the plural) a king's ministers, the body of ministers or counsellors, ministry
- the subjects of a king, citizens, artisans
- the constituent elements or powers of the state (of which are usually enumerated, namely king minister, allies, treasure, army, territory, fortresses)
- the various sovereigns to be considered in case of war (namely the मध्यम, विजिगीषु, उदासीन, and शत्रु; to which should be added 8 remoter princes, namely the मित्र, अरिमित्र, मित्र-मित्र, अरिमित्र-मित्र, पार्ष्णि-ग्रह, आक्रन्द, पार्ष्णिग्राहासार, आक्रन्दासास; each of these 12 kings has 5 प्रकृतिs in the form of minister, territory, fortresses, treasure, and army, so that the total number of प्रकृतिs may be 72) Mn. vii. 155, 157. Kull.
- (grammar) the crude or elementary form of a word, base, root, an uninflected word
- name of 2 classes of metres
- (arithmetic) a co-efficient multiplier
- temperament, the predominance of one of the humours at the time of generation
- (with त्रितीया) the third nature, a eunuch
- matter, affair
- the male or female organ of generation L.
- a woman or womankind
- a mother
- an animal
- name of a woman
Descendants
edit- → Bengali: প্রকৃতি (prokriti)
- → Hindi: प्रकृति (prakŕti)
- → Kannada: ಪ್ರಕೃತಿ (prakṛti)
- → Malayalam: പ്രകൃതി (prakr̥ti)
- → Old Javanese: prakṛti
- → Tamil: பிரகிருதி (pirakiruti)
- → Telugu: ప్రకృతి (prakr̥ti)
References
edit- Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary, 2nd Ed. 1899
- Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “प्रकृति”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
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