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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

प्रकरणम्prakaraṇam1 Treating, explaining, discussing.
1. 1 Treating, explaining, discussing.
2. (a) A subject, topic, department, a subject (of representation); कतमत् प्रकरणमाश्रित्य Ś.1. (b) A head or subject of treatment. (c) A province or department.
3. A section, chapter or any smaller division of a work. तस्यायं प्रकरणाधिकरणसमुद्देशः Kau. Atmanepada 1.1.1.
4. An opportunity, occasion.
5. An affair, a matter; अस्मिन्नेव प्रकरणे धनंजयमुदारधीः (उवाच) Mb.12.26.1.
6. An introduction, prologue; वयमपि प्रकरणमारभामहे Pratijñā 1.
7. Relation.
8. Doing much or well.
9. A species of drama with invented or fictitious plot; as the मृच्छकटिक, मालतीमाधव, पुष्पभूषित etc. The S. D. thus defines it: भवेत् प्रकरणे वृत्तं लौकिकं कविकल्पितं । शृङ्गारोऽङ्गी नायकस्तु विप्रोऽमात्योऽथवा वणिक् । सापायधर्मकामार्थपरो धीर- प्रशान्तकः ॥ 511.
10. Context. This is one of the six प्रमाणs helpful in properly construing a विनियोगविधि. These प्रमाणs and their relative strength is stated by जैमिनि in श्रुतिलिङ्गवाक्यप्रकरणस्थानसमाख्यानां पारदौर्बल्यमर्थविप्र- कर्षात् प्रकरणाच्च ज्योतिष्टोमेनैकवाक्यता स्यात् ŚB. on MS.1. 5.37.
Derived forms and compounds
- -समः a kind of sophism; an assertion by two opponents of some argument which has the same force.
Source: ApteApte entry
अप्रकरणम्aprakaraṇamNot the main or principal topic, incidental or irrelevant matter.

Not the main or principal topic, incidental or irrelevant matter.

Source: ApteApte entry